E2842v1 rev Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Electricity and Energy Egyptian Electricity Holding Company Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company HELWAN SOUTH 3x650 MWe GAS-FIRED STEAM POWER PROJECT Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FINAL REPORT Volume – II(A) Revised Version May 2013 Project No. 1573 Submitted by: Engineering Consultants Group (ECG) Bldg. 2, Block 10, El-Safarat District Nasr City 11765, Upper Egypt, Egypt. P.O.Box: 1167. Upper Egypt 11511, Egypt. ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Electricity and Energy Egyptian Electricity Holding Company Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company HELWAN SOUTH 3 x 650 MWe GAS-FIRED STEAM POWER PROJECT Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FINAL REPORT Volume – II(A) Revised Version May 2013 Project No. 1573 Submitted by: Engineering Consultants Group (ECG) Bldg. 2, Block 10, El-Safarat District Nasr City 11765, Cairo, Egypt. P.O. Box: 1167. Cairo 11511, Egypt. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 1 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP HELWAN SOUTH 3 x 650 MWe GAS-FIRED STEAM POWER PROJECT Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.2 Project Overview 2. THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 2.1 Contributors to the EIA Report 2.2 Scope of the EIA Report: Legal and Administrative Framework 3. GENERAL SETTING OF THE SITE: DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 4.1 Overview of the Power Plant 4.2 Process Description 4.3 Operational Releases from the Power Plant 5. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 5.1 Current Situation (“No Actionâ€? Option) 5.2 Alternative Technologies and Fuels 5.3 Power Plant Design 5.4 Alternative Sites 6. KEY FINDINGS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Air Quality 6.3 Aquatic Environment 6.4 Noise Impacts 6.5 Flora and Fauna 6.6 Land Use, Landscape and Visual Impacts ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 2 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 6.7 Soils, Geology and Hydrology 6.8 Traffic 6.9 Socio-economics and Socio-cultural effects 6.10 Archaeology, Historic and Cultural Heritage 6.11 Natural Disaster Risks 6.12 Major Accident Hazards 6.13 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 6.14 Occupational Health and Safety 6.15 Associated Infrastructure 7. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING: THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) 7.1 Enhancement and Mitigation Plan 7.2 Monitoring Program 8. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND DISCLOSURE 9. RESPONSIBILITIES AND INSTITUTIONAL 9.1 Environmental Management Organization 9.2 Environmental Training 9.3 Occupational Health and Safety 9.4 Emergency Procedure and Accident Response 10. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND REPORTING 11. CONCLUSIONS 12. REFERENCES AND CONTACTS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 3 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand BPIP Building Profile Input Program CAA Competent Administrative Authority CAPMAS Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CWDS Circulating Water Discharge Structure DCS Distributed Control System DO Dissolved Oxygen DS Dissolved Solids EAAQLs Egyptian Ambient Air Quality Limits EEA Egyptian Electricity Authority EEAA Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency EEHC Egyptian Electricity Holding Company ED Environmental Department EGAS Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company EGSMA Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority EHS Environmental Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMS Environmental Management Staff ENIT Egyptian National Institute of Transport ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan EUPS Egyptian Unified Power System FHWA Federal Highway Administration, (US) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 4 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP FM Finance Manager GARBLT General Authority for Roads, Bridges and Land Transport GASCO Egyptian Natural Gas Company GEP Good Engineering Practice GDP Gross Domestic Production GIS Gas-Insulated Switchgear GT Gas Turbine HCM Highway Capacity Manual HFO Heavy Fuel Oil HGVs Heavy Goods Vehicles HPP Helwan South Power Plant HSE Health, Safety and Environment LFO Light Fuel Oil LOS Level of Service MWRI Ministry of Water Resources & Irrigation MSDSs Material Safety Data Sheets MWe Mega-Watt electrical NFRA National Fire Protection Authority NRIAG National Research Institute for Astronomy and Geophysic OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCDA Public Consultation and Disclosure Activities pcph passenger car per hour PMU Project Management Unit PRS Pressure Reducing Station RIGW Research Institute for Ground Water ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 5 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP SFD Social Fund for Development SS Suspended Solids STG Steam Turbine Generator TDS Total Dissolved Solids TOC Total Organic Carbon TSS Total Suspended Solids TWA Time-Weighted Average UEEPC Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company vph vehicle per hour ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 6 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP List of Tables Table 1 : Potential World Bank Environmental Safeguard Policies and Helwan South Power Project Triggerability Table 2 : Key Findings of the Consideration of Alternative Sites Table 3 : Environmental, Health and Safety Issues Relating to Construction and Operation of Helwan South Power Project Table 4 : Environmental Impacts and Environmental Guidelines Table 5 : Institutional Arrangements for Helwan South Power Project Table 6 : Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Table 7 : Operational Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Table 8 : Transmission System Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Table 9(A) : Gas Pipeline System Impact Mitigation Table 9(B) : Gas Pipeline System Monitoring Matrix Table 10 : Summary of Implementation Cost of the ESMP Table 11 : Monitoring Program for Ambient Air Quality, Noise and Vibration Table 12 : Monitoring of the Aquatic Environment During Operation Table 13 : Key Environmental Issues Associated with the Development of the Proposed Power Plant Identified During Local ESIA and RPF Consultation Table 14 : Recommended Training Required for the PMU/EMS List of Figures Figure 1 : Location Map of the Proposed Site within the Egyptian Context Figure 2(A) : Location Map of the Proposed Site within the Helwan Governorate Context Figure 3 : Map of the Wider Area of the Helwan South Site within the Helwan and surrounding Governorates Context Figure 4(A) : Landsat Image of the Wider El-Kureimat & Atfieh Area Showing the Proposed Site of the Helwan South Power Plant Figure 4(B) : Enlargement of the Helwan South Power Plant Area ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 7 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 4(C) : Schematic Layout Drawing of the Helwan South Power Project Figure 5 : Locailzed Map of the Proposed Site Figure 6 : General Area Map of the Helwan South Power Plant with Locations of Permanent Control Points Figure 7(A) : Some Photos for the Power Plant Site Figure 7(B) : Some Photos for the Power Plant Site Figure 8(A) : Area Setteing of the Power Plant Site Figure 8(B) : Area Setteing of the Power Plant Site Figure 9(A) : Helwan Strategic Planning Master Scheme, 2009 Figure 9(B) : Urban Development Plan for the Helwan Governorate, 2009 Figure 10 : General Layout of the Helwan South Power Plant and its Easments Figure 11 : Helwan South Air Quality Monitoring Locations Figure 12 : Environmental Department (ED) within the Organizational Structure of Helwan South Power Plant Figure 13 : Environmental Management Staff (EMS) within the Project Management Unit (PMU) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 8 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP HELWAN SOUTH 3 x 650 MWe GAS-FIRED STEAM POWER PROJECT Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1. Engineering Consultants Group (ECG), a private consulting firm (Egypt) was commissioned by the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) / Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company (UEEPC) to prepare the technical documents and procedures required by the World Bank Group (WB) and other Development Banks concerning the Environmental and Social Assessment of the Helwan South Power Project.. 2. EEHC is seeking financial assistance from the WB for the construction and operation of this 3x650 MWe, dual fuel supercritical steam power plant. The proposed plant is designated as a Category A project under WB rules, a Category 1 project under the AfDB's rule and a Category C project under the Egyptian environmental regulations and therefore requires a full Environmental Impact Assessment. Financing from WB and other Development Banks is conditional upon obtaining the environmental clearance from both the Egyptian regulatory authorities and the International & Regional Banks, i.e. the WB & other Development Banks. 1.2 Project Overview 3. Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company (UEEPC), a company incorporated in Egypt and affiliated to the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) proposes to construct and operate a new thermal power plant at a selected site south of ex-Helwan Governorate, which is along the Nile River and about 10km south of the village of Kureimat in the Dayr El- Maymoun area. The site is within an existing piece of land allocated to the Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company (UEEPC) by Presidential Decree No. 43 of 2010 issued on 14 February 2010 for the development of the power plant. The overall proposed site area is approximately 378,000 m2. 4. The proposed power plant will consist of three supercritical thermal steam units, with a nominal electricity generating capacity of 650 megawatts (MWe) each, which will be known as Helwan South Power Plant. The overall generating capacity of the power plant will be 1950MWe. The power plant is intended to be operational by the end of the year 2014/2015. The power output from the proposed plant will be sold to the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 9 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 5. The power plant will utilize natural gas as its primary fuel, and also have the capability to operate using mazout (heavy fuel oil). The ability to "dual-fuel" the power plant (with natural gas or mazout) will provide security of electricity supply in the event that gas supplies are unavailable for any reason. In addition, emergency generators, for the plant safe shut down, operating on sollar oil (light fuel oil) will also be provided on-site to drive key items of equipment within the power plant in the event of a power supply failure, and sollar oil will also be able to be used, if required, to operate the auxiliary boiler during start-up. 6. The power plant will incorporate a direct (once through) cooling system using water abstracted from the River Nile. The abstracted water will also be used, following pre-treatment demineralization, to provide process water make-up in the boiler system. Potable water supplies will be drawn from the same water supply system of the power plant. 7. The main demand for water is due to the direct cooling system. The use of a direct cooling system maximizes the electrical efficiency of the power plant and, after use, virtually all of the water will be returned to the River Nile at a slightly elevated temperature compared to the abstraction. No evaporative cooling towers are required, hence there is no opportunity for water drift or the formation of visible plumes of water vapor or ground fogging. 8. Nile water will be used as non-contact cooling water and for process water following demineralization. Nile water will be pumped through an intake pipeline buried under the bankline whilst heated cooling water will be returned to the Nile via a discharge pipeline. 9. The Helwan South site is located within a bare sandy area of uncultivated land. It is entirely situated on approximately more than 37 hectare rectangle- shaped piece of land located in a rural/desert area approximately 10 km south of the village of Kureimat, in the Helwan Governorate on the east bank of the Nile river. The site of the new Helwan South 1950 MWe power plant facility is an area of about 276,000 m2 within the existed allocated site. The site locus is approximately 100 km south of Cairo and 23 km north of Beni-sueif. Two physiographic zones occupy this area: a floodplain adjacent to the Nile, and a rocky desert plateau east of the floodplain. The site of the existing land is 450 meters wide and has an average length of 800 meters; in all the site encompasses 378,000 square meters. 10. On the north side of the site is the Kureimat Power Complex (2x600 MWe+ 2x750 MWe), at around 7.5 km and the Kureimat village (about 10 km) and the Helwan South irrigation pumping station (about 9 km). The site is about 700 m south of the Dayr al-maymoun village. On both of the south and the east sides of the site is a wide-extended desert land. On the east side, and across the power plant site is a two-lane road running paralle to the Nile river. On the western side of the site is an agricultural stripland parallel to the Nile river where the power plant's cooling water intake and discharge structures will be located. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 10 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 11. The nearest town of importance is Es-saff, Markaz Es-saff, about 38 km along the road in the north direction. Towns of importance in the wide vicinity of the power plant site are Atfieh, Giza, Helwan, Imbaba, 15th of May, Beni-Suweif and El-Wasta. 12. The site entirely consists of approximately flat land, which is owned by the Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company (UEEPC). The site of the proposed power plant is shown on Figure-1. Also, Figure-2 depicts this location within the context of the ex-Helwan Governorate. Figure 4(A&B) illustrates a landsat image (general view) of the proposed site land. 13. Table 1 of this E.S. Report presents environmental, health and safety issues relating to construction and operation of Helwan South power project. 14. The key Environmental Issues associated with the development of the proposed power plant, identified during local ESIA and RPF scoping and consultation, are summarized in Table 13, page 101 of this E.S. Report, under "Public Consultation and Disclosure", and these issues were subsequently taken into account in the preparation of ESIA documentation for both local permitting requirements and this ESIA report. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 11 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 1 Environmental, Health and Safety Issues Relating to Construction and Operation of Helwan South Power Project Potential Impacts During Subject Area Potential Impacts During Operation Construction Air Quality Dust from construction activities. Impacts of emissions from stacks on Traffic-related air quality impacts. ambient air quality. Traffic-related air quality impacts. Global warming potential. Aquatic Environment Control and management of site Thermal water discharge. drainage. Water requirements for power plant Wastewater discharge. operation. Sewage disposal and foul Discharge of process and wastewater. drainage. Operation of drainage systems on site. Discharge of storm water, sewage and drainage. Noise and Vibration Noise from construction activities. Noise from power plant operations on surrounding land uses. Land Use, Land use on site. Land use on site. Landscape and Land use in the surrounding area. Land use in the surrounding area. Visual Issues Effects of construction activities on Effects on landscape character. landscape character. Visual impact of the power plant and Visual impact of construction operation activities. activities. Soils, Geology and Effects on soils and geological Soil contamination. Hydrogeology features. Effect on groundwater. Soil contamination. Effects on groundwater. Flora and Fauna Loss of habitat or species due to Disturbance or damage to adjacent landtake. habitat. Disturbance or damage to Effects of structures on bird migration adjacent habitat of species. routes. Traffic Traffic conditions/disruption to Traffic conditions/disruption to road road users. users. Traffic-related air quality. Traffic-related air quality impacts. Traffic-related noise. Traffic-related noise impacts. Major Accident Risk to third-party hazardous Risk to third-party hazardous industry. Hazards industry. Risk to power plant of third-party hazardous industry. Natural Disaster Seismic risk. Seismic risk. Risk Flood risk. Flood risk. Solid Waste Contamination of soils and water. Contamination of soils and water. Management Hazards to workers health. Hazards to workers health. Accident risks. Accident risks. Occupational Health Accidents. Accidents. and Safety Effects on health of workforce. Effects on health of workforce. Safety at work. Safety at work. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 12 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 1 Location Map of the Proposed Site within the Egyptian Context ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 13 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 2 Location Map of the Proposed Site within the ex-Helwan Governorate Context ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 14 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 3 Map of the Wider Area of the Helwan South Site within the ex-Helwan and Surrounding Governorates ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 15 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 2. THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 2.1 Contributors to the EIA Report 15. The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report is prepared by ECG, a private consulting firm (Egypt), based on many baseline studies undertaken by independent national and international consultants and on information provided by EEHC, UEEPC and their sub-contractors. Public consultation activities are undertaken by ECG and EEHC in conjunction with UEEPC. The ESIA report draws heavily on the environmental and social assessment documentation prepared by group of local and international multidisciplinary consultants and submitted to ECG, for preparing the ESIA report for local permitting purposes and financing requirements. All such documentations were reviewed by ECG and cleared for inclusion in this report. Most of the relevant local permits for the construction of the power plant have now been received (Further details of the relevant local permits are available in Section 2.3.1 of the main ESIA report). 