Power Network Development Project (RRP MYA 50020) Environmental Impact Assessment March 2018 MYA: Power Network Development Project— Transmission Component Prepared by AF-Consult Switzerland Ltd. for the Department of Power Transmission and System Control and the Asian Development Bank. This environmental impact assessment 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. Client Asian Development Bank Project TA 9179-MYA: Power Network Development Project – PPTA Consultant Document Type Transmission Lines EIA Project number 4272 January 2018 www.afconsult.com/switzerland Client Consultant Asian Development Bank AF-Consult Switzerland Ltd 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Täfernstrasse 26 Manila, Philippines 5405 Baden/Dättwil Document Information Project TA 9179-MYA: Power Network Development Project – PPTA Consultant Proposal Transmission Lines EIA Proposal number 4272 Department Transmission & Distribution Person responsible Jürgen Brommundt Telephone +41 (0) 56 483 15 35 Fax +41 (0)56 483 17 99 email [email protected] Reference BRJ C:\Users\Armando\JOBS- Document path INTERNATIONAL\AFConsult\Myanmar\ESIA\UpdatedESIA\FinalEIA\20180101- Transmission-EIA-v13.docx NOTE(s): In this report, "$" refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. This environmental impact assessment is a document of the borrower. The views ex- pressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Manage- ment, 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. AF-Consult Switzerland Ltd TA 9179-MYA: Power Network Development Project – PPTA Consultant - 4272 II Transmission Lines EIA - January 2018 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ...................................................................... VI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................... 1 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 1 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ...................................................................... 2 CURRENT STATUS OF MYANMAR POWER TRANSMISSION SECTOR ..................................... 2 PROPOSED PROJECT TRANSMISSION LINES .............................................................. 2 NEW SUBSTATIONS AT YE AND DAWEI ................................................................... 7 POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS AT EXISTING SUB-STATIONS .............................................. 9 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND REQUIREMENTS ..................................................... 11 3 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ....................................... 16 RELEVANT LAWS, RULES AND POLICIES ................................................................ 16 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND CONVENTIONS .................................................... 20 GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENT ON IEE/EIA ........................................................... 22 ADB SAFEGUARDS PROJECT CATEGORIZATION ........................................................ 22 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS. ................................................................ 23 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT............................................................ 24 GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT ................................................................... 24 GENERAL SOCIAL AND GENDER CONTEXT .............................................................. 48 5 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............ 49 METHOD OF ASSESSMENT ................................................................................ 49 OVERALL PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................ 51 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RELATED DESIGN AND PRECONSTRUCTION .............................. 52 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RELATED CONSTRUCTION.................................................. 53 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RELATED TO OPERATION ................................................... 64 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS ............................................................................. 65 CLIMATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RELATED TO DECOMMISSIONING .............................. 67 CHANGE .................................................................................................... 67 RISK ASSESSMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS............................................... 73 GLOBAL, TRANSBOUNDARY AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ............................................. 74 ENVIRONMENTAL/SOCIAL AUDITS OF EXISTING SUBSTATIONS .................................... 74 6 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ....................................................................... 78 NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE ................................................................................ 78 AHLONE-THIDA LINE ...................................................................................... 78 MAWLAMYINE-YE-DAWEI LINE .......................................................................... 82 7 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION .................. 86 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................. 86 CONSULTATION PERFORMED FOR THIS EIA ............................................................. 86 SUMMARY RESULTS OF CONSULTATION ALONG THE PROPOSED TRANSMISSION LINES ............ 87 8 GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................... 89 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 89 OBJECTIVES OF GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ................................................... 89 GRM PROCESS AND TIMEFRAMES ....................................................................... 89 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PCO .............................................................................. 90 AF-Consult Switzerland Ltd TA 9179-MYA: Power Network Development Project – PPTA Consultant - 4272 III Transmission Lines EIA - January 2018 9 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................... 92 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................ 92 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ......................................................................... 92 CONTRACTORS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................. 94 ENVIRONMENTAL STAFFING REQUIREMENTS ............................................................ 95 RECOMMENDED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. .......................................................... 96 SUMMARY OF IMPACTS .................................................................................... 96 MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................................................. 98 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ........................................................................ 133 EMP IMPLEMENTATION COSTS ......................................................................... 138 10 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................... 140 List of Figures FIGURE 1 GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE TRANSMISSION LINES ....................................... 3 FIGURE 2 NETWORK SECTION INFLUENCED BY AHLONE – THIDA PROJECT ................................... 4 FIGURE 3 AHLONE – THIDA VIA DALA TRANSMISSION ROUTE ................................................. 4 FIGURE 4 NETWORK SECTION INFLUENCED BY MAWLAMYINE – YE – DAWEI PROJECT ...................... 5 FIGURE 5 OVERVIEW OF THE MAWLAMYINE-YE-DAWEI TRANSMISSION LINE ............................... 6 FIGURE 6 PROPOSED NEW SUBSTATION AT YE.................................................................. 7 FIGURE 7 PROPOSED NEW SUBSTATION AT DAWEI ............................................................. 8 FIGURE 8: LAYOUT OF EXISTING SUB-STATION AT MAWLAMYINE, WITH FUTURE EXTENSIONS ............. 9 FIGURE 9: LAYOUT OF EXISTING AHLONE SUB-STATION .................................................... 10 FIGURE 10: LAYOUT OF EXISTING THIDA SUB-STATION ..................................................... 10 FIGURE 11 EIA PROCEDURE IN MYANMAR .................................................................... 22 FIGURE 12 MYANMAR MAP OF KÖPPEN CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION .......................................... 24 FIGURE 13 TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION AT PROJECT LOCATIONS ................................... 25 FIGURE 14 SOIL TYPES IN MYANMAR .......................................................................... 27 FIGURE 15 GENERAL SOILS MAP OF MYANMAR ................................................................ 27 FIGURE 16 GEOLOGIC MAP OF MYANMAR (SHOWING PROJECT AREAS) .................................... 28 FIGURE 17 ROCK TYPES IN MYANMAR (SHOWING PROJECT AREAS) .......................................