TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP) FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF 132KV TRANSMISSION LINE FROM MALAGARASI TO KIDAHWE SUBSTATION (53 KM), KIDAHWE 400/132/33KV SUBSTATION AND HYDROPOWER PLANT AREA IN IGAMBA Developer: Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) Umeme Park, Ubungo Area, P.O. Box 9024, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Telephone: +255 22 2451133/, Fax: +255 22 2451149 Prepared By: JOHN E. LAZIMAH ANTUJA W. MSUYA HAMISI M. BOBY TLUWAY Q. SAPPA 28th August, 2017 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACSR Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced AfDB African Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome CBO Community-Based Organization CMP Catchment Management Plan DC District Commissioner DED District Executive Director DMO District Medical Officer EA Environmental Assessment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMA Environmental Management Act EMP Environmental Management Plan ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan GIS Geographic Information System GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HCF Hopes of Community Foundation HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HPP Hydro Power Plant JGI Jane Goodal Institute KACON Kigoma AIDS Control Network Kv Kilo Volt MAPAO Mandela Paralegal Organisation MCA Millennium Challenge Account MCC Millennium Challenge Corporation MW Mega Watt NEMC National Environment Management Council NEP National Environment Policy NGO Non-Governmental Organization NHSDP National Human Settlements Development Policy OD Operational Directives OP Operational Policies ii OS Operational Safeguards PADP Project Area Development Plan PAPs Project Affected Persons/ People PCR Physical Cultural Resources PIU Project Implementation Unit PMU Project Management Unit PSMP Power System Master Plan RAP Resettlement Action Plan RC Regional Commissioner RCMU Resettlement and Compensation Management Unit ROW Right of Way SEP Stakeholders Engagement Plan STDs Sexually Transmitted Diseases TAC Technical Advisory Committee TACARE Lake Tanganyika Catchment Reforestation and Education TANESCO Tanzania Electric Supply Company TL (s) Transmission Line(s) TOR Terms of Reference TPP Thermal Power Plant URT United Republic of Tanzania WRCC Ward Resettlement and Compensation Committee WB World Bank iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES.1 Introduction The Kigoma region is among the 26 regions of Tanzania Mainland. The region is situated in western Tanzania and it borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with Lake Tanganyika to its west, Tabora and Geita regions to its east, Kagera region and Burundi to its north and Katavi region to its south. Its economy is primarily agricultural based with large population engaged in subsistence agriculture farming apart from other activities like fishing, beekeeping, and livestock keeping. Kigoma Region has a lot of potential for development but the underdevelopment of economic infrastructure such as roads, unreliable rail and air transport and inadequate supply of electricity has been the most significant barrier to industrialization and socio-economic development of the region. The Government of Tanzania has been taking various measures to open up economic opportunities of the region. Among the measures include upgrading of road network to bitumen standard (Kigoma – Tabora and Kigoma – Nyakanazi), improvement of railway line and turning Kigoma as a dry port for neirbour countries hence making Kigoma a terminal of the central railway and a transit port to the DRC, Rwanda, Burundi and Zambia for both passenger and cargo services, declaring Kigoma as a FREE TRADEA AREA to cater for the regional trade. In order to support those economic activities, availability of reliable electricity supply to the region and its districts of Uvinza, Buhigwe, Kasulu, Kibondo and Kakonko is of paramount importance. With all other efforts, the Government of Tanzania in corroboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) through the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is intending to construct a 132kV transmission line from Malagarasi Hydropower Plant to Kigoma substation where there will be a 400/132/33 substation to receive the power line from Nyakanazi. The proposed transmission line is intended to evacuate about 44.8MW of generated power from Malagarasi Hydropower plant. The grid substation will be constructed at Kidahwe in Kigoma District Council. The transmission line will be about 53km long. Therefore, the main objectives of the project is to supply reliable electricity in Kigoma region and attract connection to the national grid and get rid of diesel power generation which is quite expensive. However, the most critical point in respect of