2.2 Scope of the ESIA Report: Legal and Administrative Framework 2.2.1 Government of Egypt Requirements 16. Beginning in the 1950s, the Government of Egypt has promulgated several laws and regulations concerning protection of the environment. 17. The Egyptian standards have been drawn from the range of provisions in the following documents: • Law 4/1994 and the Prime Minister’s Decree No. 338 of 1995, which promulgates the Executive Regulations of Law 4. • Amendment to the Law 4/1994 promulgated by the Prime Minister's Decree No. 1741 of 2005 for modifying some executive regulations of the Decree No. 338 of 1995. • Law 9/2009, which modifies some provisions of the Law 4/1994. • Law No. 93 for 1962 regarding the drainage of liquid wastes, particularly sanitary drainage. • Law of Labor No. 12/2003. • Law No. 38/1967 amended by Law No. 31/1976 on public cleanliness and collection and disposal of solid waste. 18. Law 4/1994 and Law 9/2009 require that, for establishments requiring licenses, an environmental impact assessment must be prepared and submitted to the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) for review. The environmental impact assessment must be submitted to the EEAA by “the Competent Administrative Authority (CAA) or the licensing authorityâ€? for the project in question. For the Power Plant Project, the Competent Administrative Authority is the Helwan Governorate. 19. The Helwan Governorate will send the EIA to EEAA for review and provide its opinion within 30 days. Once EEAA has approved the project, a ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 16 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP license to proceed can be issued. No additional environmental or social clearances are required other than the EIA approval to proceed with the project activities. The law requires that any new project should comply with all the relevant articles pertinent to environmental attributes, which could be impacted from project activities. The project complies totally with the Law and already got the Environmental Permit. 20. Egyptian EEAA regulations specify the technical scope or contents of an environmental impact assessment. As a matter of practice, environmental impact assessments for power plant projects typically have a scope and organization similar to World Bank environmental assessments. (the project totally comply with Law, and has got the environmental permit). 21. In addition to environmental impact assessment requirements, the Government of Egypt has established air pollution and water pollution limits applicable to the Power Plant project. These limits are discussed in Chapter 6, alongwith the actual air and water pollution levels expected from the Power Plant. 2.2.2 World Bank Guidelines and Safeguard Policies 22. The World Bank includes environmental impact assessment as an integral part of the evaluations it performs before financing a proposed project. The World Bank’s Operational Policy 4.01 (October 3, 1991 and its updates, 1999) provides guidance on the types of assessments that should be performed for different types of projects, and on the scope and content of those assessments. According to Operational Directive 4.01, thermal power plant projects require a full Environmental Assessment (EA). 23. World Bank Environmental Safeguard Policies provide 10 potential issues that may need to be considered in an EA, depending on the specific characteristics of each project. Table 2 summarizes the expected triggerability of the potential Safeguard Policies for the Helwan South Power Plant Project. The Safeguard Policies identified as “triggerableâ€? are those which may be triggered and thus considered “Requiring Managementâ€?. When the detailed design of the Helwan South Power Plant has been determined, the UEEPC should prepare project-specific plans to manage these potential impacts. 24. No safeguard policies were triggered except for the Environmental Impact Assessment and the Involuntary Resettlement. Table-2 shows potential World Bank environmental Safeguard Policies and Helwan South project triggerability. The table justifies the triggerability or lack thereof for WB Safeguard Policies. 25. Annex B to Operational Directive 4.01 provides an outline of the information that should be included in a full EA. This Environmental and Social Impact Assessment follows the scope of Annex B. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 17 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table-2 Potential World Bank Environmental Safeguard Policies and the New Helwan South Power Project Triggerability Applicability No. Safeguard Policy to Helwan Triggered? Justification Policy South Project 1. Environmental Yes Yes • This policy applies to all projects requiring a Category A Assessment Environmental Assessment Under OP 4.01. • All environmental and Social aspects included in the New Helwan South project are adequately examined. • New Helwan South project is not likely to have significant potential (reverse) environmental risks & impacts in its area of influence (impacts on the natural environment: air, water & land; human health & safety; physical cultural resources; and transboundary and global environment concerns). 2. Forest No No • No forest areas exist. 3. Involuntary Yes Yes • This policy applies to all projects triggering OP 4.12 Resettlement • No relocation or loss of shelters. • No loss of assets or access to assets. • No loss of income sources or means of livelihood. • All activities related to the construction of the new plant will take place within on UEEPC land either on the site or on land directly adjacent to the site. i.e. no land acquisition. Not even temporary acquisition will result from the construction. • Experience from a number of similar power plants along the banklines of the Nile waters has shown that the impacts on fisheries of the discharge of warm water into the Nile waters have been positive. Consultations with the fishermen support this assertion. Impacts will be positive rather than negative, i.e. no loss of livelihood. • Transmission lines which will evacuate power generated by the Helwan South power plant will be extended as follows: o Construct 500 kV O.H.T.L double circuit SHPP 500/ Minya East 500(proposed) with length of about 200km. o Construct 500 kV O.H.T.L double circuit SHPP 500/ Bader 500 (under constriction) with length of about 150 km. Most of new transmission lines will be extended in a bare uncultivated, uninhabited, state owned desert land. No land take or resettlement will be associated to the power interconnecting lines. • A Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) is prepared in order to handle any potential future changes. • "Notwithstanding any differences between Egyptian legislation and World Bank rules and regulations, the project will be implemented in accordance with OP 4.12 and subsequent RAPs will be prepared in accordance with the entitlement matrix (Annex-III of the main report of the RPF)." • Gas pipelines will be buried underground with no land take and fair compensation to any losses during excavation and land filling processes. • A separate RPF is prepared by GASCo in order to handle any potential future changes (GASCo has also prepared separate ESIA for the gas pipelines). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 18 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table - 2 (Contd.) Potential World Bank Environmental Safeguard Policies and the New Helwan South Power Project Triggerability Applicability No. Safeguard Policy to Helwan Triggered? Justification Policy South Project 4. Indigenous No No • The project does not affect the indigenous peoples in the Peoples project area. 5. Safety of Dams No No • The project does not involve construction of a large dam. • The project is not dependent upon an existing dam. 6. Pest No No • Procurement of pesticides or pesticide application management equipment is not envisaged. • The project will not affect pest management in any way. 7. Physical Cultural No No • Physical cultural resources are adequately examined. Resources • The Helwan South project is not likely to have any significant impact on physical cultural resources. 8. Natural Habitats No No • Natural Habitats are adequately addressed and examined. • The Helwan South project is not likely to have any significant impacts on natural habitats. 9. Projects in No No • The UEEPC/EEHC is not involved in any disputes over an Disputed Areas area with any of its neighbors. • The project is not situated in a disputed area. • Any component likely to be financed as part of the project is not situated in a disputed area. 10. Projects on Yes Yes The impact of the project on the Nile River, which is an International international waterway, as per the Bank’s policy on projects on Waterways international waterways (Operational Policy 7.50) is addressed in the following topics: • Type of cooling system. • Source of water abstraction (surface water and ground water). • Pre-treatment of abstracted water before use inside the plant. • Water requirement per day for - (i) industrial cooling; (ii) processing or cleaning; and (iii) for domestic consumption by facility staff. • Water discharge per day from - (i) cooling/heating system, blow downs; (ii) storm water; and (iii) from use in toilets; floor cleaning, colony etc. • Point of discharge of water from power plant - directly into the water body. • Amount of discharged water from power plant - (i) untreated directly into water body and (ii) treated directly into the Nile River. • Average seasonal flow of water in the river water cum/hr (seasonal variation - minimum and maximum). • Average characteristics of water in the river (pH, total dissolved solids; suspended solids; chloride; sulfate and metals). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 19 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table - 2 (Contd.) Potential World Bank Environmental Safeguard Policies and the New Helwan South Power Project Triggerability Applicability No. Safeguard Policy to Helwan Triggered? Justification Policy South Project • Average anticipated characteristics of discharge from (i) cooling system and (ii) from colony and non- industrial/process facility. • Information on mixing zones at the point. • Information about presence of fishes and other aquatic species in the Nile River including fish catch etc. • Distinguishment between the consumptive use of water (abstracted water that is not returned back to the source of abstraction) and non-consumptive use (abstracted water that is returned back to the source of abstraction. Main answers of the above topics are given in the ESIA Report per One Unit as follows: • Service water(1): 30.0m3/hr (11.11% consumed(2)= 3.34 m3/hr and 88.89% recycled(3) = 26.67 m3/hr) • Boiler make – up water : 31.25 m3/hr (totally recycled) • Cooling water : 82,800 m3/hr (0.07% consumed = 57.96 m3/hr and 99.93% recycled = 82,742.04 m3/hr) • Total water usage : 82,861.25 m3/hr (consumed = 61.295 m3/hr, recycled = 82,799.955 m3/hr ) • Cooling water abstracted from the Nile River (23m3/sec. i.e. 75.459 ft/sec. with intake velocity <0.3 m/sec. per unit, i.e. 82,800 m3/hr.) is returned totally back to it. Actual water consumption is around 0.07% of the abstracted water. • No disturbance to the Nile flow is expected either upstream or downstream. • Hydrological/hydraulic study is carried out and the study revealed that no impact is expected and the mixing zone is limited to 50-70m distance with 5oC above ambient, which is diluted to 3oC at a distance between 100 and 150 m with full compliance with Egyptian Law 48/1982 and WB regulations. • All waste water is treated. Water treated directly into waterbody: 120-220 m3/hr. • MWRI is in full agreement with EEHC regarding its plan for water abstraction. Average seasonal flow of water in the Nile River is as follows: • Minimum flow (Winter time): 60 million m3/day at a MSL of 21.28m (9.93% of the Nile total). • Dominant flow (Average time): 90 million m3/day at a MSL of 23.63m (6.62% of the Nile total). • Maximum flow (Summer time): 250 million m3/day at a MSL of 24.36m (2.38% of the Nile total). Notes: (1) "Service Water" includes water for utilities (toilets; floor cleaning; sanitary) (2) Consumption = predominantly consumptive use. (3) Recycling = predominantly non-consumptive use; returned to the original source. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 20 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 26. In addition to environmental impact assessment guidelines, the World Bank has established guidelines concerning air pollution and water pollution form thermal power plants (Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook- Part III (July 1998)). The guidelines were officially published in 1988; since then, several sets of revisions have been proposed, most recently on March 22, 1996. The 1988 and proposed 1996 guidelines are discussed in Chapter 6, along with the actual air and water pollution levels expected from the Power Plant. Also, the most recent updates of the World Bank Guidelines, issued in 2007 and in December 2008 have been considered. 27. World Bank’s Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook-Part III (July 1998) also, provides with principles of industrial pollution management, monitoring and air emission & effluent discharge requirements presented in the industry Guidelines including Guidelines for New Thermal Power Plants. 28. Public Consultation Process has been designed in accordance with World Bank Guidance for the Preparation of a Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan (January 1996); 29. The ESIA has assessed the impacts of the construction and operation of the New Helwan South Power Plant and has also considered the cumulative air quality impacts of the plant and other existing sources in the project area, including the small and medium sized local manufactures. Consideration has also been given to the operation of the transmission line and other outside facilities, including natural gas pipeline, which will feed the power project with gas fuel. The ESMP will be revised after exact route of both transmission lines and gas connection are available. Permits will be required from the relevant Competent Administrative Authorities. 30. The ESIA report presents the full assessment of the environmental, social, health and safety impacts of the Helwan South power plant. This Executive Summary presents a short resume of the findings of the ESIA report. For further details, reference should be made to the full ESIA report. 3. GENERAL SETTING OF THE SITE: DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 31. The Helwan South site is located within a bare sandy area of uncultivated land. It is entirely situated on approximately more than 37 hectare rectangle- shaped piece of land located in a rural/desert area approximately 10 km south of the village of Kureimat, in the Helwan Governorate on the east bank of the Nile river. The site of the new Helwan South 1950 MWe power plant facility is an area of about 276,000 m2 within the existed allocated site. The site locus is approximately 100 km south of Cairo and 23 km north of Beni-sueif. Two physiographic zones occupy this area: a floodplain adjacent to the Nile, and a rocky desert plateau east of the floodplain. The site of the existing land is 450 meters wide and has an average length of 800 meters; in all the site encompasses 378,000 square meters (see Figure-3). ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 21 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 32. On the north side of the site is the Kureimat Power Complex (2x600 MWe+ 2x750 MWe), at around 7.5 km and the Kureimat village (about 10 km) and the Helwan South irrigation pumping station (about 9 km). The site is about 700 m south of the Dayr al-Maymoun village. On both of the south and the east sides of the site is a wide-extended desert land. On the east side, and across the power plant site is a two-lane road running paralle to the Nile river. On the western side of the site is an agricultural stripland parallel to the Nile river where the power plant's cooling water intake and discharge structures will be located. 33. The nearest town of importance is Es-saff, Markaz Es-saff, about 38 km along the road in the north direction. Towns of importance in the wide vicinity of the power plant site are Atfieh, Helwan, Giza, Imbaba, 15th of May, Beni-sueif and El-Wasta. The general site location is shown in Figure-4 (A through G). 34. The site entirely consists of approximately flat land, which is owned by the Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company (UEEPC). Localized map of the proposed site is shown in Figure- . 35. The land is identified by boundary lines determined by the coordinates of the proposed site. Key points are given in Figure , which indicates the following coordinates: North (N) East (E) 1. 723619,80 636394,86 2. 723831,95 635925,12 3. 723187,29 635612,19 4. 722918,38 636072,77 36. More determining coordinates are presented in Figure- . 37. The Helwan South site is located on the western edge of the North Galala Plateue, a desert environment ranging in elevation from 330 to 1,275 meters above sea level. Wadis drain into the Nile river from the west slope of the plateau. The development of the site did not affect the drainage in adjacent areas. The river bank in this reach of the Nile (El- Wasta to Beni- sueif) is generally steep, consisting of small floodplain areas on the east bank; however, more extensive agricultural lands occur on the west bank. Flat desert lands above the east bank (Figure 5-5(B)) extend some 35 km inland to the Galala Plateau ridge. This area is not irrigated, but sporadic grazing occurs throughout the plateau. 