Republic of Uganda MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT Social Impact Assessment for Proposed Isimba HPP (Dam and Reservoir) Prepared for: MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT Amber House, Plot29/33 Kampala, Uganda P.O. Box 7270 Tel: + 256 414 349276, 0414-597801 By: As sub-consultant for: On behalf of: AWE Environmental Engineers KAGGA& PARTNERS LTD FICHTNER GmbH & Co. KG EIA & Audits Partnership of Consulting Engineers Sarweystrasse 3 AIR WATER EARTH (AWE) LTD 2 Bandali Close Bugolobi 70191 Stuttgart, Germany Environmental, Civil Engineers & Project Management Consultants PO Box 6583, Kampala T: +49 (0)711 89 95 - 0 M1, 27 Binayomba Road, Bugolobi Uganda E: [email protected] PO Box 22428, Kampala T:+256 414 220279 / 256 414 223692 W: www. fichtner.de Office Tel. +256-41-4268466 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] W: www.kaggapartners.com W: www.awe-engineers.com And: NORPLAN NedreSkøyenvei 2 0276 Oslo, Norway T: +47 21 58 50 00 April, 2014 F: +47 21 58 50 01 E: [email protected] Document Control Client: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, MEMD Project No: SIA/218 Report Title: Date: Sep 2013 Report. No.: MEMD/2011/2 Social Impact Assessment Report for Isimba Hydro Power Dam. Revision Description Originator Reviewed Date PK FM, OD, LK,CT September 2013 Preparation of this report has been undertaken within agreed terms of Distribution reference using all reasonable skill and care. The consultant accepts no responsibility or legal liability arising from unauthorized use by third Official parties of data or professional opinions herein contained. Public Confidential Consultants LEAD TEAM Role Pamela Tashobya: BA (Env Mgt), MSc (Norway), Team Leader /Socio-Development Specialist Faith Mugerwa: BA, MA (MAK) Sociologist Ritah Nabaggala: BEnvMgt (MAK) Community mobilisation/ primary data collection David Oyen: BEnvEng&Mgt Primary data collection Eng. Lammeck KAJUBI: BScEng (1.1 Hons) MAK, Project Manager MEngSc (Australia), REng. Dr.Herbert M. Kalibbala: BscEng, MScEng, PhD (Sweden) Civil/Infrastructure Engineer SUPPORT TEAM Lamek Seryazi Field Sociologist Richard Kalyango Community mobiliser P a g e | i Contents LIST OF TABLES ... ............................................................................................................................................................................................ .. V LIST OF FIGURES ... .............................................................................................................................................................................. .. VI ACRONYMS, UNITS AND DEFINITIONS ... ........................................................................................................................................ .. VII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ... .................................................................................................................................................................... .. IX 1 INTRODUCTION ... .................................................................................................................................................................................. ... 1 1.1 OVERVIEW OF UGANDA‘S POWER SECTOR ... ......................................................................................................................... ... 1 1.2 PROJECT BACKGROUND ... .................................................................................................................................................... ... 4 1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE SIA ... .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.4 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION ... ..................................................................................................................................................... .. 7 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ... ....................................................................................................................................................... ... 8 3 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ... ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1 INTRODUCTION ... .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.2 ALTERNATIVE DAM SITE LOCATIONS ... .................................................................................................................................... 12 3.3 RANKING OF ALTERNATIVES ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL CRITERIA ............................................................................................ 14 3.3.1 Geological Criteria ... ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 3.3.2 Socio-environmental Criteria ... ....................................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.3 Economic Evaluation ... .................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.4 OVERALL EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE DAM SITES ... ............................................................................................................ 16 3.4.1 General ... .................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.4.2 Analysis of the Alternative Dam Sites ... .......................................................................................................................... 16 3.4.3 Identification of Alternative Reservoir Elevations ... ......................................................................................................... 17 3.5 RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE RESERVOIR LEVELS (1, 2 AND 3) ... ................................................................ 19 3.5.1 Economic Analysis ... ................................................................................................................................................................. 19 3.6 NO PROJECT SCENARIO ... ................................................................................................................................................................. 21 3.7 NEED AND RATIONALE FOR ISIMBA HPP ... ............................................................................................................................... 21 4 METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 4.1 LITERATURE REVIEW AND SECONDARY DATA ... ...................................................................................................................... 23 4.2 STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION ... ............................................................................................................. 23 4.3 FIELD SURVEYS ... ................................................................................................................................................................... 26 4.3.1 Conceptual Design ... ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 4.4 DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS ... ........................................................................................................................................ 27 4.4.1 Questionnaire Design ... ................................................................................................................................................... 27 4.4.2 Venue of Interviews ... ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.4.3 Sampling and Sample Design ... ..................................................................................................................................... 28 4.4.4 Focus Groups ... ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 4.4.5 Participant Observation and Photographic Records ... .................................................................................................... 29 5 POLICY, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ... ........................................................................................................ 30 5.1 POLICY FRAMEWORK ... .................................................................................................................................................... 30 5.1.1 National Environment Management Policy (1994) ... ..................................................................................................... 30 5.1.2 The Energy Policy (2002) ... ............................................................................................................................................. 30 5.1.3 National Development Plan (2010) ... .............................................................................................................................. 31 5.1.4 National Gender Policy (1997) ..