socio-economic issues in this context is the compensation of third party properties and interests along the transmission way- leave, substation and hydropower plant areas. Hence the need for Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) preparation. The objective of this Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) is to ensure that all households and persons that will be affected by the proposed Malagarasi Hydropower Project iv (HPP), transmission line and substation are promptly and fairly compensated for any loss of crops, land and assets (houses and other building structures). Efforts have been made during the detailed planning phase and survey of the proposed transmission line route to minimise impacts by avoiding settlements Also RAP aims to fulfil the requirements defined in the national legislation pertaining to resettlement, most notably the Land Acquisition Act of 1967, the Land Act and the Village Land Act of 1999 and the Land Regulation of 2001. Also RAP considers the provisions of the AfDB OS 2 policy and the World Bank Operational Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (WB OP 4.12). The following are the main objectives of Resettlement Action Plan Define rules for eligibility for compensation To present a social-economic basis of project affected persons (PAPs) for which identification of entitlements and livelihood restoration strategies for minimizing the impacts on the PAPs so as to improve their livelihoods and standards of living or at least to restore them in a pre – displacement levels Establish land acquisition and compensation processes and establish a dispute resolution mechanism to address any grievances arising from the displacement Identify gaps between international guidelines and the laws of Tanzania on matters addressing issues of involuntary displacement and suggest how the gaps can be narrowed to meet international best practices To propose the monitoring and evaluation program that will measure how well the mitigation will be implemented during the project cycle To recommend cost effective measures to be implemented to mitigate against the expected impacts To identify the criteria for different categories of PAPs who would require some form of assistance, compensation, rehabilitation or relocation (vulnerable groups) To present proposed livelihood restoration measures for the affected PAPs and the villages as discussed with PAPs. To identify the project affected persons (PAPs) and type of assets they own To assess and present type of vulnerable groups and propose the appropriate mitigation measures ES.2 Project area and Project Description The proposed project will be located in Kigoma district council and Uvinza district council. Uvinza district council will have large portion of the project area as the Malagarasi HEP and 90% of the proposed 132kV transmission line will be positioned in the district while Kigoma district council shall be occupied by 400/132/33kV substation and 10% of the 132kV transmission line. The hydropower plant is located in Igamba while the transmission line traverses Mazungwe and Kazuramimba in Kazuramimba ward, Kalenge and Mlela in Kandaga ward all in Uvinza District and v Kidahwe in Kidahwe ward in Kigoma District. The proposed project involves a construction of about 53km of 132kV overhead transmission line from Malagarasi Hydropower Plant to new Kigoma 400/132/33kV substation, Construction of hydropower plant (44.8MW) utilizing Igamba falls stage III with associated facilities, construction of new 400/132/33kV substation and a switch yard at Malagarasi. The transmission line will utilize a 20m wide corridor from Malagarasi switch yard to Mazungwe and 26m wide corridor from Mazungwe to Kidahwe respectively. Two types of towers are being considered mono tubular towers or self-supported lattice steel towers. Both will have concrete foundations. The proposed Malagarasi Hydropower plant Stage III was recommended after Malagarasi Stage II was dropped due to environmental concerns. The power plant has been designed to yield a maximum of 44.8MW using maximum water flow of 171m3/s and deliver 186.8 GWh with a plant factor of 0.48. The plant will have 3 generators rated 15.75MW each utilizing a head of 30.5m and unit water flow of 57m3/s. The proposed substation is designed to have a single busbar system of 400kV with possibility of future upgrade to 400kV double busbars. The substation will have one 400/132kV 120MVA power transformer and one 132kV/33kV 40MVA power transformer with each having a spare transformer. The rated power of the transformers covers the estimated power demand and also include the generated power from Malagarasi hydropower plant as well as expected future load increase. The project components leading to RAP also involves the construction of graveled access road of about 27 km from the main