38. The power plant site is located immediately above a river floodplain and just upstream and downstream of Helwan South Island, away from the cultivated area. Small oases occur about 1 km south of the site, and immediately to the north of the site. These oases are located on wadis at their confluences with the Nile flood-plain. The oases and adjacent floodplain are used to grow a variety of fruit, vegetable, and forage crops and to graze livestock. The natural growth of palm trees and shrubs, combined with fig trees and other cultivated woody plants, provides habitat for a variety of songbirds and some shorebirds. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 22 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 39. Natural stream bank vegetation forms a narrow border to the river and consists of Scirpus, Juncus, Phragmities, Typha, and other emergent species. Snails are abundant along the shoreline, as are nematodes and other bottom worms in shallow water. The shoreline also shows evidence of high siltation and periphytic growth. The shoreline is already stabilitized as a part of the existing project. The elevation is on average not changed in the cultivated area but all areas are of uniform elevation. 40. Above the floodplain the topography of the site consists of an abrupt slope followed by a flat plateau some 300 meters to the east. The elevation difference from the Nile at summer flow levels to this plateau is approximately 20 meters. The site's eastern most boundary extends along the main north- south highway and includes a major wadi. The flow through this wadi during storm periods would be blocked east of the highway's elevated road bed. 41. The Helwan South site is within the Atfieh local governing unit, with the city of El-Saff as the governing center of the district. No villages or individual residences are located on the site. Agricultural workers who farm the floodplain live in nearby villages. Kureimat village is located some 10 km to the north of the site and Figure 5-5(C) shows the view of the nearest part of the village from the road to the site. 42. The site is located within a totally rural landscape with some small scattered residential communities. 43. Supply to the site is possible via railroad, road and barge from Alexandria, El-Dekheila, Damietta, Suez-Gulfor or others. The power plant location can be reached by previously mentioned two-lane road which branches off the agricultural road connecting Alexandria with Cairo. This access road has a width of about 12 m starting from Helwan. The part of this access road which passes the Helwan South site is paved but is full of asphalt pocket. 44. The project area lies within the hyperarid climatic province of Egypt characterized by a mild winter and hot summer. 45. Vegetation cover types within the site boundaries and in surrounding areas consist of three categories: emergent marsh wetlands adjacent to the Nile river, cultivated areas on the historical river floodplain, and barren desert on the eastern plateau. 46. Agricultural crops have been cultivated on the higher floodplain and at the mouth of several small wadis at the project site between the 23 m and 28 m elevations. 47. At least two different crops are planted annually on the lower areas, and in August, corn and peanuts are the predominant crops. Winter wheat is to be planted after the corn is harvested. Orchard and perennial crops included grapes, melons, guava, lemon, Indian fig (Opuntia ficusindica) and castor bean. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 23 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 48. Generally, the project area is an agricultural-desert landscape. In the vicinity of the project site, almost no human settlements of any significant size occurs. 49. There is a typical rural housing with many small villages. The nearest village to the site is at about 1 km. No housing, except the existing plant's colony, occurs in the immediate vicinity of the site which is totally surrounded by desert, agricultural and farm lands. The satellite image taken recently (Figures 5-1(D, E and F)) shows that these lands are as described. 50. There are no significant habitats within the project's area of influence (i.e. within a circle of 5km radius) (ecological and socio-economic baseline studies have proved this conclusion – see Chapter 5 of the Main Report). 51. The primary wildlife species observed onsite during the November 2010 field reconnaissance were birds. Within the wetlands, the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), common swallow (Hirundo Rustics), and graceful warbler (Prinia gracilis) were commonly observed in the Scirpus – Juncus marshes. Most of the avian activity, however, was centered in the agricultural areas. Swallows were observed foraging the fields. Cattle egrets, spur-winged plovers (Hoploterus spinosus), crested larks (Galerida cristata), and Senegal stone curlews (Burhinus senegalensis) foraged on the ground in the fields. Palm doves (Streptopelia senegalensis) were commonly observed foraging on the ground as well as resting in the trees. No birds were observed in the desert on the site. 52. In addition, the field surveys have indicated that non-of the floral and faunal communities and/or species are of conservation value (rare or threatened). Meanwhile, no natural protectorates exist near the vicinity of the proposed site. 53. No industry, other than the existing Kureimat power complex, is present near the site. Thus, the air in the background atmosphere is of appropriate quality. 54. No archaeological resources are known in this zone. During February 1991 and before the construction of the existing Kureimat power plant, Kathryn A. Bard and Ricardo J. Elia of the Office of Public Archaeology, Boston University have conducted Preliminary Archaeological Assessment for the Kureiamt, Egypt Feasibility study. Also, the local archaeological authorities have surveyed the whole area around the site and they all proved that no historical resources exist. 55. Two water sources are available near the site, i.e. the Nile river and the underplaying aquifer. The quality of both surface water and groundwater in the Helwan South reach of the Nile is generally good. Only in localized sectors where there are concentrated sources of contaminants, such as irrigation drainage return waters, would water quality degradation be expected to occur. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 24 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 56. The groundwater basin, which lies both beneath and closely adjacent to the Nile Valley from Cairo to Aswan, includes an area of about 2 million feddans. Water storage in this linear basin has been estimated at approximately 27 billion m3. However, because the hydrologic balance of the Nile Valley alluvial aquifer is directly connected with Nile surface flows, production from the aquifer is nominally the same as withdrawing water from the river. In essence, the valley aquifer is a transmission medium for river surface resurces. 57. The proposed site lies within the administrative boundary of the Helwan Governorate, which is recently formed as a distinct Governorate, separated mainly from Cairo and Giza Governorates, where most of its Kisms / Marakez / Districts/ Cities were basically affiliated to Cairo and Giza Governorates. The Governorate of the Helwan has prepared an Urgent Development Plan (UDP) for land-use management and planning, in which it sets out its policy to control development in the the Helwan South region up to 2017 and beyond. 58. The Helwan Region Strategic Plan, 2009 is shown in Figures 9, (A) & (B) . The proposed land uses around the project site include new industrial, urbanized and residential development areas, which discussed in more detail in Section 5.8. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 25 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 4 (A) Landsat Image of the Wider El-Kureimat and Atfieh Area Showing the Proposed Site of the Helwan South Power Plant ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 26 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 4 (B) Enlargement of the Helwan South Power Plant Area ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 27 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 4 (BB) Enlargement of the Helwan South Power Plant Area ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 28 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 4 (C) Schematic Layout Drawing of the Helwan South Power Project ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 29 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 5 Locailzed Map of the Proposed Site ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 30 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 6 General Area Map of the Helwan South Power Plant with Locations of Permanent Control Points ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 31 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 7 (A) Some Photos for the Power Plant Site ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 32 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 7 (B) Some Photos for the Power Plant Site ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 33 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 8 (A) Area Setteing of the Power Plant Site Grain Silos to the North of the Site Agricultural Stripland to the West of the Site ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 34 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 8 (B) Area Setteing of the Power Plant Site ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 35 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 9 (A) Helwan Strategic Planning Master Scheme, 2009 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 36 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 9 (B) Urban Development Plan for the ex-Helwan Governorate, 2009 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 37 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 4.1 Overview of the Power Plant 59. The power plant site will occupy an area of approximately 276,000 m2, within a total allocated area of 378,000 m2 rectangle-shaped piece of land and will include the following main elements for each 650 MWe Unit: • Supercritical steam power plant, comprising two generating units primarily fired by natural gas, at approximately 9-11 bar gauge at the interface, but also designed to run on mazout (heavy fuel oil) in emergency situations as a secondary fuel. Each unit will consist of one outdoor supercritical steam generator for steam generation and one supercritical steam turbine generator (STG) providing 650 MWe (nominal) electrical generation capacity per unit at the 100% of the STG output case. Each STG will be fed by steam from the respective steam generator (boiler); • Circulating water system, with the main pumps and associated piping, the intake and discharge structures, the screening system, the chlorination system and the cathodic protection system; • Heavy fuel oil and light fuel oil storage tanks; • Intermediate water storage, the demineralization plant and the make up water system; and • Power will be generated at the manufacturer’s standard voltage and stepped up through main transformers to be connected to the new 500kV GIS switchgear. 60. The power plant will include the following main components: • Boiler Unit 1 A. • Boiler Unit 1 B. • Boile Unit 1C. • Auxiliary Boiler. • Steam Turbines Units 1 A, 1B&1C. • Elec. Bldg. ,all units. • Elec. Control Bldg. ,all units. • Main Transformers Unit 1 A. • Main Transformers Unit 1 B. • Main Transformers Unit 1C. • Aux. Transformers Unit 1 A. • Aux. Transformers Unit 1 B. • Aux. Transformers Unit 1C. • Switchyard Area. • Diesel Generator. • Switchgear Control Room. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 38 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP • Stacks Module 1. • Fuel Gas Receiving/Reducing Station. • Mazout Fuel Oil Unloading Pumps. • Sollar Oil Unloading Pumps. • Mazout Fuel Storage Tank 1. • Mazout Fuel Storage Tank 2. • Sollar Oil Unloading Pumps. • Mazout Oil Heaters/Transfer Pumps. • Sollar oil Storage Tank. • Water Treatment Area. • Circulating Water fire Water Pump House. • Circulating Water Electrical Equipment Bldg. • Chlorine Tank/Pump. • Condensate Water Tank. • Condensate Water Discharge Structure. • Condensate Water Nile l Well. • Demineralized Water Storage Tank. • Waste Water Treatment Plant. • Administration Building. • Warehouse/Work Shops. • Security office. • Fire Station. • Hydrogen Generation Building. • Bottled Gas Storage/Gen. Area. • Foam Equipment. • Black Start Facility. 61. The power plant is designed to operate as a base load unit with the STG operating in sliding pressure mode up to approximately 60% load and at fixed pressure for higher loads. 62. The layout and main components for the power plant is presented in Figure 10. 4.2 Process Description 63. The key steps of the generating process of the proposed power plant are as follows: • The key inputs to the generating process are natural gas or mazout oil, which will be delivered to the site via underground pipelines (gas or mazout), together with air and water. • Natural gas (or mazout oil when natural gas is unavailable) will be mixed with air and combusted to generate steam from demineralized water to ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 39 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP drive three turbines serving electrical generators. The combustion of the fuel is supported by injection of air. The process results in the generation of electricity and also produces hot exhaust gases. • The steam is cycled from the boilers through the turbines to condensers. The condensers are cooled by a direct cooling system, abstracting water from, and discharging the used effluent to, the River Nile. The condensate is then returned for recirculation within the boilers. • The final exhaust gases will be discharged to the atmosphere via a flue housed in a single stack of 152 m height for each unit in accordance with emission standards set by the EEAA. The main by-products from combustion of natural gas are carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapour, carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulates, which are typically associated with coal and oil combustion, will not be produced other than in trace quantities during natural gas firing. When mazout oil is used instead of natural gas (in emergency situations for only less than 2% of the total operating hours), SO2 and particulates will also be key emissions from the power plant. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 40 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 10 General Layout of the Helwan South Power Plant and its Easments ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 41 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 4.3 Operational Releases from the Power Plant 64. During operation, the key releases into the environment from the power plant will comprise the following: • Exhaust gases, will be emitted into the atmosphere, normally from the Boilers’ stack as a result of fuel combustion. Emissions from the combustion of natural gas are carbon dioxide (CO2), water vapor, carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulates, which are typically associated with coal and oil combustion, will only be produced in trace quantities during natural gas firing. In emergencies when heavy fuel oil (mazout) is used instead of gas, SO2 and particulates will however be key emissions from the power plant. • Heated cooling water will be discharged into the River Nile via the cooling water discharge structure at a temperature of no more than 9.6oC at the point of discharge. Process waste water will be treated and discharged into the discharge system, which includes two pathways: one to the circulating water discharge system (CWDS) and the other to the plantation irrigation network. Any oil and residual solids will be removed before discharge and the pH of discharged water maintained at between 6 and 9. • Chlorine will be added to the cooling water system to control bacterial and algal growth on various surfaces and in the cooling water intake. The cooling water discharge will contain residual quantities of chlorine at concentrations below the World Bank standard for free chlorine of 0.2 mg/l. • Small volumes of solid wastes will be segregated, collected and disposed of by licensed waste disposal contractors. 65. The power plant incorporates a range of measures to eliminate or reduce operational releases within its design and layout, such as low NOx burners in the boilers, oil interceptors fitted to the site drainage system and effluent treatment facilities to treat wastewater prior to discharge. As a result, the power plant is designed to meet high environmental standards and comply with the emission limits of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the World Bank. 5. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 5.1 Current Situation (“No Actionâ€? Option) 66. The no action alternative will result in the demand for electricity exceeding supply, with an increasing deficit as demand increases in future years. A lack of a secure and reliable electricity generation and supply system has significant social and economic implications, since it will: • constrain existing and future economic development and investment through lack of energy resources to meet industrial demand; • restrict socio-economic development through lack of electricity supply, or poor reliability and shortages in electricity supply for domestic users, community and other public facilities and public services; ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 42 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP • inhibit provision of social services, including public health and poverty eradication. 67. As a result, the "no action" option is not a viable or acceptable alternative to the proposed project. 5.2 Planned Additional Capacity and the Helwan South Power Plant 68. The EEHC has established a generation expansion plan which is intended to achieve the following: • meet future demand for electricity; • maintain and improve generation and transmission reliability; and • introduce new technologies. 