SFG4014 Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Study for the proposed Mbeya – Sumbawanga 400kV Transmission Line VOLUME I: FINAL ESIA STUDY REPORT Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Prepared for Prepared by TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY Kurrent Technologies Ltd. COMPANY LIMITED Hass Plaza, 4th Floor, P. O. Box 9024 Lower Hill Road, Upper Hill Dar es Salaam, Tanzania P. O. Box 16989 – 00620 Public Disclosure Authorized Nairobi, Kenya KURRENT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Study for the proposed Mbeya – Sumbawanga 400kV Transmission Line VOLUME I: FINAL ESIA STUDY REPORT DOCUMENT NO: KT/4136/01 1 18.1.2018 ISSUED FOR SG JNM REVIEW ISSUED FOR 0 23.11.2017 SG JNM REVIEW Rev DATE DESCRIPTION PREPARED BY KTL APPROVAL TANESCO APPROVAL Contact details Project Proponent TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED Physical Address: Umeme Park Building, Ubungo, Morogoro Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Telephone: (+255) 022 2451130/38, (+255) 022 2451148 Website: www.tanesco.co.tz Contact Person: Mr. Peter Kigadye E-mail: [email protected] ESIA Consultant Kurrent Technologies Ltd. Physical Address: Hass Plaza, 4th Floor, Lower Hill Road P. O. Box 16989 – 00620 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: (+254) 20 273 0310/3222 Fax: (+254) 20 273 0296 Website: www.kurrent.co.ke Contact Person: Mr. Sanjay Gandhi E-mail: [email protected] List of Preparers Prepared by: Mr. Sanjay Gandhi ESIA Team Leader Approved by: Eng. James N. Mwangi Project Director List of report Preparers Name Specialty Mr. Sanjay Gandhi : Physical Environmentalist Mr. Dickens Odeny : Biological Environmentalist (Terrestrial Ecologist) Ms. Philista Malaki : Biological Environmentalist (Ornithologist) Mr. Bernard Agwanda : Biological Environmentalist (Bat Specialist) Mr. Winstone Omondi : Sociologist ESIA Study for the proposed Mbeya – Sumbawanga 400kV Transmission Line Acronyms Acronyms Acronym Definition ACSR Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome AoI Area of influence ARI Agriculture Research Institute CESMP Construction Environmental and Social Management Plan CR Critically endangered DOE Division of Environment E&S Environmental and Social EcIA Ecological Impact Assessment EHS Environment, Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMS Environmental Management System EN Endangered ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan EWURA Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority FPIC Free Prior Informed Consent GDP Gross Domestic Product GIIP Good International Industry Practice GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism Ha Hectares HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus ICP Informed Consultation and Participation IFC International Finance Corporation ISO International Standards Organization KTL Kurrent Technologies Ltd. kV Kilovolt Masl Mean Above Sea Level MATI Ministry of Agriculture Training Institute NEMC National Environment Management Council NEP National Environment Policy NGO Non-Governmental Organization NHSDP National Human Settlements Development Policy ©Kurrent Technologies Ltd. January 31, 2018 Page 5 of 250 ESIA Study for the proposed Mbeya – Sumbawanga 400kV Transmission Line Acronyms Acronym Definition NSGPR National Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction OHSAS Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Specification OPGW Optical Ground Wire OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Agency PAPs Project Affected Persons PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls PPE Personal Protective Equipment RAP Resettlement Action Plan REA Rural Energy Agency RoW Right of Way RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SDS Safety Data Sheet SIA Social Impact Assessment SIDA Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency STDs Sexual Transmitted Diseases STIs Sexually Transmitted Infections TANESCO Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited TAZAMA Tanzania Zambia Mafuta TAZARA Tanzania Zambia Railways TL Transmission Line ToR Terms of Reference TZS Tanzania Shillings URT United Republic of Tanzania USA United States of America VEO Village Executive Officer WBG World Bank Group ©Kurrent Technologies Ltd. January 31, 2018 Page 6 of 250 ESIA Study for the proposed Mbeya – Sumbawanga 400kV Transmission Line Table of contents Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................ 19 1.1 Background to the project .................................................................. 21 1.2 Project Purpose ................................................................................. 21 1.3 Project Summary and Scope of the ESIA .............................................. 22 1.3.1 Project summary ................................................................................ 22 1.4 ESIA Process ..................................................................................... 22 1.4.1 Aims and objectives ........................................................................... 22 1.4.2 Environmental and social data sources ................................................ 23 1.5 Report Structure ................................................................................ 23 2 Project Description ............................................................. 25 2.1 Project Location ................................................................................. 25 2.2 Description of the transmission line route ............................................. 26 2.2.1 Mbeya – Tunduma ............................................................................. 26 2.2.2 Tunduma – Sumbawanga ................................................................... 26 2.3 Technical details of Tower and Transmission Line Designs ..................... 27 2.3.1 Technical details of tower and transmission line designs ....................... 27 2.3.2 Construction related activities ............................................................. 35 2.3.3 Project Boundaries ............................................................................. 38 3 Policy, legal and administrative framework ....................... 41 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 41 3.2 National ............................................................................................ 41 3.2.1 National policies, strategies and action plans ....................................... 41 3.2.2 National legislative framework ............................................................ 46 ©Kurrent Technologies Ltd. January 31, 2018 Page 7 of 250 ESIA Study for the proposed Mbeya – Sumbawanga 400kV Transmission Line Table of contents 3.2.3 Institutional and Administrative Framework ......................................... 55 3.2.4 International protocols, agreements and treaties ................................. 58 3.2.5 World Bank Group Operational Policies ................................................ 61 4 Baseline environmental and social conditions ................... 65 4.1 Baseline characterization .................................................................... 65 4.2 Climate ............................................................................................. 65 4.3 Landscape and topography ................................................................. 66 4.4 Soils and Geology .............................................................................. 67 4.5 Drainage system ................................................................................ 68 4.5.1 Hydrologic features ............................................................................ 69 4.6 Ecological baseline ............................................................................. 71 4.6.1 Terrestrial ecology ............................................................................. 73 4.6.2 Avifauna baseline ............................................................................... 90 4.6.3 Bat survey ......................................................................................... 95 4.7 Social baseline ................................................................................. 101 4.7.1 Methodology .................................................................................... 101 4.7.2 Area of influence .............................................................................. 102 4.7.3 Administrative structure ................................................................... 102 4.7.4 Land use and tenure ........................................................................ 105 4.7.5 Population ....................................................................................... 106 4.7.6 Regional economy ............................................................................ 115 4.7.7 Socio-economic factors ..................................................................... 118 5 Stakeholder consultation .................................................. 122 5.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 122 5.2 Objectives of stakeholder consultation ............................................... 122 5.3 Project stakeholders ......................................................................... 123 ©Kurrent Technologies Ltd. January 31, 2018 Page 8 of 250 ESIA Study for the proposed Mbeya – Sumbawanga 400kV Transmission Line Table of contents 5.4 Requirements for stakeholder consultation ......................................... 123 5.4.1 National