Submitted to Environmental and Social Att: Eng. Lamia Abdelhady Impact Assessment (ESIA) Head for Studies Sector for Ministry of Electricity Authority Egyptian Electricity New Gamasa GIS Substation Transmission Company (EETC) Tel-Fax (020) 22616531- 22618458 and its interconnecting Overhead Transmission lines Submitted by Final 12 El-SalehAyoub St., Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt 11211 Tel: + 20 2 27359078 – 2736 4818 June 2019 Fax: + 20 2 2736 5397 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.ecoconserv.com New Gamasa GIS Substation & its Overhead Transmission Lines ESIA Final Final Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for New Gamasa GIS Substation and its interconnecting overhead Transmission Lines June 2019 i New Gamasa GIS Substation & its Overhead Transmission Lines ESIA Final TABLE OF CONTENTS Technical Executive Summary.................................................................................................. 1 I. Project Background ........................................................................................................ 1 II. The ESIA Methodology ................................................................................................. 2 III. Legislative and Regulatory Framework ......................................................................... 3 IV. Project Objectives ........................................................................................................... 4 V. Project Overview ............................................................................................................. 4 VI. Project Components ..................................................................................................... 10 I. Description of Activities during Construction Phase of SS ......................................... 10 II. Description of Activities during Construction Phase of OHTL .................................. 11 III. Description of Activities during Operation Phase of SS .............................................. 11 IV. Description of Activities during Operation Phase of OHTLs ..................................... 12 VII. Project Alternatives ....................................................................................................... 12 VIII. Baseline Environmental and Social Conditions ........................................................... 14 IX. Impact Assessment during Construction and Operation of SS and OHTL................ 14 English Non-Technical Executive Summary ......................................................................... 31 V. ESIA & RAP Objectives ............................................................................................... 31 VI. ESIA & RAP Methodology .......................................................................................... 31 VII. Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks...................................................................... 32 VIII. Project Overview ........................................................................................................... 32 IX. Project’s Site location ................................................................................................... 32 X. Environmental Baseline Conditions ............................................................................ 39 XI. Baseline Socioeconomic Conditions ............................................................................ 44 XII. Project Alternatives ....................................................................................................... 44 No Go Option ......................................................................................................................... 44 Technology Limitation ........................................................................................................... 45 Location/Routes Alternatives ................................................................................................. 45 XIII. Environmental impacts and mitigation measures ....................................................... 46 XIV. Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and Monitoring Plan ............ 59 Arabic Non-Technical Executive Summary ........................................................................... 60 60 ................................................................................................................................... ﻣﻘدﻣﺔ 1 60 ......................................................................................................................... أﻫداف اﻟدراﺳﺔ 2 i New Gamasa GIS Substation & its Overhead Transmission Lines ESIA Final 60 ................................................................................................................................ اﻟﻣﻧﻬﺟﻳﺔ 3 60 ..................................................................................................... اﻻﻋﺗﺑﺎرات اﻟﺗﺷرﻳﻌﻳﺔ واﻟﻘﺎﻧوﻧﻳﺔ 4 61 ........................................................................................................................ وﺻف ا ﻟ ﻣ ﺷ ر وع 5 61 ..................................................................................................................... ﺑﻳﺎﻧﺎت ا ﻟ ﻣ ﺷ ر وع 5-1 62 ............................................................................................................. ﻣﻛﺎن وﻣوﻗﻊ ا ﻟ ﻣ ﺷ ر وع 5-2 65 .................................................................................................... وﺻف ﻣوﺟز ﻷﻧﺷطﺔ اﻹﻧﺷﺎء 5-3 65 ........................................................................................................ إﻧﺷﺎء ﻣﺣطﺔ اﻟﻣﺣوﻻت 5-3-1 65 .................................................................................... ﻣرﺣﻠﺔ أﻋﻣﺎﻝ اﻹﻧﺷﺎءات ﻟﻠﻛﺎﺑﻼت اﻟﻬواﺋﻳﺔ 3-5 2- 66 .................................................................................................................... ﻣرﺣﻠﺔ اﻟﺗﺷﻐﻳﻝ 3-5 3- 66 .......................................................................................................... اﻟوﺻف اﻟﺑﻳﺋﻲ واﻻﺟﺗﻣﺎﻋﻲ 6 69 ......................................................................................................................... ﺑداﺋﻝ ا ﻟ ﻣ ﺷ ر وع 7 69 ................................................................................................... ا ﻟ ﻣ ﺷ ر وع واﻟﺗﻘﻧﻳﺎت اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدﻣﺔ 7-1 69 ..................................................................................... ﺑداﺋﻝ اﻟﻣوﻗﻊ وﻣﺳﺎر ﺧطوط اﻟرﺑط اﻟﻬواﺋﻳﺔ 7-2 69 ................................................................................. ﺗﺄﺛﻳرات اﻟﻣﺣﺗﻣﻠﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺑﻳﺋﺔ ٕواﺟراءات اﻟﺗﺧﻔﻳف 8 70 .......................................................................................................... واﻟرﺻد اﻟﺑﻳﺋﻳﺔ ﺧطﺔ ا ﻹ د ا رة 9 88 ................................................................................................................................ اﻟﺧﻼﺻﺔ 10 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 89 1.1. Project Background ...................................................................................................... 89 1.2. Project’s Rationale of the New Gamasa GIS Substation and its interconnection overhead transmission lines. ................................................................................................... 90 1.3. The ESIA and RAP Objectives .................................................................................... 90 1.4. The ESIA Methodology ............................................................................................... 91 1.5. The RAP Methodology ................................................................................................. 92 2. Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks .......................................................................... 94 2.1. Egyptian Laws, Regulations and Policies.................................................................... 94 2.1.1. Egyptian Constitution of 2014: ........................................................................................................ 94 2.1.2. Environmental Law 4/1994 for the Protection of the Environment ........................................ 94 2.1.6. Electricity Law No. 67 of the Year 2006 ........................................................................................ 96 2.2. European Investment Bank (EIB) Environmental Guidelines ................................... 97 ii New Gamasa GIS Substation & its Overhead Transmission Lines ESIA Final 3. Project Description .......................................................................................................... 101 3.1. Project Objectives ........................................................................................................ 101 3.2. Project Overview .......................................................................................................... 101 3.2.1. Project Location ............................................................................................................................... 101 3.2.2. Project Components ........................................................................................................................ 107 3.3. Description of Activities during project implementation .......................................... 107 3.3.1. Description of Activities during Construction Phase of SS ....................................... 107 3.3.2. Description of Activities during Construction Phase of OHTL ................................ 108 3.3.3. Description of Activities during