Environmental Monitoring Report Bi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report January 2013 PAK: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Program, Tranche 2 Prepared by Hyderabad Electric Supply Company, Sindh for the Asian Development Bank. NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its agencies ends on 30 June. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. ADB Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 2727-PAK-Tranche-II (July-December, 2012) Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Project Financed by the Asian Development Bank Prepared by: Faiz Mohammad Domki, Dy. Manager (Env & Safeguard) PMU, HESCO, Hyderabad-Pakistan For, Hyderabad Electric Supply Company Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) This report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. Asian Development Bank Table of Contents Subject Page No. Part I: Introduction 1.1 Basic Data 4 1.2 Introduction 5 1.3 Scope & Status of Work 6 Part II: Environmental Monitoring 7 Part III: Environmental Management 3.1 Submission of EIA/IEE reports 8 3.2 Findings/Observations 8 3.3 Corrective Actions 9 3.4 Consultation & Complaints 9 EIA Submission & Follow-up Letters To Sindh EPA Annex- I Follow-up Letters To Sindh EPA Annex- II Env. & Social Complaint Register Annex-IV Environmental Monitoring Check List Annex-V 2 Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank AH's Affected households AP's Affected persons BPI British Power International CED Chief Engineer Development E& SS Environmental and Social Safeguard EIA Environment Impact Assessment EPA Environmental Protection Agency HESCO Hyderabad Electric Supply Company GRC Grievance Redress Committee GOP Government of Pakistan IEE Initial Environmental Examination ITC Increase in transformer capacity=augmentation Km kilometer KV kilo-Volt MOWP Ministry of Water and Power PEPCO Pakistan Electric Power Company PIC Project Implementation Consultant PDE Power Distribution Enhancement PMU Project Management Unit PDEMFF Power Distribution Enhancement Multi Tranche Financing Facility 3 Part I: Introduction 1.1 Basic Data of Tranche-II a. ADB Loan No. 2727-PAK b. Project Title Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Project Tranche-2 c. Borrower Islamic Republic of Pakistan d. Executing Agency Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) e. Implementing Agency Hyderabad Electric Power Company Ltd. f. Total Project Cost US$ 35.35 Million j. Loan Signing Date January 28, 2011 k. Date of Effectiveness October, 5, 2011 m. Date of Physical March 31, 2015 Completion 4 1.2 Introduction 1. Hyderabad Electric Supply Company Ltd. HESCO is a Public Limited Utility Company, established in 1998 under Companies Ord nance 1984 and is responsible for distribution of Electric Power within itS erritorial jurisdiction in entire Sindh except Karachi. 2. HESCO through GoP has undergone a Project Finar4ing agreement with Asian Development Bank for: a) Strengthening the capacity of Power Distributio and Transmission networks b) To meet the increasing electricity demand in the selected areas more efficiently c) To upgrade the existing power infrastructure. 3. Overall the proposed MFF has been designed to address both investment and institutional aspects in electric power sector. Development Objectives/ Project Purpose will be fully achieved after completion of the proposed Sub-projects. 4. So far no construction activity has started at any of the subprojects in Tranche-II. 5. Environment and Safeguard Unit (ESU) HESCO is presently staffed with Mr. Asif Sheeraz Assistant Manager (Env), Mr. Ali Khan Jamali Assistant Manager (Admn) and Mr. Faiz Muhammad Domki Additional Deputy Manager (Electrical Engineer). The later are working as Assistant Manager (Social Impact) and Deputy Manager (Environment & Social Safeguard) PMU, HESCO respectively. 6. PD (GSC), Contractor(s) and other related staff has been provided orientation on Environmental Management & Implementation of ADB guideline and rules/regulations of Government of Pakistan. 5 1.3 Scope & Status of Project: Sr. Length of Sub-Project Transmission Status No. Line (km) Construction of New 132 kV Grid station Contract Signed 1. 0.05 on 29-06-2012 Jacobabad-II. Conversion of 66 kV Larkana Grid Station Contract Signed on 29-06-2012 2. into 132 kV Grid Station and allied 132 kV 2.44 Transmission Line Conversion of 66 kV Sukkur City Grid Station Contract Signed on 29-06-2012 3. into 132 kV Grid Station and allied 132 kV 7.63 Transmission Line Conversion of 66 kV Talhar Grid Station into Contract Signed on 29-06-2012 4. 