69. The expansion plan also corresponds to the national Government’s development aspirations and growth poles of economic and industrial expansion throughout the country. As part of this plan, the EEHC has identified Helwan South power project to help implement its expansion in generation capacity. Hence, the proposed project is compatible with and, indeed, a fundamental part of the EEHC generation expansion plan to meet existing and future demand for electricity. 5.3 Alternative Technologies And Fuels 5.3.1 Selection of the Proposed Technology 70. The EEHC has an objective to provide a secure, reliable electricity generation and distribution system for Egypt. A key element in meeting this objective is to establish a diverse range of technologies to avoid over-reliance on any particular fuel or technology, which may adversely affect the ability to provide electricity or meet the fluctuations in demand which occur on a day-to- day or seasonal basis. 71. The EEHC generation expansion plan includes provision of the following: • gas/oil-fired steam units; • gas/oil-fired combined cycle units; • gas/oil-fired simple cycle combustion turbine units; • pumped storage; • nuclear generation; • wind farms; and • integrated solar-thermal generating units. 72. Other possible options include “importing electricityâ€?, “rehabilitation of existing power plantsâ€?, “transmission and distribution investmentâ€? and “IPPsâ€?. These technological alternatives constrained by the following: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 43 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP • Importing electricity: Egypt is interconnected to Libya and Jordan and is exporting electricity to both countries. Interconnection to Libya has a capacity of 300 MWe, and that of Jordan has a capacity of 350 MWe, which was increased to 450 MWe in 2006. Libya and Jordan are currently paying 4 US¢/kWh for the Egyptian power supply. As they are net importers, there is currently not much scope for electricity imports to Egypt from the interconnected networks. In addition, the cost of electricity in both countries is much higher than that of Egypt, making it an uncompetitive alternative. There is currently no south border connection to Sudan, although there is an ongoing activities in the context of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) whereby Egypt could potentially import hydroelectric power starting approximately in 2014, if the price is competitive. However, considering the abundance of natural gas and thus the low cost electricity provision in Egypt, it will be difficult for imported electricity to be competitive. • Renewable energy: Current world market cost of wind based electricity is 5.9-7.38 US¢/kWh, whilst is 3.75 US¢/kWh with current grant financing for wind projects, which is higher than the cost from natural gas thermal plants. Therefore, renewable energy is not competitive unless further subsidies are provided. • Rehabilitation of existing power plants: EEHC has concluded that the rehabilitation option is cost effective in seven of its existing power plants, and these sites have already been or will be rehabilitated. However, these efforts are not enough to cope with the growing demand for electricity. • Transmission and distribution investments: EEHC has developed a transmission and distribution (T&D) development plan and the T&D system is optimized for the current load requirements and generation capacity. To meet the demand growth for the fast track period and medium term expansion, a T&D investment plan has been developed. New electricity generation capacity is required in the network; therefore, strengthening of T&D capacity alone will not replace the need for the generation capacity. Furthermore, T&D losses are at a relatively low level, around 10% on average, and reducing the losses further would not free up the amount of electricity supply required. • BOOTs/IPPs: Three BOOT projects (650 MWe each) have been built in Egypt in late 1990's and early 2000's. The government is encouraging private sector participation in order to attract private investment. However, given the worldwide reduction in investor’s interest in the power sector, private financing for power generation in the near term is still in process. 73. Consistent with the generation expansion plan, the EEHC has stipulated that the Helwan South should be gas/oil-fired supercritical steam units of a net 3x650 MWe generating capacity. The reasons for the selection of this technology are as follows: 74. The steam cycle (SC) technology, which fires natural gas as a main ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 44 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP fuel and mazout as a back-up fuel, has been used for decades in Egypt. The plant efficiency is around 46% with 600 MWe size drumless type super-critical steam cycle, which exceeds the similar sub-critical unit efficiency with at least 4% ratio. The investment cost of Steam Cycle Super-critical plant, based on recent worldwide market experience, is around $ 1700/kWe (EPC basis with multiple packages). The application of large scale (750MWe) gas turbine combined cycle (CC) technology, which fires natural gas as a main fuel and diesel fuel as a back-up fuel, has been operational since 2004. Plant efficiency exceeds 50% and the investment cost, based on recent worldwide market experience, is around $760/kWe (EPC basis with multiple packages). Given that CC plants show lower investment cost and higher plant efficiency, there should be a distinguished rationale to justify why the SC technology has been selected for the proposed project. The reasons are the following: • Operational flexibility: The EEHC plans to operate large scale (i.e., 750 MWe) CC plants at 100% full flat base-load with a possibility of reducing operations to 50% once a week. This is because the cycling capacity of large-scale CC plants is still to be confirmed (frequent start and stop, and partial load operation capacity). Consequently, SC plants are required to take the role of reducing the load, while CC plants keep 100% full load. EEHC therefore sets the maximum proportion of CC in the generation mix to be 30-35%. As a result, the Electric Generation Expansion Analysis System (EGEAS) model selected the proposed Helwan South SC plant as the most viable option based on this generation mix criteria. If the CC technology were selected, it would exceed the limit of CC in the generation mix, requiring CC plant cycling operation beyond what it is capable of. • Grid stability: SC turbine has bigger inertia and is therefore more stable to network disturbances. When the CC ratio is too high in the generation mix, CC may overreact to the disturbances and interfere with each other, which could cause load instability. • Unforeseen risk of new technology: Applying a new technology to the Egyptian specific climate and environment may have unforeseen risks. For example, recently, dust and humidity caused a quick filter pressure drop in the Cairo North plant, commissioned in May 2004, which was not expected when the CC plant was designed. • Fuel flexibility: SC plants use mazout as a back-up fuel, easily available domestically, while CC plants use imported diesel oil. The ability to "dual- fuel" the power plant (with natural gas or mazout) will provide security of electricity supply in the event that gas supplies are unavailable for any reason. • Local manufacturing capacity: In Egypt only 30% of CC plants are manufactured locally, in comparison to about 40-45% of SC plants manufactured locally. Therefore, the use of SC technology creates more local employment and requires less foreign exchange. 75. Given this rationale, existing and planned generating capacity using ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 45 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP gas/oil-fired combined cycle units is already considered sufficient by the EEHC and further reliance on this particular technology is not preferred for reasons of security of supply, response to demand and economics. As shown in Table 3-1, almost 29.88% of installed capacity in 2008/2009 was provided by combined cycle technology. The new combined cycle units at New Kureimat and El-Atf, Sidi Krir and New Talkha have added more 3000 MWe to the installed capacity within the last 2 years. Also, declared combined cycle additions of Giza North (3x750) MWe and Banha (1x750) MWe will increase the combined cycle capacity by another 3000 MWe within the next 2 years. The EEHC is implementing a process of meeting and generating increased demand through the provision of conventional steam generation plants in order to generate sufficient demand to install further CCGT capacity in the future. This will result in increased potential to incorporate more CCGT capacity. 76. Hence, with the current policy to limit CC to 30-35% in the generation mix (as identified by EGEAS), and with urgent need of supply capacity with load following capability, SC technology has been identified as the most viable option for the Helwan South project. This will ensure operational flexibility, network stability, fuel flexibility, local job creation, and avoid unforeseen risks of applying new technologies too rapidly in Egypt. 5.3.2 Alternative Fuels 77. Natural gas has been selected as the main fuel for the power plant. Compared to other fossil fuel generating technologies, gas fired steam generators have a relatively low emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), moderate emission levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and the lowest emission levels (almost traces) of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulates. 5.4 Alternative Sites 78. The site location has been allocated to the Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company (UEEPC), an affiliated company to the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) by the Egyptian Government (Presidential Decree no. 43 of the year 2010, issued on 14 February 2010). 5.4.1 Identification of Candidate Sites 79. Three sites were considered for the proposed project, namely Safaga, Sharm esh-Sheikh and Helwan South. Relatively, the Helwan South was preferred to Safaga and Sharm esh-Sheikh sites mainly because of the higher cost for connection to cooling water, make-up water and the gas network, in addition to the electricity grid due to the greater distance to the load centers. 80. The key criteria used in the evaluation of the alternative sites by the EEHC/ UEEPC were as follows: • Economic factors: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 46 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP - capital costs; - operation and maintenance costs; - requirement for natural gas; - requirement for cooling water; - demand loads for electricity; and - requirement for electricity transmission lines/sub-stations. • non-economic factors: - potential environmental impacts; and - site development. 81. Potential environmental impacts have been examined for all sites. Screening level assessment during feasibility study indicated that the level of environmental impacts will be relatively constant for all the three sites. 82. According to the Investment Map and Land-use Map of Egypt, the South Helwan/ Kureimat has been designated since 1999 to industrial development. Some of the land around has already been developed with industry facilities. As a result, the Helwan South on the Nile River area has been identified as the centre of load for current and future electricity demand in the region. 83. Compared to other alternative sites, the Helwan South on the Nile River site was found to be the most effective site for the following reasons: • Minimal additional infrastructure requirements are needed. • A workers colony is not required during construction as the power plant will use the local workforce from Helwan Governorate and the surrounding towns and villages. • Desirable benefits for development of the site area. 84. In addition, the power plant will be constructed and operated on a land originally allocated for power generation activity, thus it will not include any land take. Also, the power plant site will bring socio-economic benefits to the wider Helwan Region, through employment opportunities, supply contracts and the effects of project expenditure within the local economy. 85. The key findings of the consideration of alternative sites are summarized in Table-3. The consideration of alternative sites by the UEEPC/EEHC indicated that Helwan South has no significant disadvantages and has several beneficial aspects for other developments in the Helwan and Atfieh / Kureimat area, and desirable site development characteristics. Therefore, Helwan South was selected as the preferred site for the power plant. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 47 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table-3 Key Findings of the Consideration of Alternative Sites Site Key Findings Safaga Remote, "greenfield" site, hence a new colony for workers would be required with potential socio-economic conflicts. Extensive infrastructure requirements needed, resulting in higher costs and potential environmental impacts. Sharm Relative to Helwan South site, significant infrastructure requirements needed, esh-Sheikh resulting in higher costs and potential environmental impacts. Helwan South Minimal additional infrastructure would be required. Cost-effective site for development (first lowest of the three alternative sites). A workers colony is NOT required as the project will use the local workforce from wider Helwan area. 6. KEY FINDINGS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 6.1 Introduction 86. A thorough assessment of the impacts of the proposed plant has been carried out based on information provided by EEHC, UEEPC and their sub- consultants. A combination of quantitative and qualitative assessment techniques, ranging from computer and/or physical modeling for air, water, noise and traffic impacts to ecological and aquatic surveys and visual evaluation, have been undertaken. The results of the assessment work have been coÙ? Ù? pared with the environmental standards set by the Government of m the Arab Republic of Egypt and the World Bank, whichever is the more stringent. 87. The following items are examined in the corresponding sub-sections of the ESIA Study Report: − Air Quality; − Aquatic Environment; − Noise and Vibration; − Flora and Fauna; − Land use, Landscape and Visual Impacts; − Soils, Geology and Hydrology; − Traffic; − Socio-economics and Socio-cultural Effects; − Archaeology, Historical and Cultural Heritage; − Natural Disaster Risks; − Major Accident Hazards; ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 48 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP − Solid Waste Management; − Public Health Effects; − Occupational Health and Safety; and − Associated Infrastructure. 88. For each of these items, a concise description and evaluation of the significance of potential impacts of the project is presented in the ESIA study report. Where modeling has been undertaken, a description of the model as well as corresponding maps summarizing the results of the assessment are provided. 89. Where potentially significant adverse impacts are identified, possible mitigation measures are suggested wherever possible, to ameliorate the impact to an acceptable level. Where identified, beneficial or positive impacts/effects of the project are also highlighted. 90. The conclusions of the assessment (see Table 4) are that (with suitable mitigation measures described in Tables 5, 6 and 7) the project is in compliance with the environmental requirements of both the Government of Egypt and the World Bank with respect to stack emissions of the new power plant, ambient air quality, discharge quality and noise. Table 1 provides with a summary of anticipated impacts in relation to the Egyptian and World Bank environmental guidelines for stack emissions, ambient air quality, liquid effluent and noise. The following discussion highlights some of the key considerations and results of the assessment. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 49 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 6.2 Air Quality Construction Dust 91. Construction activities will result in locally high levels of dust. This may affect nearest receptors or sensitive environments which lie in the immediate boundaries of the power plant. Existing concentrations of airborne dust are already high in this rural area. Potential impacts from dust emissions on site will be significantly reduced by careful management and the implementation of mitigation measures to reduce dust generation. Stack Emissions and Background Air Quality 92. The power plant will burn natural gas as its primary fuel. As a result, the principle pollutant during normal operation will be NOx. During emergency operation (and for not more than 2% of operating time), the burning of light fuel oil will result in emissions of particulate matter and SO2 along with trace amounts of other pollutants. Emissions from the plant will meet Egyptian and World Bank Guidelines. 93. In order to analyze the potential impacts of the plant’s emissions during normal operation (firing gas) on ambient air quality in the project area, dispersion modeling has been undertaken. 94. The assessment indicates that the highest concentrations for each of the averaging periods under consideration (hourly, daily, annual) are found to the north-north-west, south and south- south-west of the site, respectively. This is because the winds are exposed to the atmospheric prevailing conditions, although they are overwhelmingly from the north and northwest for most of the time. The maximum hourly average value is 367.3 µg/m3 at 608.9 meters (-305.0m, 527.0 m), the maximum 24-Hours average is 126.7 µg/m3 at 623.0 meters (5.1 m, -622.9 m) and the maximum annual average is 37.3µg/m3 at 630.1 meters (-95.0 m, -622.9 m). The ambient existing levels of pollutants are dominating the wider area of the Helwan South site. Combined effects from the proposed Helwan South power project and the surrounding sources for nitrogen oxides (NOx) have been obtained using the background NOx measurements recorded for the Helwan South area via the NRC. The maximum total combined 24-hour impact level (138.79µg/m3, including the background level) is under the Egyptian 24-hour limit of 150 µg/m3. The maximum 24-hour impact level of the Helwan South power project is 126.7 µg/m3 (excluding the background level). The maximum combined 1-hour impact level, including the highest value during 2008, is 397.52 µg/m3. The Helwan South plant contributed 367.3 µg/m3 at this location. (see Figure 11). It is recommended that an air quality monitoring system composed of 2 or 3 monitoring stations will be utilized. The monitoring station equipped with meteorological monitoring system will be located near to, or within, the power plant site, the other one or three stations will be located one down wind within the designated area of maximum predicted pollutant concentration and the other (if any) upwind. