ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Public Disclosure Authorized Annex 6 Socio-Economic Steeting Study Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized - 1 - ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT MINISTRY OF ELECTRICITY & ENERGY EGYPTIAN ELECTRICITY HOLDING COMPANY EGYPTIAN ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY SAMALLOUT / SUEZ GULF / JABAL EL-ZAYT 500 kV TRANSMISSION LINE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SETTING STUDY February 2010 SUBMITTED BY ECG ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP S.A. CAIRO, EGYPT - 2 - ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Samallout / Suez Gulf / Jabal El-Zayt 500 kV Transmission Line Socio-Economic Setting Study Table of Contents FIRST: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE RED SEA GOVERNORATE 1. General Background 2. Population and Demography 3. Employment and the Labor Market 4. Income Distribution and Socio-economic Profile 5. Government and Public Services • Potable Water Supply • Sewage System • Electricity and Natural Gas • Health and Education • Communications and Transportation • Security and Tribunals • Social Services and Social Care • Environmental Conditions SECOND: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE EL-MENYA GOVERNORATE 1. General Background 2. Population and Demography 3. Employment and the Labor Market 4. Income Distribution and Socio-economic Profile 5. Government and Public Services • Potable Water Supply • Sewage System • Electricity and Natural Gas • Health and Education • Communications and Transportation • Security and Tribunals • Social Services and Social Care • Environmental Conditions - 3 - ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP THIRD: SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS 1. Introduction 2. Resettlement within the Transmission Line Route 3. Land Acquisition 4. Employment Generation 5. Direct and Indirect Income Effects 6. Public Services 7. Off-site Activities During Construction 8. Cultural Effects 9. Conclusion FOURTH: MITIGATION MEASURES FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS DURING CONSTRUCTION - 4 - ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP FIRST: SOCIO OF THE RED SEA GOVERNORATE - ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT - 5 - ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Samallout / Suez Gulf / Jabal El-Zayt 500 kV Transmission Line Socio-Economic Setting Study FIRST: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE RED SEA GOVERNORATE 1. General Background The Red Sea governorate is located in the South Upper Egypt Region, encompassing Souhag, Aswan, Qena, the Red Sea governorates, and Luxor city. The Red Sea governorate overlooks the Red Sea Coast in the East, stretching over (1080) km. It is bordered in the West by Beni Swueif, Menia, Assiut, Souhag, Qena, Luxor City and Aswan, in the North by Suez and Giza governorates, and in the South by Sudan. Hurghada city is the governorate's capital. The Red Sea as a main artery bridging east and west, has gained its strategic importance across the history. Due to the governorate's historical, economic, political, and geophysical dimensions, it has become a governorate of all times; the past, the present, and the future. It is Egypt's eastern gate, which is rich in oil, minerals and fish resources. This is in addition to its gifted beautiful nature, and its wonderful climate characterized by the warm sun and low humidity rate all the year round. Extending along the Red Sea and deep into the Eastern Desert gave the governorate its strategic importance, as such; it is strategically significant for Egypt national security in particular and the Arab Region in general. The total area of the governorate covers 119.1 thousand km2, representing 11.8% of the Republic's area. The governorate is divided into 6 cities, 2 districts, 12 rural local units annexed by 14 villages, and 22 hamlets. According to the preliminary results of the 2006 census, the population is 288.233 thousand people; 95.5% of them live in urban areas, and 4.5% in rural areas, and the population natural growth rate has reached 24.9 per thousand. Development of basic infrastructure and completion of local utilities and services have been major concern of the State to serve citizens and enhance tourism development as well. After implementation of the development plans, the governorate has become one of the investment zones and one of the world's tourism attraction areas, and consequently a major source of the national income. Since the governorate is rich in unique rare sea creatures, birds, wild animals, and medical plants, it was necessary to establish natural protectorates to preserve this wealth from extinction. These protectorates would host the largest number of undomesticated animals such as turtles, and rare sea birds, in addition to valleys, plains, and plateaus which host animals, and rare wild plants. - 6 - ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP The Red Sea governorate is the main outlet for the exports and imports of Upper Egypt governorates. It has a sea port for pilgrims. Tourism is the main activity in the governorate, in addition to other activities such as mining. The Red Sea governorate is by far the richest governorate in minerals resources because it has huge reserves of metals and none metal ores together with ornament stones, and oil which constitutes 75% of the Republic's production. Figure-1 gives the map for the Red Sea Governorate and Tables-1, 2 and 3 give some main geographical and administrative indicators. - 7 - ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure-1 Administrative Map of the Red Sea Governorate - 8 - ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table-1 Administrative Division of Red Sea Governorate, 2007 Villages No. of No. of No. of Rural Affiliated No. of Cities Outside Hamlets Marakz Districts Local Units Villages Local Units 0 6 2 12 14 2 22 Source: Arab Republic of Egypt-The Cabinet Information & Decision Support Center: Egypt's Description by Information 2007, Red Sea Governorate. Table-2 Area of Red Sea Governorate, 2007 Item Unit Value Total Area km2 119099.13 Total Populated Area km2 71.13 Housing and Scattering Areas km2 66.54 Facilities and Cemeteries km2 2.99 Ponds and Fallow km2 0 Agricultural Land within km2 1.60 Agricultural Borders Agricultural Land Outside km2 0 Agricultural Borders Population Density in the Populated Thousand Persons/km2 4.05 Area Population Density in the Total Area Thousand Persons/km2 0.002 Populated Area (% of Total Area) % 0.06 Source: Arab Republic of Egypt-The Cabinet Information & Decision Support Center: Egypt's Description by Information 2007, Red Sea Governorate. Table-3 Slums Areas of Red Sea Governorate, 2007 Item Unit Value Total No. of Slums Areas Area 9 Developed Slums Areas Area 0 Slums Areas to be Developed Area 8 Slums Areas under Development Area 1 Source: Egyptian General Survey Authority- Ministry of State for Local Development 1/1/2007. - 9 - ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 2. Population and Demography The project siting will extend from Samallout 500 kV S/S, west of the Nile River, to the Gulf of Suez, including the Gulf of El-Zayt area and will end at the proposed site of Jabal El-Zayt S/S, which is about 7 km to the west of the Suez Gulf and about 4.5 inward km south west of Ras Shuqayr in the Red Sea Governorate and about 370km south east of Cairo. The route all along the Red Sea Governorate is an empty, uninhabited, uncultivated, state-owned land area. The total area of the Red Sea Governorate in 2008 is 119,100km2 i.e. 28.36 million Feddans, represent 11.8% of the total land area of Egypt, out of which aroud 3500 km2 (i.e. 2.94% of the total Red Sea Governorate area) represent Ras Ghareb zone, where close to it Ras Shuqayr & Gulf of El Zayt area is located. Total population of about 288,233 reside the Red Sea Governorate and represent about 0.4% of the total population in Egypt. The population at the Ras Ghareb administrative city is approximately 31,922. The total population of Red Sea Governorate, including all cities (Ras Ghareb, Hurghada, Safaga, Qussair, Marsa Alam & Shelatin) was estimated as 156,137 in 1996, 173,379 in 2001 and 188,871 in 2005, with an increase of around 20.96% over 1996 figures. Under the proposals set out in the Governorate’s Development Plan, the population of the Ras Ghareb zone is likely to increase with the development of new industrial, commercial and residential businesses, and is expected to reach 34,470 by 2012. Tables-4 through-14 show population data for the Red Sea Governorate, with special emphasis on Ras Ghareb Zone, obtained from both the Central Agency for Public Mobilization & Statistics (CAPMAS) and the Information and Decision Support Center of the Red Sea Governorate. Table-4 Population of Red Sea Governorate, with Details on Ras Ghareb Zone, Year 2008 Estimates (based on 1996 Census) Sex Males Females Total % age of No. Area8B (Capita) (Capita) (Capita) Total Red Sea Governorate 175,413 112,820 288,233 0.3%(1) Red Sea Administrative Cities: 1 Ras Ghareb 16,825 15,097 31,922 11.08%(2) 2 Hurghada 106,542 54,204 160,746 55.76%(2) 3 Safaga 19,560 16,325 35,885 12.45%(2) 4 Qussair 19,149 16,754 35,903 12.46%(2) 5 Marsa Alam 4,181 2,615 6,796 2.36%(2) 6 Shelatin 9,156 7,825 16,981 5.89%(2) Notes: (1) Percentage of total Egypt. (2) Percentage of total Red Sea Governorate. Source: Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS): Statistical Year Book, 2008; estimates based on 1996 Census. - 10 - ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table-5 Population Estimate in the Red Sea Governorate, with Details on its Zones & Cities as of the Year 2008 Total Males Females Number of Administrative Cities Population (Capita) (Capita) Families (Capita) Urban 16,411 15,003 31,414 6,770 Ras Ghareb Rural 414 94 508 75 Total 16,825 15,097 31,922 6,845 Division