132 kV Grid Station and allied 132 kV 2.00 Transmission Line Second Circuit Stringing of Sanghar- 5 132 kV Transmission . 64.38 Bidding under Line process Second Circuit Stringing of Shikarpur- Larkana 132 kV Transmission Line 6. 67.90 Bidding under process Construction of Larkana-Mehar-Dadu 132 7. 127.72 Bidding under kV SDT Transmission Line (New) process Part II Environmental Monitoring 1. GSC & Contractor(s) have been apprised to m nitor Environmental aspects during the implementation of Tranci e II subprojects. No major civil work has been started at subproject ites. Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been made part of bidding documents and contractor(s) are bound to comply with Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and during execution each project will be monitored to check the compliance with EMP. 2. Environmental Social Monitor (ESM) will fill checklists / monitoring proforma which will be duly signed by SDO (GSC)/ ESI on fortnight basis. The record of above parameters will be kept as specified in bidding documents. 3. Environmental Monitorng Check list filled during visit in January, 2013 on Talhar Sub-Project (Annex-V). 7 Part -III Environmental Management 3.1 Submission of EIA /IEE Reports 1. Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Reports were prepared by PEPCO Consultant M/S British Power Internationa (BPI) and received by HESCO through PEPCO in November / December 2010. 2. These reports were reviewed, converted from I E format to EIA to comply with the local statutory requirements / Iaw 3. Approval of these EIAs was accorded by worthy CEO, HESCO, and then uploaded on HESCO's official website (www.hesco.gov.pk). 4. EIAs have also been submitted to EPA Sindh for Environmental Approval (Annex-I). Though EPA has been approached from time to time vide letters (Annex-II) but approval is still under process which will be obtained as soon as possible. 5. The Environmental Monitoring and Management Plan (EMMP) enlisted in EIA Reports have been made part of the bidding documents of civil works (Turnkey Project). 3.2 Findings/Observations Findings/ Observations noted during the site visit. Its detail is as follows: a) Land for 132 KV Jacobabad-II new grid stations has been purchased on willing-seller, willing-buyer basis. b) No potential significant environmental impacts associated with the subprojects have been recorded as construction work has not been started. 8 c) There will be some environmental impacts during execution work of subprojects which will be mitigated by implementing EMP. d) Suitable control measures will be required in prOj ct area to minimize/ mitigate environmental impacts, disruption, contamination of surroundings arising out due to construction material/ chemicals handling/ storage and disposal of construction waste. 3.3 Corrective action plans Since there is no commencement of any civil work at subproject sites, therefore, no Non-Compliance (NC), Observation neither reported nor corrective action (CA) taken at project sites, however the works are expected to be started soon. 3.4 Consultation and Complaints Environmental Social Complaint Register (Annex-IV) will be placed on each active subproject site. So far, No affected person/ household has logged any Complaint in PMU Office. Implementation Report on EIA/IEE Mitigation Requirements Action Reference Requirement Action to date Required / Comment Compliance of Inclusion of EIA/ EIA/ IEE Reports have DONE EIA/IEE Report IEE Reports in been included/ made during Execution Bidding documents part of the Bidding of Project Civil Documents Work Compliance of Inclusion of EMMP EMMP Documents DONE Environment in Bidding have been included/ Monitoring & documents made part of the Management Plan Bidding documents during execution of Project Civil Work Information EMMP EMMP Disseminated DONE Dissemination Dissemination on on active sites of work site of work Formats for Formats for Monitoring Formats DONE Monitoring Monitoring EMMP are ready 10 5 ;"-' _ 0 .f. i a 6 6 _ _ .>. ). ,,- -,7, Cf. 2 Z $) .0 N ,.. a fq .., ^ 0 . 6 " i 4 / * eCr 7 .2 2 i' ! 3. 2 - : 2 it E g 2 :tt i iOE .2 °ts , f 4 l' 8, 8 ttic- c e , a .- e a o g2 1, - a at a 3 riBi E i 0 x E g t 2, ut0.5. m z t u 0 a ,e E-, > - :.04 E 7_ ,"6 473171 : i i 2 I " VE m ig VI 1, .fi-tii rl t p43>Efi, ' > • .g 7.1 >;.gr, • IS .9q :ii!, li a 2 RM E0 el 0,.0>ec 0 N t uW OT r i 1) I .2 „ - ....1- 4, . s 2 ,i c ix z 2 E -.. z:013o 0to - U : 00 40,7,W Y. n 1!-:f:Ei! 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