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 50 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Figure 11 Helwan South Air Quality Monitoring Locations ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 51 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 4 Environmental Impacts and Environmental Guidelines Predicted Max. Concentration from Existing Ambient Air Quality Cumulative Air Quality Impact of the World Bank Impact Area (Effect of All Surrounding Helwan South Power Plant and Egyptian Standard Helwan South Power Plant Facilities) (2) Surrounding Facilities Cuideline Stack emissions (70% load) (when firing Natural Gas) NOx(1) < 300 mg m-3 `` 300 mg m-3 (1) 240 mg m-3 SO2 negligible not specified not specified TSP – General (all sizes) < 50 mg m -3 150 mg m-3 50 mg m-3 Stack emissions (70% load) when firing Light Fuel Oil (<2% of total annual operating time)) -3 -3(1) -3 NOx – oil firing < 300 mg m 300 mg m 400 mg m -3 -3 -3 SO2 – oil firing < 850 mg m 3,600 mg m 850 mg m -3 -3 -3 TSP – General (all sizes) < 50 mg m 150 mg m 50 mg m Ground Level Concentration (when firing National Gas) NOx – 1 hour 367.3 µgm-3 30.22 µgm-3 397.52 µgm-3 400 µgm-3 - NOx – 24 hours 126.7 µgm-3 12.09 µgm-3 138.79 µgm-3 150 µgm-3 150 µgm-3 NOx – 1 year 37.3 µgm-3 2.42 µgm-3 39.72 µgm-3 - 100 µgm-3 SO2 – 1 hour Trace 19.62 µgm-3 19.62 µgm-3 350 µgm-3 - SO2 – 24 hours Trace 7.85 µgm-3 7.85 µgm-3 150 µgm-3 150 µgm-3 SO2 – 1 year Trace 1.57 µgm-3 1.57µgm-3 60 µgm-3 80 µgm-3 (3) PM10 – 24 hours Trace 112 µgm-3(3) 112 µgm-3 150 µgm-3 150 µgm-3 PM10 – 1 year Trace 22.4 µgm-3 22.4 µgm-3 70µgm-3 50 µgm-3 Liquid Effluent pH 6-9 6-9 6-9 BOD <30 mg/l 30 mg/l - Chromium - 0.50 mg/l 0.5 mg/l Copper <0.5 mg/l 1 mg/l 0.5 mg/l Iron <1 mg/l 1 mg/l 1.0 mg/l Zinc <1 mg/l 1 mg/l 1.0 mg/l Oil and Grease <5 mg/l 5 mg/l 10 mg/l Total Suspended Solids (TSS) <30 mg/l 30 mg/l 50 mg/l (4) Residual Chlorine (total) <0.2 mg/l - 0.2 mg/l (4) Temperature Increase (oC) <8oC at the (max. absolute temp 35oC at the o point of discharge and <3 C at edge(5)of <3oC within 100 m. point of discharge. Mixing zone up mixing zone to 5oC above ambient. Noise (6) Daytime (max.) (at the Fence) Max. <50 dB(A) 60 dB(A) 50 dB(A) Night time (max.) (at the Fence) Max. <50 dB(A) 55 dB(A) 45 dB(A) (1) Egyptian standards for NOx are expressed in terms of NO2. (2) Ambient air quality monitoring results measured by the NRC air quality monitoring equipment in Helwan South area during September 2009. (3) The PM10 concentrations resulting from the power plant itself only is traces. (4) “Chlorine shockingâ€? may be preferable in certain circumstances, which involves using high chlorine levels for a few seconds rather than a continuous low level release. The maximum value is 2 mgl-1 for up to 2 hours, which must not be more frequent than once in 24 hours (and the 24 hour average should be 0.2 mg/l). (5) The effluent should result in a temperature increase of no more than 5oC at a distance less than 100m and 3°C at a distance 100-150 m from the point of discharge where initial mixing and dilution take place. Where this zone is not defined 3oC at a distance, 100 m from the point of discharge is used when there are no sensitive aquatic Ù? ecosystems within this distance. (6) There are no sensitive receptors for noise within 150m of the power plant. The area has been categorised as “Residential-Commercialâ€? with respect to Egyptian ambient noise standards and “Residential, Institutional, Educationalâ€? with respect to World Bank guidelines. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 52 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 6.3 Aquatic Environment 95. Cooling water and process water for power plant operation will be drawn from the Nile River via an intake structure. The quantity of the cooling water that will be returned back to the Nile River is about 69 m3/sec. Process water that will be abstracted from the Nile River is about 0.07% of this quantity. Potable water will be supplied to the power plant via the power plant water supply system. Cooling water will be returned to the Nile River via a discharge structure whilst waste process water will be disposed of after treatment via discharge system, which includes two pathways: plantation irrigation network and Circulating Water Discharge System (CWDS). Sanitary waste water will be disposed of after treatment via plantation irrigation network and the residual sludge will be transported by trucks to the sewer treatment plant of El-Saff town. No ground water or other surface water will be used during power plant construction and operation. The Contractors will be responsible for relevant water/toilet facilities during construction and the need to provide appropriate services will be specified in their contracts. The key potential impacts of the power plant on the aquatic environment will therefore be impacts to the aquatic flora and fauna during power plant construction and operation. 96. The aquatic environment surrounding the project site is characterized by generally fair water quality. The aquatic flora is characterized by poor biodiversity and no sensitive ecosystems. (Baseline Survey Study) No commercial fishing occurs in the vicinity of the project, but very limited fishing activity near El-Kureimat power complex site, around 7.5km downstream the South Helwan project site. 97. During construction of the power plant dredging and construction of the intake and discharge structures could lead to potential impacts on physical aquagraphy, water quality and removal of, or disturbance to, aquatic habitats, flora and fauna. Given that the area of impact is very localised, losses are in many cases temporary and field survey data available do not indicate significant or sensitive habitats (Baseline Survey Study). The impacts of power plant construction on the aquatic environment are not considered to be significant. Dewatering during construction will not have any impact on cultivated land in the vicinity of the power plant. In addition, good site management and engineering practices during construction will ensure that any residual impacts are reduced to a minimum. 98. Power plant operation will result in a heated plume of waste cooling water being discharged into the Nile River. Process water will be disposed of to the discharge system (identified above). All discharges of process water will be treated prior to discharge to ensure that the Egyptian and World Bank waste water quality guidelines are met. Treatment includes neutralization, oil separation, flocculation and filtration. 99. The returned cooling water will be released at a temperature of no more than 8oC at the point of discharge. Thermal modeling of the discharge plume shows that, at max. operational conditions, the point at which the plume has decreased in temperature to 3oC above ambient, lies at approximately within 100 m from the point of discharge. The mixing zone has been defined ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 53 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP by the HRI/MWRI to be 150 m from the point of discharge. 100. The temperature of the returned cooling water at the point of discharge conforms to the Egyptian Standard, and the discharge as modeled satisfies the World Bank standard of a maximum increase of 3oC above ambient at the edge of the mixing zone (100 m from the point of discharge). In addition, the area affected by the highest temperature increases and therefore where aquatic ecology is likely to be most affected, is localized and the aquatic habitats in this area have been found to already be relatively impoverished (Hydrothermal Study by HRI and Aquatic Ecology Baseline Study). Outside this area, more marginal increases in the Nile River water temperature are likely to create new or improved habitats for flora and fauna. 101. Physical aquagraphy, Helwan South Nile River bankline access, fishing and navigation are not predicted to be significantly affected by the presence of the intake and discharge structures. 6.4 Noise Impacts 102. The construction of the Helwan South power plant is expected to generate a maximum noise level of 55 dB(A) during the day at the fence of the power plant and 50 dB(A) at night. These worst-case construction noise levels are both within Egyptian and World Bank(1) guidelines, and for most of the construction periods, the noise levels will be lower than these values. There are no residential receptors within 100 m of the plant. 103. Construction traffic on local roads will also generate additional noise, however noise levels on local roads predicted for peak construction activity (during 2012-2013) is expected to be only 0.3dB(A) above ambient levels. This magnitude of increase is generally not perceptible to the human ear, consequently no construction traffic impacts are predicted. 104. The potential noise emissions from the Helwan South plant during operation have been modeled to provide noise contours in the area around the site. The predicted operational noise levels at the site boundary and at all receptors are below the Egyptian and World Bank guidelines during daytime and nigh-time. __________________________________ (1) There are no World Bank Guidelines for demolition and construction noise, therefore Operational noise guidelines are applied here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 54 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 6.5 Flora and Fauna 105. No areas protected for their conservation value are located on, or in the vicinity of, the project area. The proposed site itself and the surrounding land is desert and agricultural vegetated with much of the area having been dominated by common cultivars. Given that the potential impacts of construction and operation on power plant area likely to be localized and good site management practices will be implemented, no significant effects are predicted. 6.6 Land Use, Landscape and Visual Impacts 106. The land use at the project site is agricultural land. There is no loss of this land to the power plant development, as this land is offered for sale by its owner, either, for other purposes or for a power generation activity, therefore there is not significant land use impacts due to the Helwan South power project. 107. The surrounding land use is generally agricultural. As the land is dominantly cultivated, all existing views will be insignificantly influenced by the power plant and given the surrounding context, the visual intrusion of the power plant could be accommodated. 108. Visual impacts of the power plant from the residential areas to the northwest and southeast are also not expected to be significant given the long distance of their locations from the site and orientation of the facilities. The potential landscape and visual impacts of the project are therefore expected to be properly accommodated. 6.7 Soils, Geology and Hydrology 109. Due to the characteristics of the soils and geology of the site, in particular the lack of any sensitive features, and the mitigation measures proposed as part of the construction and operation of the power plant, no significant impacts are predicted to occur. In addition, preliminary land surface investigations confirmed the site as being uncontaminated. 6.8 Traffic 110. The assessment of traffic and transport covers the changes in traffic conditions in terms of delay and congestion during construction and operation. 111. The greatest potential for traffic impacts to occur arises during a short period at peak construction. There is some potential for increased congestion on the main roads to the power plant, however the impacts will only occur during the peak construction phase and during peak hours. The overall impact is therefore predicted to be insignificant. Mitigation measures will be put in place to reduce the potential for impacts to arise. 112. During operation, a small number of workers and HGVs are associated with operating the power plant and no impacts are predicted to occur. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 55 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 6.9 Socio-economics and Socio-cultural effects 113. It is anticipated that the power plant will provide a net positive socio- economic impact through the provision of employment opportunities and attraction of economic investment into the area. In addition, the use of local labor (95% during construction), will maximize these positive impacts through the development of the local skill base and will also generate increased demand for local services, materials and products. 114. In addition to the area specifically designated for the plant, there are large empty spaces next to the power plant site. All activities related to the construction of the new plant will therefore take place within the area belonging to the UEEPC, i.e. there will be no off-site activities or associated land acquisition during construction. 115. As indicated in the main document, scientific research has shown that certain species of the fish grow considerably faster in warmer water. 116. The effects on the fisheries of warmer water returned to the Nile River from similar power plants along the Nile banks are well known (Actual field observation and field studies). Experience from more than 10 other power plants located on the banklines of both of the River Nile and its branches that have operated in Egypt for a number of years indicates that the overall impacts on fisheries of slightly warmer water actually are positive, and consultations with the fishermen indicate that the catches in these areas have increased rather than decreased. Since this is part-time, small-scale fisheries no statistics are available, but after many years the warmer water around the various points of discharge, is clearly perceived by the fishermen to have positive effects (More details are presented in "consultation with the fishermen" given in Volume III, Annex C). 117. In line with this recognition, discussions have already been initiated between the EEHC and the General Authority for Fishery Development with a view to jointly take advantage of this, e.g. establishing a fry collection station near the edge of the mixing zone. 118. Land expropriation is not likely for the sub-projects, including interconnecting transmission lines and gas pipeline. However, in order to handle any potential future changes, a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) is prepared by ECG separately in a stand alone document to be attached with this ESIA report. "Notwithstanding any differences between Egyptian legislation and World Bank rules and regulations, the project will be implemented in accordance with OP 4.12 and subsequent RAPs will be prepared in accordance with the entitlement matrix (Annex-III of the main report of the RPF)". Fair compensation, if any, will be paid for the right of way according to the Law 63 of the Year 1974 and the recommendations set out in the RPF. The ESMP will be revised after exact routes for both of the gas connection an transmission lines are available. 119. The project design has considered enhancing the project benefits through its social corporate responsibilities program. Resulting from the ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 56 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP community requests that local population, both men and women, be considered for employment opportunities, the Power Company shall ensure that the construction companies recruit local people willing and able to participate in the implementation of the project. In addition, the project has undertaken to construct local clinic and a basic school for the communities of the project area in liaison with the Ministries of Health and Education, respectively. Provision of these social amenities will be implemented under the civil works contracts. Furthermore, social and recreational facilities for the staff of the Power Company shall be accessible by the local people upon request, including access to potable water within the project premises. 120. The Project will construct a dedicated project campsite where all facilities shall be provided to the incoming labour force to ensure that no pressure is exerted on local facilities and supplies. The local communities shall be given priority in supplying goods and services demanded by the project and its employees. Senior and professional staff of the construction companies will opt to reside in the near-by city of Beni-Suweif which has adequate facilities to cater for the project workers. Lodging requirements of the operational staff will be covered through extensions available to residential community of the Kureimat Power Complex, 7.5 km north-east of the project site. No additional land acquisition is needed. 6.10 Archaeology, Historic and Cultural Heritage 121. No available information was found which identified any archaeological, historic or cultural remains on the site or in the surrounding area. Consequently, no impact is predicted to occur on any known archaeological, historic or cultural resources. 122. UEEPC have incorporated mitigation measures into the construction program to ensure that any potential finds of significance are recorded and are accorded the required protection in consultation with Supreme Council for Antiquities. 6.11 Natural Disaster Risks 123. An assessment of the risks to the power plant from seismic activity has concluded that given the engineering measures incorporated into the design of the power plant, the potential environmental impacts of a seismic event during power plant operation are not anticipated to be significant. 