Submitted to Environmental and Social 6th Att: Eng. Lamia Abdelhady Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Head for Studies Sector of October 500 Substation and its Ministry Of Electricity Authority interconnecting Overhead Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) Transmission lines Tel-Fax (020) 22616531- 22618458 March 2020 Submitted by Final Report 12 El-Saleh Ayoub St., Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt 11211 Tel: + 20 2 27359078 – 2736 4818 Fax: + 20 2 2736 5397 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.ecoconserv.com Final Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for 6th of October 500 Substation and its interconnecting Overhead Transmission Lines March 2020 6th of October Substation & its Overhead Transmission Lines ESIA Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... 1 I. Project Background .................................................................................................................... 1 II. Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 1 III. Legislative and Regulatory Framework .................................................................................... 2 IV. Project Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 3 V. Project Location ........................................................................................................................ 3 VI. Project Components .................................................................................................................. 6 VII. Project Alternatives ................................................................................................................... 10 No Go Option ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Technology Limitation ........................................................................................................................ 10 Location/Routes Alternatives .............................................................................................................. 10 IX. Impact Assessment during Construction and Operation of SS and OHTL ............................ 15 X. Environmental Safeguard Training .......................................................................................... 56 2 Arabic Non-Technical Executive Summary ................................................................................ 57 57 مقدمة 1 57 .................................................................................................................................... أهداف الدراسة 2 57 ........................................................................................................................................... المنهجية 3 58 ................................................................................................................. اﻻعتبارات التشريعية والقانونية 4 59 ................................................................................................................................... وصف المشروع 5 59 ................................................................................................................................... بيانات المشروع 1-5 59 ............................................................................................................................ مكان وموقع المشروع 2-5 64 .............................................................................. وصف موجز ﻷنشطة اﻻنشاء 5-3 64 ............................................................................................ انشاء محطة المحوﻻت 5-3-1 64 ..................................................... مرحلة أعمال اﻹنشاءات للكابﻻت الهوائية 2-3-5 65 ..................................................................................................................... مرحلة التشغيل 3-3-5 65 ...................................................................................................................... الوصف البيئي واﻻجتماعي 6 68 ..................................................................................................................................... بدائل المشروع 7 ii 6th of October Substation & its Overhead Transmission Lines ESIA Final Report 68 ................................................................................................................. المشروع والتقنيات المستخدمة 7-1 69 ................................................................................................... بدائل الموقع ومسار خطوط الربط الهوائية 7-2 69 ............................................................................................. تأثيرات المحتملة على البيئة واج ارءات التخفيف 8 71 ...................................................................................................................... والرصد البيئية خطة اﻹدارة 9 75 ............................................................................................................................................ الخﻻصة 11 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 76 1.1 Project Background .................................................................................................................. 76 1.2 Project Rationale of the 6th of October Substation and interconnection overhead transmission line. .................................................................................................................................................. 76 1.3 The ESIA Objectives ................................................................................................................ 77 1.4 The ESIA Methodology ............................................................................................................ 77 2 Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks ..................................................................................... 79 2.1 Egyptian Laws, Regulations and Policies ................................................................................ 79 2.1.1 Egyptian Constitution of 2014: .................................................................................................................... 79 2.1.2 Environmental Law 4/1994 for the Protection of the Environment ................................................... 79 2.1.3 Law 38/1967 on Public Cleanliness ............................................................................................................ 80 2.1.4 Law 93/1962: Discharge of Liquid Waste ................................................................................................. 80 2.1.5 Electricity Law No. 87 of the Year 2015 .................................................................................................... 81 2.1.6 Electricity Law No. 67 of the Year 2006 .................................................................................................... 81 2.1.7 Natural Protectorates Law No. 102/1983 ................................................................................................. 82 2.1.8 The work environment and operational health and safety ...................................................................... 82 2.2 European Investment Bank (EIB) Environmental Guidelines ................................................ 82 3 Project Description ...................................................................................................................... 87 3.1 Project Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 87 3.2 Project Location ....................................................................................................................... 87 3.3 Project Components ................................................................................................................. 95 3.4 Proposed Substation Technology ............................................................................................. 97 3.5 Proposed Overhead Transmission Line Technology ............................................................... 98 3.5.1 Codes and Standards ..................................................................................................................................... 98 3.5.2 Basic Design Data .......................................................................................................................................... 98 3.5.3 Electrical System Data ................................................................................................................................... 99 3.5.4 Meteorological Conditions ........................................................................................................................... 99 iii 6th of October Substation & its Overhead Transmission Lines ESIA Final Report 3.5.5 Conductor and Shield wire ........................................................................................................................... 99 3.5.6 Conductor ACSR 490/65 and AAAC-506 .............................................................................................. 100 3.5.7 Shield wire AACSR-94.1 and GSW-108 ................................................................................................... 102 3.5.8 Optical fiber composite overhead