Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Rural Electrification Agency APPENDIX 1: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN ENERGY FOR RURAL TRANSFORMATION PHASE III GRID INTENSIFICATION SCHEMES PACKAGED UNDER SOUTH WESTERN, SOUTH, MID WESTERN AND NORTH WESTERN SERVICE TERRITORIES JUNE 2019 i | P a g e LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CDO Community Development Officer CFP Chance Finds Procedure DEO District Environment Officer EO Environment Officer ESMP Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan ESMF Environmental Social Management Framework ERT III Energy for Rural Transformation (Phase 3) EHS Environmental Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ESMMP Environmental and Social Mitigation and Management Plan ESDP Energy Sector Development Project GPS Global Positioning System GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism MEMD Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development NEMA National Environment Management Authority OPD Out Patient Department OSH Occupational Safety and Health PCR Physical Cultural Resources PCU Project Coordination Unit PPE Personal Protective Equipment REA Rural Electrification Agency RoW Right of Way UEDCL Uganda Energy Distribution Company Limited ii | P a g e TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ........................................................................................................................ ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................................... iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................................... vii 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Background Information ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Objectives of developing an ESMP ............................................................................................................................ 1 Scope of the ESMP .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Methodology .................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Materials and methods (Technical consideration) ................................................................................................. 3 Overhead Power Lines Route ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Voltage Levels ................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Three-Phase Versus Single-Phase .................................................................................................................................. 3 Conductors ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Poles .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Insulators ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Line Construction ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Transformers ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 3 POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THIS ESMP .................................................................... 5 National Environmental and social management Policies ................................................................................... 5 National Legislation and Regulations ........................................................................................................................ 5 World Bank Safeguard Policies .................................................................................................................................... 5 4 GENERAL BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT AREAS ......................................................... 7 SOUTH WESTERN SERVICE TERRITORY ..................................................................................................................... 7 INTENSIFICATION COVERAGE ...................................................................................................................................... 7 KISORO DISTRICT BASELINE ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Bio-physical Environment ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Topography and drainage ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Land use and cover .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Climate ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Geology and soils ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Vegetation ................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Socio-economic environment .................................................................................................................................... 11 Economic activities ................................................................................................................................................... 11 Land tenure ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Demographic characteristics ................................................................................................................................... 12 Ethnicity ....................................................................................................................................................................... 12 KANUNGU BASELINE ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Location and size ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Bio-Physical Environment ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Drainage and Topography ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Climate ......................................................................................................................................................................... 13 iii | P a g e Vegetation cover ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 Area geology and soils ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Social Economic Environment ............................................................................................................................... 13 Population and ethnicity ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Economic activities in the project area ............................................................................................................... 13 Land tenure system and use ................................................................................................................................... 14 Social services and infrastructure .......................................................................................................................... 14 KABALE (RUKIGA) DISTRICT BASELINE ........................................................................................................... 15 Drainage and topography .....................................................................................................................................