124. Furthermore the power plant will be designed to conform to the Uniform Building Code Zone 2 seismic criteria, according to US regulations for earthquake. These design criteria are therefore considered sufficient to withstand the level of seismic activity experienced in the area. 125. The risks of flooding during power plant construction and operation were also examined. However, site drainage will be constructed to minimize any risks of contaminated water reaching the surroundings and to properly drain the site, no significant flood risk impacts are anticipated. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 57 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 6.12 Major Accident Hazards 126. Given the wider land surrounding the Helwan South power plant and the measures incorporated into the design of the plant to minimize the risk from fire and explosion, the plant is not anticipated to pose a potential risk of any significance to any third party facilities. 6.13 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 127. The management of wastes during construction and operation of the power plant will include mitigation measures to collect and store waste on-site, record all consignments of solid or contaminated waste for disposal and periodically audit waste contractors and disposal sites to ensure that disposal is undertaken in a safe and environmentally acceptable manner according to the rules set by Law 4/1994 and the Law 9/2009 and the Governorate of Helwan. 128. Private sector contractor will be assigned via general bidding process and the contract will include detailed environmental procedures, according to Law 4/1994 and the Law 9/2009 and Governorate of Helwan regulations, for disposing debris materials. The contract covers all fees required. 129. During construction and operation, all wastes including debris waste, general waste, packaging waste, commercial wastes, raw-water pre- treatment sludge, tank sludge and interceptor sludge will be disposed of by licensed waste contractors according to the rules set by Law 4/1994 and the Law 9/2009 and the Governorate of Helwan. 130. Solid and hazardous waste management is not predicted to cause any significant impacts. 6.14 Occupational Health and Safety 131. With the provision of a high standard of health and safety management on site, construction and operation of the power plant in accordance with good industry practice, the occupational health and safety risks associated with construction and operation of the power plant will be minimized and are not significant. 6.15 Associated Infrastructure 132. All construction related activities will take place within the area belonging to the Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company. The total area is 378,000 square meters have, already, designated for the new plant. In addition to the area specifically designated for the plant, there is large empty space inside the purchased land next to the power plant designated area. All activities related to the construction of the new plant will therefore take place within the area belonging to the Upper Egypt Electricity Production Company, i.e. there will be no off-site activities or associated land acquisition during ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 58 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP construction. 133. Transmission lines which will evacuate power generated by the Helwan South power plant will add connecting transmission lines to the Egyptian network. Some limited distance (on 500 kV) transmission lines will connect the power plant to existing substations following new routes. Very small pieces of land will be taken against compensation. 134. The power plant will be connected through the following: • A 2x750 MVA, 500/200 kV Zahraa El-Maadi S/S. • Construct 500 kV double circuit O.H.T.L SHPP(*) 500/ Samallout S/S and Assiut S/S by an in-and-out connection at Samallout to the existing 500kV Samallout – Assiut TL. with length of about 150 km. • Construct 500 kV double circuit O.H.T.L SHPP 500/ Zahraa El-Maadi 500 (under constriction) with length of about 100 km. • A 30 km, 500 kV double circuit O.H.T.L. Zahraa El-Maadi S/S by an in- and-out connection to the 500 kV O.H.T.L. connecting Tebbin & El-Sokhna S/Ss. • Two 165 MVAR , 500 kV switchable line shunt reactors each to be installed at Assiut and South Helwan S/Ss. • Connecting three existing 220 kV lines (Ain Sira/ Tora (2x7 km), Cairo East/ Bassatin (2x5 km), and Kattamia / Tebbin (15 km)) to Zahraa El- Maadi S/S. These transmission lines have now a separate ESIA study. Permit has been already obtained. Another connection (to the Samallout S/S) has been also discussed, but has not been found acceptable as it will likely go through a number of cultivated farm lands. The proposed option seems to be less intrusive, both in terms of adverse socio-economic impacts and land acquisition challenges. 135. The proposed transmission routes of 500 kV TLs with their transmission towers would be footed mostly (at least 88%) on dry, unproductive, uninhabited, state owned land. The land required for each tower footing is expected to be maximum 14x14 meters. (this requirement will be almost half for angle towers compared to suspension towers). 136. Also, a new gas pipeline route has been already identified from Dahshour to Atfieh within the gas network in collaboration with EGAS/ GASCo. Gas connection will be implemented, where gas pipelines will be buried underground along the identified route. A separate ESIA for the Gas Pipeline Project has already been implemented by GASCo. Permit has already been obtained. 137. However, since the transmission lines and gas pipelines are likely to require some land acquisition (and possibly resettlement), a Resettlement Policy Frameworks (RPFs) are prepared separately, as part of the ESIA study of the interconnection project and also of the ESIA study of the gas pipeline. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 59 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP "Notwithstanding any differences between Egyptian legislation and World Bank rules and regulations, the project will be implemented in accordance with OP 4.12 and subsequent RAPs will be prepared in accordance with the entitlement matrix (Annex-III of the main report of the RPF)." ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 60 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 6.16 Global Impacts 138. Natural gas has been selected as the main fuel for the power plant. Compared to other fossil fuel generating technologies, gas fired steam generators have a relatively low emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), moderate emission levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and the lowest emission levels (almost traces) of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulates. 139. The greenhouse effect is caused by the build-up of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the atmosphere. Water vapour and ozone (O3) can also act as greenhouse gases. For power generation processes, CO2 is the key emission of concern, as methane and CFCs are not emitted by power plants and none of the other greenhouse gases are emitted in sufficient quantities from power generation to be considered important in terms of the greenhouse effect. 140. The efficiency of the proposed steam power plant is 42-45% with natural gas, with associated CO2 emissions of about 520 g/kWh. This compares with the efficiency of a typical CCGT power plant of 53-54%. 141. Emissions of carbon dioxide are estimated to be up to 6,750 kilotonnes per year (expressed as CO2). This assumes that the plant operates for the whole year and consumes around 180 tonnes of gas per hour. The emissions of CO2 from fuel burning in Egypt amounted to around 160,000 kilotonnes in 2000 (Ref: EEAA: Egypt's Second National Communication). Fuel combustion will account for most of Egypt’s CO2 emissions from all sources. Hence, the power plant as proposed will emit up to around 4.2% of the total Egyptian CO2 emissions in 2000. This is an upper estimate as the plant will not operate 100% of the year or at full load 100% of the time. 142. Natural gas, which is the main fuel to be used in the Helwan South plant, contains very low concentrations of sulfur or particulate matter, therefore the potential for emissions of SO2 and particulates from the electricity generating process are also very low. Fuel oil however, leads to greater emissions of SO2 and particulates, due to the relatively high sulfur content of these fuels and the generation of ash during their combustion. 143. Natural gas fuel also has the significant benefit over fuel oil of being able to be delivered by an existing pipeline, whereas oil requires delivery to the power plant by road, rail and/or sea. The use of a pipeline avoids the potentially significant environmental impacts of road, rail or seaborne traffic and fuel unloading operations at a power plant. The very limited use of fuel oil at the proposed plant does not justify use of a pipeline for this fuel. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 61 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP 7. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND MONITORING: THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MNAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP) 7.1 Enhancement and Mitigation Plan 144. The Environmental and Social Management Plant (ESMP) includes mitigation measures, design of monitoring programs where appropriate, and specification of management measures (including institutional responsibility and training requirements). 145. The mitigation measures represent a synthesis of those measures which are part of the basic power plant design and those that have been recommended in Section 6 of the ESIA report for both the construction and operational phases of the power plant. The mitigation measures discussed in this section are summarized in the following Five Tables, together with respective environmental monitoring and management arrangements. It should be noted that many of the mitigation measures presented below for the construction phase, will be carried forward into plant Operation. 146. All the mitigation, monitoring and management measures proposed below and in Section 8 of the ESIA report (the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)), will be adopted by the Project Company and imposed as conditions of contract on the contractor and any sub-contractors employed to build or operate any part of the power plant. Since many of the mitigation measures presented are considered an essential, integrated component of the construction and operation works, it is not possible to separate the specific costs of their implementation from the overall construction and operation costs. 147. Mitigation measures introduced into the design and construction phase of the power plant will be carried forward into the operational phase by the UEEPC Company. Many of the mitigation measures, as described in Sections 4 and 6 of the ESIA report, have already been integrated into the design of the power plant in order to minimize any operational impacts on the environment. Mitigation measures such as low NOx burners, noise silencers and water discharge controls are for example integral to the design of the power plant. 148. The key features of the ESMP relate to air quality, aquatic discharge and implementation of good site management practice. The ESMP is summarized in Tables 5, 6 and 7 which relate to design, construction and operational phases respectively. Table 8 summarizes the cost of ESMP which will require to be included in the project financial plan. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 62 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 5 Institutional Arrangements for Helwan South Power Project Implementation Type and Frequency of Responsibility Monitoring Budget in Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Schedule Reporting / Monitoring Indicators US$ Implementation Supervision Construction Phase Institutional Establishment of the Project Management Prior to starting construction. Quarterly to EEHC PMU / EMS UEEPC Project Manager in Training programs Environmental Quality capacity to address Unit (PMU), including the Environmental Environmental Management collaboration with the quarterly monitoring will start environmental and Management Staff (EMS) (will include 3-4 (EEM) and EEHC Chairman Consultant Site Manager Compliance with ESMP with the commencement of social issues staff members, B.Sc. and/or 5 years high Ongoing training construction phase. technical education), construction phase. Basic training of persons employed to Basic Training operate the monitoring activities. Basic Induction Training Basic induction training for all employees on good construction and site Air quality continuous management practice. monitoring will start 6 months ahead of commissioning. Training since that time is included in air quality monitoring package Training time and cost (included in construction cost) (around US$ 155 k) UEEPC responsibility Operation Phase Institutional Establishment of the Project Management Prior to starting operation. Quarterly to EEHC & EEHC PMU / EMS UEEPC Project Manager in Training programs Included in air quality capacity to address Unit (PMU), including the Environmental Environmental Management collaboration with the monitoring package environmental and Management Staff (EMS) (will include 3-4 (EEM) Consultant Site Manager Compliance with ESMP social issues staff members, B.Sc. and/or 5 years high Training time and cost technical education), operation phase. Ongoing training (included in operation cost) Basic training of persons employed to (around US$ 20 k) operate the monitoring activities. UEEPC responsibility Induction, specific and refresher training for all employees on good operation management practice. Training methods, facilities & manuals Notes: (*) UEEPC responsibility: means that training and capacity building activities are included in the company organizational structure and budget. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 63 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementati Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost on Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Air Quality Dust emissions Implementation of good site Before Before Construction Implementation UEEPC Project Dust levels Quarterly UEEPC/PMU Mitigation caused by practices including: construction and during of Good Site Manager in (TSP, PM10) reporting of responsible for Measures, construction • appropriate siting and and during Construction until 6 Management collaboration summary results management of Management activities, maintenance of stockpiles of construction Months ahead of practices shall with the NO2, SO2, CO (or more if the air quality time and costs construction friable materials so as to Commissioning: be the Consultant Site levels. requested) and monitoring (included in vehicle minimize dust blow; Initiate baseline air responsibility of Manager submitted to the system. construction movements, and • minimizing drop heights for quality survey of main all contractors EEHC and any Submission of costs) transport of material transfer activities pollutants, particularly on site under other concerned annual summary friable such as unloading of friable NO2, SO2, CO, TSP supervision of authority. (e.g. reports to EEHC Baseline Air construction materials; and PM10 using third the PMU / EMS EEAA, WB, and any other Quality materials. party measurements on and the etc.). concerned Monitoring: • construction phase to begin a quarterly basis. Assistant Plant authority. with construction of access roads; During Construction, 6 Manager. • roads will be kept damp via a Months ahead of Basic training of First construction water bowser; Commissioning: persons period; third • roads will be compacted and Initiate baseline air employed to party monitoring graveled if necessary; quality survey of NO2 , operate and (e.g. National • site roads will be maintained SO2 , CO, TSP and maintain the Research in good order; PM10 using air quality monitoring Center), four • regulation of site access; monitors and continue system. times a year until during 6 months. using continuous • sheeting of lorries UEEPC/PMU to monitoring: transporting friable ensure all USS$70K construction materials and Two analyzer stations will be electronically contractors and spoil; subcontractors Second • enforcement of vehicle speed connected to the EEAA ambient monitoring working on site construction limits on unmetalled roads to are aware of period; 6 months <35 km/h. system. ESMP and all ahead of Measurements and employees are commissioning: analysis of these given basic Permanent pollutants to be made induction training Continuous on a continuous basis on good Monitoring by a trained staff construction and System-approx. assigned by site US$ 1000- UEEPC/HPP and management 1500K plus submitted to EEHC for practice. management reporting to any time & reporting. concerned authority. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 64 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting / and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Aquatic Environment Dredging and The following measures will be During Off bankline survey Implementation UEEPC Project Actual Quarterly UEEPC/PMU to Mitigation construction of taken: construction of undertaken October of Good Site Manager in parameters to reporting of ensure all Measures: the intake • Construction Method intake and 2010 along 5 profiles Management collaboration be measured. summary results contractors and Management structure and Statement to be produced discharge fronting the site. practices shall with the (or more if subcontractors time and costs water discharge by the Contractor; structures be the Consultant Site requested) and working on site (included in Report to be submitted to the structure. • dredged areas limited to maintained for later responsibility of Manager. are aware of construction minimum area required; all contractors EEHC and any ESMP and all cost). monitoring and other concerned Increased • disposal of dredged evaluation during on site under employees are suspended sediments to an agreed supervision of authority. (e.g. given basic Water quality operation. EEAA, WB, sediment and site; the PMU / EMS induction training measurement pollutant loads, Continuous visual and the etc.). on good costs (between • all works will be made temporary clearly visible using flags, inspection Assistant Plant construction and US$ 30-45K) loss and beacons and/or signals; Manager. site During dredging disturbance to • bank area will be reinstated management sediment and surface aquatic flora and following construction. practice. water will be monitored fauna. at four locations (two downstream of the These mitigation intake and two measures must upstream of the be a condition of discharge) twice a any construction month. contracts commissioned. During construction sampling will be conducted at two sites, unless preliminary monitoring campaign shows strong variations in water quality. Water samples will be tested for temp., PH, COD. BOD, TOC, DO, TSS, oil & grease, residual chlorine and light metals . Sediment will be tested for oil & grease and light metals. