Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 48325-001 July 2015 PHI: 150 MW Burgos Wind Farm Project Transmission Line and Jetty Prepared by EDC Burgos Wind Power Corporation for EDC Burgos Wind Power Corporation and the Asian Development Bank. The initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not ✆✁✠✆✁ ✄✁ ✡ ✡ ☛ ☞✄ ✁ ☞✌ ✍✎✏✑✄ ✏ ☞☎✆✒ ☞✌ ✎✝✆✁✂ ✡ ☞ ✆✄✓ ✔☎ ☎✕✁ ✖ ✁ ✡✓ ☞✆ ✄✡☎✌✌ ✓ ☎ ✒ ✖ ☎ ✟ ✗ ✁ ✁✂✁ ✄ ✄ ☎ ✆✝✞ ✟ preliminary in ✒ ✝✆✁✂ ✡✁✒ ✡ ☞ ✡☛✁ ✘✙ ✁ ✆✖ ✄ ☞✌ ✚✄✁✛ ✄✁✂✡ ✝☞ ☞✌ ✡ ☛ ✝✄ ✜✁✗ ✄ ✝✡✁ ✢ nature. Your attention ✝✄ 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. EDC Burgos Wind Power Corporation Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report JULY 2015 Table of contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Background ...................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Overview and Status of Burgos Transmission Line and Jetty Projects .......................... 1-1 1.3 Project Need .................................................................................................................... 1-3 1.4 Purpose and Structure of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report .............................................................................................................................. 1-3 1.5 Scope of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report .................................... 1-4 2. Project Description ..................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Project location ................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.3 Project components ......................................................................................................... 2-8 2.4 Consideration of Project Alternatives ............................................................................. 2-14 2.5 Project Phases and Activities ........................................................................................ 2-16 2.6 Project Wastes, Discharges, Emissions and Built-in Measures .................................... 2-18 2.7 Project Schedule ............................................................................................................ 2-19 2.8 Project Manpower and Requirements ........................................................................... 2-20 2.9 Project Costs .................................................................................................................. 2-21 2.10 Environmental Management .......................................................................................... 2-21 2.11 References ..................................................................................................................... 2-22 3. Assessment Methodology .......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 ESIA Screening for Coverage .......................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 ESIA Scoping of Technical Requirements ..................................................................... 3-10 3.3 Key Environmental and Social Issues per Project Phase.............................................. 3-18 3.4 Methodology for Baseline Profiling and Impact Assessment......................................... 3-20 4. Land Use Assessment ............................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................................ 4-1 4.3 Baseline Condition ........................................................................................................... 4-2 4.4 Land Use Impacts .......................................................................................................... 4-34 4.5 Land Use Mitigation Measures ...................................................................................... 4-35 4.6 Conclusions ................................................................................................................... 4-35 5. Noise and Vibration Assessment ............................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Noise Assessment ........................................................................................................... 5-8 5.3 Methodology .................................................................................................................... 5-8 5.4 Noise Receptors .............................................................................................................. 5-9 5.5 Baseline Noise Conditions ............................................................................................... 5-9 GHD | Report for EDC Burgos Wind Power Corporation - EDC Transmission Line and Jetty Projects, 71/12098 |TOC i 5.6 Construction Phase Assessment ................................................................................... 5-14 5.7 Operation Phase Assessment ....................................................................................... 5-14 5.8 Conclusions ................................................................................................................... 5-16 5.9 References ..................................................................................................................... 5-17 6. Terrestrial Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation ................................................................... 6-1 6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Assessment methodology ................................................................................................ 6-1 6.2.1 Terrestrial Flora ................................................................................................................ 6-1 6.2.2 Terrestrial Fauna ............................................................................................................ 6-11 6.2.3 Ecosystem services ....................................................................................................... 6-17 6.3 Baseline environmental conditions ................................................................................ 6-17 6.3.1 Terrestrial flora ............................................................................................................... 6-17 6.3.2 Terrestrial fauna ............................................................................................................. 6-32 6.3.3 Ecosystem services ....................................................................................................... 6-37 6.4 Impact assessment ........................................................................................................ 6-42 6.4.1 Potential sources of impact ............................................................................................ 6-42 6.4.2 Evaluation of impacts and mitigation measures ............................................................ 6-45 6.5 Conclusions ................................................................................................................... 6-51 6.5.1 Terrestrial flora ............................................................................................................... 6-51 6.5.2 Terrestrial fauna ............................................................................................................. 6-51 6.5.3 Ecosystem services ....................................................................................................... 6-51 6.6 References ..................................................................................................................... 6-53 7. Marine Ecology and Seawater Quality ....................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................................ 7-1 7.3 Baseline Environmental Conditions ............................................................................... 7-10 7.4 Operation Phase Assessment ....................................................................................... 7-28 7.5 References ..................................................................................................................... 7-29 8. Water and Drainage Assessment