Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Pungwe B Hydroelectric 2013 Electric Power Scheme Proponent Nyangani Renewable Energy Date January 2013 Document Title ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report for the Pungwe B hydroelectric power scheme on the Pungwe River in the Honde Valley, north eastern Zimbabwe Black Crystal Consulting Private Limited EMA Reg. No. 00004/2011 1 Fairbairn Drive Mt Pleasant Harare Box 9111 Harare Phone: (04) 33 43 61 / 2912645 Black Crystal Consulting Private Limited EMA Reg. No. 0000071/2013 1 Fairbairn Drive Mt Pleasant Harare Box 9111 Harare Phone: (04) 334 361/ 307 458/ 2912645 Fax : (04) 307466 Mobile : +263 779 394 179 E-mail: [email protected] www.blackcrystal.co.zw Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Pungwe B Hydroelectric 2013 Electric Power Scheme Copyright © 2013 by Black Crystal Consulting (Private) Limited This report is the sole property of Nyangani Renewable Energy and Black Crystal Consulting. All rights reserved. No part of this report may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the proponent and the consultants, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is produced here. Final Report Page ii Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Pungwe B Hydroelectric 2013 Electric Power Scheme CONSULTANT DETAILS: Black Crystal Consulting Private Limited EMA Reg. No. 000071/2012 Harare Office: No. 1 Fairbairn Drive Mount Pleasant HARARE. P O Box 9111, Harare. E-mail: [email protected] www.blackcrystal.co.zw Phone: (04) 334 361/ 307 458/ 2912645 Fax : (04) 307466 Mobile : +263 779 394 179 Bulawayo Office: P O Box FM 493, Famona Bulawayo Mobile +263 772 126 963 Final Report Page iii Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Pungwe B Hydroelectric 2013 Electric Power Scheme CONSULTANT TEAM MEMBERS: ECOLOGIST: Ms S.L. Childes BSc Hons (Botany & Zoology) MSc (Ecology) ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL SCIENTIST: Ms N Mararike BSc Hons (Environmental Science & Geography) MSc (Environmental Science) ARCHAEOLOGIST & GEOGRAPHER: Mr R Burrett BSc Hons (Archaeology & Geography) MSc (Archaeology) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST: Mrs S Waterworth BSc Hons (Environmental Science & Biology). Final Report Page iv Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Pungwe B Hydroelectric 2013 Electric Power Scheme PROPONENT DETAILS Project Name Pungwe B (Phase 2) Hydroelectric Electric Scheme Nyangani Renewable Energy (Pvt.) Ltd 21 Mold Crescent Avondale Names and Addresses of Harare Proponents Phone: 0773 179495 Company Registration No. 5141/2007 Location of proposed Pungwe River, Honde Valley, Manicaland Zimbabwe development Electrical and Civil Engineering Company Profile Hydroelectric electric power generation and supply Mr. Ian McKersie E-mail address: [email protected] Names and Details of Contact I.D.No: 63-711302-P00 Persons Mr Rob Goddard Email address: [email protected] I.D.No: 63-951581-M00 Environmental Prospectus 6069 dated 10 December 2012 Reference Number Final Report Page v Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Pungwe B Hydroelectric 2013 Electric Power Scheme LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS DDF District Development Fund EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMA Environmental Management Agency EMP Environmental Management Plan GWh Giga Watt hours IPCC International Panel on Climate Change MDGs Millennium Development Goals ML Mega litres = 1 000 000 litres or 1000 m 3 and is a measure of volume. Flow rate is measured as m 3/s or 1000 litres/s. 1.0 m 3/s = 1000 l/s NMMZ National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe MTP Medium Term Plan MOEPD Ministry of Energy and Power Development MW Mega Watt NEP National Energy Policy RDC Rural District Council ZETDC Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company ZERA Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority ZINWA Zimbabwe National Water Authority ZPC Zimbabwe Power Company ZPWMA Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Final Report Page vi Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Pungwe B Hydroelectric 2013 Electric Power Scheme TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................................ XII 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 EIA CONSULTANTS ................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1.1 Study Team ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1.2 Project Linkages ................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT ..................................................................................................................................... 3 2 PROJECT BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 PROJECT SIGNIFICANCE ............................................................................................................................................. 5 2.2 POWER GENERATION LICENCE ......................................................................................................................... 6 2.3 GENERAL PROJECT AREA .......................................................................................................................................... 6 2.4 PROJECT LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.5 ALTERNATIVE SITES .................................................................................................................................................. 9 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................................. 11 3.1 STAGE IN PROJECT CYCLE ...................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2.1 Water Supply ................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2.2 Roads and Tracks ............................................................................................................................................ 13 3.2.3 Power Supply ................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2.4 Communications .............................................................................................................................................. 13 3.3 ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED ................................................................................................................ 14 3.3.1 Water Supply ................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.2 Roads and Tracks ............................................................................................................................................ 14 3.3.3 Power Supply ................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.4 Fireguards ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 3.4 PROJECT TIMELINE ................................................................................................................................................. 14 3.5 PROJECT COST ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 4 REGULATORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK .............................................................................................................. 16 4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................... 16 4.1.1 Environmental Management Act, Chapter 20:27 ............................................................................................. 16 4.1.2 Environmental Impact Assessment Policy Guidelines, (1997) ........................................................................ 17 4.1.3 Environmental Management (EIA and Ecosystems Protection) Regulations, 2007 ........................................ 17 4.2 CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF NATURAL HERITAGE ................................................................. 17 4.2.1 Parks and Wildlife Act 20:14 ...........................................................................................................................