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 65 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting / and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Contamination of Mitigation activities will include the During Continuous Implementation of UEEPC Project Fluid effluents Quarterly UEEPC/PMU to Management the aquatic following: construction visual inspection Good Site Manager in within the site. reporting of ensure all time and costs environment as • no discharge of effluents into the will be Management collaboration summary results contractors and (included in a result of El-Rayyah El-Beheiry - all conducted. practices shall be with the Soil erosion. (or more if subcontractors construction construction effluents shall be collected and the responsibility Consultant Site requested) and working on site cost). activities on land removed off site for treatment by of all contractors Manager. Surface water submitted to the are aware of e.g. spillages, approved firms; on site under run-off. EEHC and any ESMP and all disposal of liquid • development of a site drainage supervision of the other concerned employees are wastes; surface plan which reduces flow velocity PMU/EMS and Sewage authority (e.g. given basic run-off, exposure and sediment load; the Assistant effluents. EEAA, WB, induction training of contaminated • protection of temporary Plant Manager. etc.), if required. on good soils (see also stockpiles of soil from erosion by Earth, mud and construction and under “Soils and using a reduced slope angle debris site Hydrologyâ€?). where practical, sheeting and by depositions on management incorporating sediment traps in roads. practices. drainage ditches; • maintenance of well kept construction site. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 66 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures(*) Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Noise Increased noise Implementation of good site practices During Monthly Implementation of UEEPC Project Noise PMU/EMS will UEEPC/PMU to Management in the project including: construction monitoring and Good Site Manager in complaints produce a ensure all time and costs area as a result • enforcement of vehicle speed supervision by Management collaboration register to Quarterly log of contractors and (included in of the use of limits; UEEPC is practices shall be with the identify valid complaints subcontractors construction noisy machinery • strict controls of vehicle routing; required to the responsibility Consultant Site concerns. and actions taken working on site cost). and increased • diesel engine construction plant ensure the of all contractors Manager. to EEHC. are aware of vehicle equipment to be fitted with implementation on site under Check validity ESMP and all Third party noise movements. silencers; of good site supervision of the using noise Quarterly reporting employees are measurement • limited noisy construction management PMU/EMS and measuring of summary results given basic costs (about activities at night; practices by all the Assistant devices. (or more if induction training US$ 23K) . • prohibition of light vehicle contractors Plant Manager. requested) and on good movements at night; during submitted to the construction and • use of protective hearing construction. Auditor (Noise EEHC and any site equipment for workers. Expert) other concerned management Third party audit, authority (e.g. practices. conducted every EEAA, WB etc.), if 4 month. required. Flora and Fauna Site Clearance- • Good site management During Periodic Implementation of UEEPC Project Good Quarterly reporting UEEPC/PMU to Management Vegetation practices will be observed to construction. inspection and Good Site Manager in conservation No. of floral ensure all time and costs removal and ensure that disturbance of supervision of Management collaboration of floral species conserved contractors and (included in habitat habitats off-site are minimized. site practices shall be with the wealth. or planted, if any. subcontractors construction disturbance. • Specific mitigation measures management by the responsibility Consultant Site working on site cost) include restricting personnel and UEEPC is of all contractors Manager. are aware of vehicles to within construction required to on site under ESMP and all site boundaries, lay down areas ensure the supervision of the employees are and access roads. implementation PMU/EMS and given basic of good site the Assistant induction training management Plant Manager. on good practices by all construction and contractors site during management construction. practices. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 67 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Soils and Hydrology Site clearance, The potential for impacts are largely During Daily visual Implementation of UEEPC Project • site drainage. Quarterly UEEPC/PMU to Costs for excavation and dependent on management of the design and inspection is Good Site Manager in • access only reporting of ensure all mitigation disposal of construction site and activities. The construction. required to Management collaboration to summary results contractors and measures and material, following mitigation measures will be ensure the practices shall be with the construction (or more if subcontractors management exposure of implemented: implementation the responsibility Consultant Site site areas. requested) and working on site time included in potentially • development of effective site of good of all contractors Manager. • spoils. submitted to the are aware of construction contaminated drainage systems; management on site under • waste EEHC and any ESMP and all costs. soils, spillage or • restriction of access only to practices during supervision of the materials. other concerned employees are leakage of construction site areas; construction. PMU/EMS and • oily waters. authority (e.g. given basic Any additional substances on • monitoring and control of spoil; the Assistant • drainage EEAA, WB induction training features (e.g. land, movement • disposal of waste materials Plant Manager. pathways. etc.), if required. on good bunding, of equipment unsuitable for reuse on-site, • potential construction and interceptors etc.) and vehicles on (e.g. for landscaping) at spillage in site may incur site. appropriately licensed sites; operational management additional costs • provision of oil and suspended areas. practices. of between US$ solid interceptors; 30-50K • management of excavations dependent on during construction to avoid the the measure. generation of drainage pathways to underlying aquifers; • provision of impermeable bases in operational areas to prevent absorption of spillages. Dewatering land A thorough study will be conducted During design Daily visual Implementation of UEEPC Project • wells water Quarterly UEEPC/PMU to Costs for during by the Engineering Consultant / and inspection is Good Site Manager in level. reporting of ensure all mitigation foundations Contractor before digging the site construction. required to Management collaboration • adequate summary results contractors and measures and construction land in the design stage to make ensure the practices shall be with the irrigation of (or more if subcontractors management . sure that any dewatering will not implementation the responsibility Consultant Site the cultivated requested) and working on site time included in impact wells water or irrigation of good of all contractors Manager. land. submitted to the are aware of construction activity. The study area will be management on site under EEHC and any ESMP and all costs. expanded to include the nearest practices during supervision of the other concerned employees are cultivated land. construction. PMU/EMS and authority (e.g. given basic Any additional the Assistant EEAA, WB induction training features (e.g. Plant Manager. etc.), if required. on good bunding, construction and interceptors etc.) site may incur management additional costs practices. of between US$ 30-50K dependent on the measure. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 68 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Traffic and Transport Disruption, noise Standard good practice measures During Monitoring traffic Implementation of UEEPC Project Increased Three times per UEEPC/PMU to Management and increased will be implemented as follows: construction. entering the site Good Site Manager in congestion month ensure all time air pollution due • adherence of abnormal load during morning & Management collaboration contractors and to increased movements to prescribed evening peaks to practices shall be with the Travel time Quarterly subcontractors traffic, light loads routes, outside peak hours and ensure the the responsibility Consultant Site (compared to reporting of working on site and abnormal implementation of all contractors Manager. reasonable summary results are aware of advance publication of (or more if loads. movements if required; of good site on site under daily commute) requested) and ESMP and all • construction shifts will be management supervision of the submitted to the employees are staggered; practices by all PMU / EMS and EEHC and any given basic • scheduling of traffic to avoid contractors the Assistant other concerned induction training peak hours on local roads; during Plant Manager. authority (e.g. on good • transportation of construction construction. EEAA, WB construction and etc.), if required. site workers by contract bus. management practices. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 69 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Socio- Economic Environment Positive All activities related to the construction During Record local PMU/EMS and UEEPC Project Workers Editing a special Responsibility of Responsibility of impacts of the new plant will take place within construction. employment the Assistant Manager in satisfaction as report UEEPC/PMU. UEEPC. identified. the area belonging to UEEPC, i.e. there provided by the Plant Manager collaboration measured by will be no off-site activities or associated project. with the staff interviews land acquisition during construction. Consultant Site and complaints Manager. submitted. Most of the labor force will be daily commuters, thus no worker housing or associated facilities will be erected on site during construction. The Project will construct a dedicated project campsite where all facilities shall be provided to the incoming labour force to ensure that no pressure is exerted on local facilities and supplies. The local communities shall be given priority in supplying goods and services demanded by the project and its employees. Senior and professional staff of the construction companies will opt to reside in the near-by city of Beni- Suweif which has adequate facilities to cater for the project workers. Lodging requirements of the operational staff will be covered through extensions available to residential community of the Kureimat Power Complex, 7.5 km north- east of the project site. No additional land acquisition is needed. The contractors will be responsible for relevant temporary water / toilet facilities during construction and the need to provide appropriate services will be specified in their constracts. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 70 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Socio- Economic Environment Positive Transmission lines will connect the During Record local PMU/EMS and UEEPC Project Workers Editing a special Responsibility of Responsibility of impacts power plant to existing substations construction. employment the Assistant Manager in satisfaction as report UEEPC/PMU. UEEPC. identified. following new routes. Also, a new provided by the Plant Manager collaboration measured by gas pipeline route will have to be project. with the staff interviews identified from the nearest point of Consultant Site and complaints supply within the gas network. Manager. submitted. However, since the transmission lines and gas pipeline are likely to require some land acquisition (and possibly resettlement), a Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) is prepared separately, as part of this ESIA work. A separate ESIA for the transmission lines is being implemented. Also, a separate ESIA and RPF for the Gas Pipeline Project has been already prepared by GASCo. Continued Public and Industry Relations will be Public maximized through open dialogue Consultation between UEEPC (through the Assistant Plant Manager who has direct responsibility for EHS Liaison) and local authority, public and industry representatives. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 71 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Complementary Initiatives and Project Benefits The project design has considered During Record activities Implementation of UEEPC top People Editing a special UEEPC to Training and enhancing the project benefits construction and procedures Good Site management satisfaction report ensure the awareness will through its social corporate contract. Management Community contractor and require responsibilities program. Resulting practices and the EEHC top leaders subcontractors management safeguard and management opinions and for workers on time plus costs from the community requests that protection policies satisfaction site include of up to US$ local population, both men and shall be the reference to the 60K. women, be considered for responsibility of requirements of employment opportunities, the Power the contractor and the ESMP and Company shall ensure that the subcontractors on are aware of the construction companies recruit local site under safeguard and people willing and able to participate supervision of the protection in the implementation of the project. UEEPC/HSPP. policies and The project has undertaken to plans. All employees will construct local clinic and a basic be given basic school for the communities of the induction training project area in liaison with the on safeguard Ministries of Health and Education, and protection respectively. Provision of these policies and social amenities will be implemented practices. under the civil works contracts. Social and recreational facilities for the staff of the Power Company shall be accessible by the local people upon request, including access to potable water within the project premises. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 72 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Involuntary Resettlement The land parcels close to the Nile Before /during Record Implementation of UEEPC top People Editing ARAP UEEPC to Training and Construction. resettlement Good Site management satisfaction ensure the awareness will River are actively cultivated by some procedure and Management contractor and require 4 family groupings representing activity practices and the EEHC top subcontractors management roughly 20 people. Access to the safeguard and management for workers on time plus costs land between the power plant protection policies site include of up to US$ perimeter fence and the Nile River shall be the reference to the 60K. bank has been reviewed to ensure responsibility of requirements of public access. According to the the contractor and the ESMP and Lending Institutions' Policy on subcontractors on are aware of the Involuntary Resettlement this will call site under safeguard and supervision of the protection for an Abbreviated Resettlement UEEPC/HSPP. policies and Action Plan (ARAP) to be prepared. plans. All The draft ARAP will be Annexed to employees will the ESIA. be given basic induction training on safeguard and protection policies and practices. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 73 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Communicable Diseases Training programs and health and During Daily inspection Implementation of UEEPC /HSPP Management Daily UEEPC to Training and safety measures will include construction is required to Good Site Assistant Plant procedures in ensure the awareness will knowledge about HIV/AIDS contract. ensure the Management Manager place. 6- monthly contractor and require awareness, prevention and implementation practices and the reporting of subcontractors management treatment. of safeguard and safeguard and Consultant Workers health summary results for workers on time plus costs protection plans protection policies Engineer Site and safety as and submitted to site include of up to US$ Specialized service provider will be and practices shall be the Manager measured by the EEHC and reference to the 60K. sub-contracted by the Consulting during responsibility of no. of ill cases. other concerned requirements of Engineer and included in the BoQ construction. the contractor and EEHC authority (e.g. the ESMP and depending on the approach. subcontractors on EEAA, are aware of the site under Financiers, etc.) safeguard and The service provider would also talk supervision of the if required. protection about other communicable diseases UEEPC/HSPP. policies and such as STD, TB and Hepatitis B and plans. All C. employees will be given basic The information would be imparted to induction training construction workers especially those on safeguard coming in from outside the project and protection area through seminars, pamphlets policies and and peer discussions. practices. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 74 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Archaeology Potential chance The project site does not lie on, or in During Supervision of Construction UEEPC Project Chance finds Daily inspection UEEPC/PMU to finds of the immediate vicinity of any known construction. construction contractors Manager in (see annex II) ensure that all Mitigation archaeological archaeological areas of interest. activities. collaboration Quarterly workers on site measures remains during with the reporting of are aware of the require construction. If remains are found UEEPC is Consultant Site summary results importance of management committed to: PMU/EMS and Manager. (or more if archaeological time. • cease activities and consult the Assistant requested) and remains and Antiquities authority; Plant Manager submitted to the must report any Should chance • protection in situ if possible; will allocate EEHC and any potential finds finds occur, • excavation of areas where responsibilities in other concerned immediately. protection & protection not feasible; accordance with authority (e.g. excavation could • preparation of a Chance Finds the Chance Finds EEAA, WB Immediate add significantly Procedure and Method Procedure. etc.), if required. liaison with to the cost. Statement. Competent Administrative Authority should a potential find be uncovered. Natural Disasters Flash flooding. Flash flooding is limited to Atfieh and During Investigation will PMU/EMS and UEEPC Project Quarterly UEEPC/PMU to Relevant costs Kureimat to the north of the power design and be done to the Assistant Manager in reporting of ensure that all are included plant site (around 7.5 km far north) construction. ensure that Plant Manager collaboration summary results workers on site within the protection with the (or more if receive training construction However, Good engineering design against flash Consultant Site requested) and in emergency costs will incorporate the following flood is already Manager. submitted to the preparedness mitigation measures: incorporated in EEHC and any and response • drainage system designed to the design and other concerned procedures. direct flood water from main construction of authority (e.g. plant areas into the Nile and the power plant EEAA, WB direct potentially contaminated etc.), if required. waters through the oil interceptor. Earthquake • Include minimum requirement During design Investigation will PMU/EMS and UEEPC Project Quarterly UEEPC/PMU to Relevant costs to withstand earthquake in the and construction. be done to the Assistant Manager in reporting of ensure that all are included design and construction of the ensure that Plant Manager collaboration summary results workers on site within the power plant foundations. protection with the (or more if receive training construction against Consultant Site requested) and in emergency costs earthquake is Manager. submitted to the preparedness already EEHC and any and response incorporated in other concerned procedures. the design and authority (e.g. construction of EEAA, WB the power plant etc.), if required. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 75 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Solid Waste Management Good practice measures such as the During Periodic Implementation of UEEPC Project Management Quarterly UEEPC/PMU to Management following: construction. inspection is Good Site Manager in contract in reports from ensure all time plus costs (1) all waste taken off-site will be required to Management collaboration place management contractors and (< US$ 20K) undertaken by a licensed ensure the practices shall be with the contractor to subcontractors contractor and UEEPC will audit implementation the responsibility Consultant Site Functional UEEPC and working on site disposal procedure; of good of all contractors Manager. transfer station. then to EEHC. are aware of (2) collection and segregation of management on site under ESMP and all wastes and safe storage; practices during supervision of the These reports employees are (3) recording of consignments for construction. PMU/EMS and are to be given basic disposal; the Assistant submitted to induction training (4) prior agreement of standards for Plant Manager. any other on good storage, management and concerned construction and disposal with relevant authority (e.g. site authorities. EEAA, WB, management etc.), if practices. It is of highest importance that required. final disposal of wastes shall be strictly adhered to environment friendly disposal Contract. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 76 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 6 (Contd.) (*) Design and Construction Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Measures Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting / and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Occupational Health & Safety Good local and international During Daily inspection Implementation of UEEPC Project Management Daily inspection UEEPC/PMU to Mitigation construction practice in Environment, construction. is required to Good Site Manager in procedures in ensure all measures will Health and Safety (EHS) will be ensure the Management collaboration place. Quarterly contractors and require applied at all times and account will implementation practices and the with the reporting of sub-contractors management be taken of local customs, practices of EHS Policies, EHS policies shall Consultant Site Workers health summary results for workers on time plus costs and attitudes. Measures include: plans and be the Manager. and safety as (or more if site include of up to US$ 50K • implementation of EHS practices during responsibility of measured by requested) and reference to the for procedures as a condition of construction. all contractors on no. of incidents. submitted to the requirements of implementation contract all contractors and sub- site under EEHC and any the ESMP and of EHS Plans. contractors; supervision of the other concerned are aware of the • clear definition of the EHS roles PMU/EMS and authority (e.g. EHS policies and and responsibilities of all the Assistant EEAA, WB, plants. All construction companies and Plant Manager. etc.), if required. employees will staff; be given basic • management, supervision, induction training monitoring and record-keeping on EHS policies as set out in plant’s operational and practices. manual; • pre-construction and operation assessment of the EHS risks Contractors are and hazards; responsible for • completion and implementation ensuring that a of Fire Safety Plan prior to Fire Safety Plan, commissioning any part of the which conforms plant; to NFPA 850, is • provision of appropriate training prepared and on EHS issues for all workers; implemented • provision of health and safety prior to information; commissioning of any part of the • regular inspection, review and plant under recording of EHS performance; supervision of and PMU/EMS and • maintenance of a high standard the Assistant of housekeeping at all times. Plant Manager. (*) Environmental regulations are to be included in all construction contracts. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 77 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 7 Operational Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Air Quality Emissions Mitigation measures have During first three Automatic monitoring The analyzer UEEPC Top Stack Continuous Records must be Automatic stack from stack are already been included in the years of operation. of stack emissions for stations will be Management emissions (at Hourly data kept and monitors: not expected to design of the plant and, given NOx, SO2, particulate owned and least PM10, acquisition. summary data included in the exceed UEEPC/HPP’s strict matter and carbon operated by EEHC NOx, SOx and (including any project cost. standards. commitment to use sollar fuel oil monoxide (CO) via test UEEPC/HPP/ Environmental CO). Quarterly deviations from for <2% of operating time, no ports installed in the EMS. Management reporting to Egyptian and Management further mitigation measures are main stacks. & Studies EEHC. World bank time for proposed. Assistant Plant Sector. standards) will compilation of Manager Reports are to be submitted to reports and UEEPC/HPP will however Report be available to the Government performance demonstrate the validity of the introduced to any of the and WB on monitoring: conclusions drawn in the ESIA EEAA as concerning annual basis (or included in report. Install two continuous requested. authorities more frequently operation cost. NOx, SO2, CO, PM10 & Ambient air (EEAA, WB, if required). Ambient air UEEPC/HPP will demonstrate TSP monitoring Third party pollutants etc.). quality affected the validity of the conclusions stations to monitor inspection. concentrations. Annual reporting Purchase of by emissions drawn in the ESIA report. If short-term by UEEPC/ Continuous from the power ground level concentrations are concentrations in the HPP/EMS to Monitors (see plant. found to be above local and area predicted to have Government and construction World Bank standards options the highest impacts on WB etc. (or more management for further mitigation will be humans (as there are frequently if table). discussed. no other sensitive required) environments). The highlighting key analyzer station near or features and within the site comparing Annual servicing, boundaries will include results with air calibration & a continuous monitor quality standards running costs: of meteorological and prediction in included in conditions ESIA report operation cost. (temperature, wind speed, wind direction and mixing heights). The analyzer stations will be electronically connected to the EEAA ambient monitoring system. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 78 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 7 (Contd.) Operational Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Aquatic Environment The design of the intake and Lifetime of the Prepare regular water UEEPC/HPP/ UEEPC Top Basic Monthly reports Records will be Management Discharge of cooling water structures have plant quality monitoring program EMS Management parameters from kept and time for process and already incorporated measures as per the UEEPC/HPP/ compared on implementation cooling water. to reduce impacts. In addition, including: Assistant Plant EEHC Law EMS to EEHC regular basis of site good site management 1) quality of all water prior Manager. Environmental 48/1982 against Egyptian management practices including the following to discharge Management and Law Continuous and World Bank practices. will be implemented: (continuous & Studies 93/1962 monitoring of standards and included in 1) neutralization, oil separation, monitoring of all Sector. water quality etc. impacts operation cost flocculation and filtration of discharged water for predicted in any contaminated water temperature and pH, Monthly ESIA. All costs are daily monitoring of monitoring of included in before discharge to either light metals and Summary process water for COD, operation cost. plantation irrigation network other pollutants. reports (with any or the El-Kata sewer network TSS, oil & grease and exceptions (if close to the site); residual chlorine and 3-monthly identified) will be monthly monitoring of monitoring of the submitted to the 2) no disposal of solid wastes light metals and other plume. Government or waste water into the pollutants) discharge structure; and WB etc. on 2) ambient water quality in Annual annual review 3) regular maintenance of site the area affected by the monitoring of basis (or more drainage system to ensure discharge plume (3- benthic frequently if efficient operation; monthly monitoring of environment required). 4) all discharges will comply temperature, pH, COD, (over a 3 year with local Egyptian BOD, TOC, DO, TSS, oil period). UEEPC/HPP/EM guidelines. & grease, residual S to ensure that Weekly all employees chlorine, light metals and monitoring of are given basic In addition, UEEPC/HPP will other pollutants. demonstrate the validity of the Fish Catches on induction training Annual monitoring of intake screens on the conclusions drawn in the ESIA benthic environment within report. If pollutant (over a 1 year requirements of concentrations in the discharge a 2 km radius of the period. the ESMP, good or impacts to the surrounding discharge point (over a 3 site aquatic environment are found year period) Reports are to management to be above local standards or Weekly monitoring of fish be available to practices and unacceptable, options for catches on intake screens any of the H&S procedures. further mitigation will be inclu-ding species, num- concerning The Assistant discussed and most authorities Plant Manager bers and size (over a 1 (EEAA, WB, will ensure appropriate measures will be year period). implemented. etc.). implementation Monitoring of the thermal of procedures. plume for consistency with model predictions is required. In fact there is little presented here to indicate that the hot water plume is the chief water environmental issue ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 79 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 7 (Contd.) Operational Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management and Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Noise Specific design mitigation measures During first year When the plant UEEPC/HPP/EMS UEEPC Top Noise level Quarterly to Should any Minimal costs to minimize noise impacts include: of operation. is fully Management dB(A). UEEPC and complaints be (up to US$ 10K operational, Third party audit EEHC. received per annum) EEHC • gas turbines, steam turbine noise audit supervised by regarding noise, required for Environmental Monthly generators; air compressors, measurements Assistant Plant these will be provision of Management & reporting of pumps and emergency diesel are to be carried Manager logged and the protective wear Studies Sector. summary results engines are enclosed in out at noise Assistant Plant (included in sources and at (or more if Manager will operation cost). buildings; requested) and • air compressors are equipped the fence of the submitted to the investigate with silencers; power plant as EEHC and any problem. • noisy outdoor equipment are well as at noise other concerned No further designed to a noise limit of 90 receptors around authority (e.g. mitigation or dB (A) at 1 m. the plant. EEAA, WB, UEEPC/HPP/EMS monitoring costs etc.), if required. to ensure that all envisaged with In addition, plant workers will be employees are the exception of provided with protective wear in given basic management plant areas with high noise levels. induction training time. on the The plant will operate in requirements of Noise audit US$ accordance with internationally the ESMP, good 10-20K (included accepted health and safety site management in operation measures. practices and cost). H&S procedures. The Assistant Plant Manager will ensure implementation of procedures. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 80 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 7 (Contd.) Operational Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management and Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Flora and Fauna Disturbance to The following mitigation measures Lifetime of the No monitoring is UEEPC/HPP/ UEEPC Top Good Yearly UEEPC/HPP/EMS Management habitats as a will be implemented: plant. envisaged. EMS Management plantation to ensure that all time result of noise, • restrict personnel and vehicle employees are vehicle and movements to access roads Assistant Plant EEHC given basic personnel and within boundaries of site Manager Environmental induction training movements. only; and Management & on the • control of noise during Studies Sector. requirements of operation. the ESMP, good site management practices and H&S procedures. The Assistant Plant Manager will ensure implementation of procedures. Visual Impact Visual image of The visual effect of the power plant Lifetime of the No monitoring is UEEPC/HPP/EMS UEEPC Top Improved visual Considered Approx. US$ 20- power plant from will be improved through: plant. envisaged. Management image management of 35K for surrounding • creation of landscaped Assistant Plant landscaped areas landscaping areas. boundary along the fence of the Manager EEHC to maximize visual measures power plant. Environmental image and habitat (included in • Ficus elastica var decora and Management & creation. operation cost) Ficus nitida will be propagated Studies Sector. and the resulting plants will be UEEPC/HPP/EMS used for decorating and to contract a landscaping the site when suitable firm to completing the new power manage plant. One may obtain 200-300 landscaped areas. individual plants from a single tree. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ESIA for Helwan South Steam Power Project E.S- Page 81 of 110 May 2013 - Project No. 1573 ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP Table 7 (Contd.) Operational Impact Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Responsibility Type and Issue/Impact Mitigation Measures Implementation Monitoring Monitoring Frequency of Management Indicative Cost Schedule Implementation Supervision Indicators Reporting/ and Training Estimate (US$) monitoring Soil and Hydrology Spillage of oils, Good site management measures as Lifetime of the The Assistant UEEPC/HPP UEEPC Top Quality of 6-monthly UEEPC/HPP, Management chemicals or described under Aquatic plant Plant Manager Management bunds and reports from through the time fuels on site. Environment will minimize any will continuously Assistant Plant drainage management to Assistant Plant potential risks. As part of this, regular monitor Manager EEHC systems. EEHC. Manager, will checks of bunds and drainage application of Environmental Management & implement a systems will be undertaken to ensure ESMP and good Efficiency of Annual reporting containment and efficient operation. site Studies Sector. operation. of summary Spills Response management results (or more Plan and all practices and if requested) and employees will take corrective submitted to the receive action if EEHC and any corresponding required. other concerned training. authority (e.g. EEAA, WB, etc.), if required. Solid Waste Good practice measures undertaken Lifetime of the Continuous UEEPC/HPP UEEPC Top Management 3-monthly UEEPC/HPP to Management during the construction phase will plant observation of Management contract in reports from time and costs ensure all be continued into the operation good practices is Implementation of place. management to (