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_________________________________________________________________________Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report

Project Number: 2727-PAK-Tranche-II(January-June, 2012)

Islamic Republic of Pakistan:Power Distribution Enhancement Investment Project

Financed by the Asian Development Bank

Prepared by: Javed Mehmood, Assistant Manager (Env) PMU,

HESCO, Hyderabad-Pakistan

For, Hyderabad Electric Supply CompanyPakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO)


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Table of Contents

Subject Page No.

Part I: Introduction

1.1 Basic Data 4

1.2 Introduction 5

1.3 Scope & Status of Work 6

Part II: Environmental Monitoring 7

Part III: Environmental Management

3.1 Submission of EIA/IEE reports 8

3.2 Findings/Observations 8

3.3 Corrective Actions 9

3.4 Consultation & Complaints 9

EIA Submission Letter To Sindh EPA Annex- I

Letters To Sindh EPA Annex- II

Env. & Social Complaint Register Annex-III


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Abbreviations

ADB Asian Development Bank

AHs Affected households

APs Affected persons

BPI British Power International

CED Chief Engineer Development

E& SS Environmental and Social Safeguard

EIA Environment Impact AssessmentEPA Environmental Protection Agency

HESCO Hyderabad Electric Supply Company

GRC Grievance Redress Committee

GOP Government of Pakistan

IEE Initial Environmental Examination

ITC Increase in transformer capacity=augmentation

Km kilometer

KV kilo-Volt

MOWP Ministry of Water and Power

PEPCO Pakistan Electric Power Company

PIC Project Implementation Consultant

PDE Power Distribution Enhancement

PMU Project Management Unit

PDEMFF Power Distribution Enhancement Multi Tranche Financing Facility


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Part I: Introduction

1.1 Basic Data of Tranche-II

a. ADB Loan No. 2727-PAK

b. Project Title Power Distribution Enhancement

Investment Project Tranche-2

c. Borrower Islamic Republic of Pakistan

d. Executing Agency Pakistan Electric Power Company(PEPCO)

e. Implementing Agency Hyderabad Electric Power Company Ltd.

f. Total Project Cost US$ 35.35 Million

j. Loan Signing Date January 28, 2011

k. Date of Effectiveness October, 5, 2011

m. Date of Physical

CompletionMarch 31, 2015


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1.2 Introduction

1. Hyderabad Electric Supply Company Ltd. HESCO is a Public Limited Utility

Company, established in 1998 under Companies Ordinance 1984 and is

responsible for distribution of Electric Power within its territorial jurisdiction

in entire Sindh except Karachi.

2. HESCO through GoP has undergone a Project Financing agreement with

Asian Development Bank for:

a) Strengthening the capacity of Power Distribution and Transmission

networks

b)To meet the increasing electricity demand in the selected areas more

efficiently

c) To upgrade the existing power infrastructure.

3. Overall the proposed MFF has been designed to address both investment

and institutional aspects in electric power sector. Development Objectives/

Project Purpose will be fully achieved after completion of the proposed

Sub-projects.

4. So far no construction activity has started at any of the subprojects in

Tranche-II.

5. Mr. Javed Mahmood Assistant Manager (P&S) PMU under General Manager

(Development) HESCO, is assigned to look after the matters of Assistant

Manager (Env), has prepared this report. Whereas, Mr. Ali Khan Jamali

Assistant Manager (Admn) and Mr. Faiz Muhammad Domki Additional

Deputy Manager (Electrical Engineer) are working as Assistant Manager

(Social Impact) and Deputy Manager (Environment & Social Safeguard)

PMU, HESCO respectively.

6. PD (GSC), Contractor(s) and other related staff has been provided

orientation on Environmental Management & Implementation of ADB

guideline and rules/regulations of Government of Pakistan.


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Part II Environmental Monitoring

7. GSC & Contractor(s) will be continuously apprised to monitor

Environmental aspects during the implementation of Tranche-II

subprojects. No major civil work has been started at subproject sites.

Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been made part of bidding

documents and contractor(s) are bound to comply with Environmental

Management Plan (EMP) and during execution each project will be

monitored to check the compliance with EMP. Environmental Social

Monitor (ESM) will fill checklists / monitoring proforma which will be duly

signed by SDO (GSC)/ ESI on fortnight basis. The record of above

parameters will be kept as specified in bidding documents.


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Part III Environmental Management

3.1 Submission of EIA /IEE Reports

8. Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) Reports were prepared by

PEPCO Consultant M/S British Power International (BPI) and received by

HESCO through PEPCO in November / December 2010.

9. These reports were reviewed, converted from IEE format to EIA to

comply with the local statutory requirements/ law.

10. Approval of these EIAs was accorded by worthy CEO, HESCO,

and then uploaded on HESCOs official website (www.hesco.gov.pk).

11. EIAs have also been submitted to EPA Sindh for EnvironmentalApproval (Annex-I). Though EPA has been approached from time to

time vide letters (Annex-II)but approval is still under process which

will be obtained as soon as possible.

12. The Environmental Monitoring and Management Plan (EMMP)

enlisted in EIA Reports have been made part of the bidding documents

of civil works (Turnkey Project).

3.2 Findings/Observations13. Findings/ Observations noted during the site visit. Its detail is as

follows:

a) Land for 132 KV Jacobabad-II new grid stations has been purchased

on willing-seller, willing-buyer basis.

b)No potential significant environmental impacts associated with the

subprojects has been recorded as construction work has not been

started.

c) There will be some environmental impacts during execution work ofsubprojects which will be mitigated by implementing EMP.

d)Suitable control measures will be required in project area to minimize/

mitigate environmental impacts, disruption, contamination of

surroundings arising out due to construction material/ chemicals

handling/ storage and disposal of construction waste.


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3.3 Corrective action plans

14. Since there is no commencement of any civil work at subproject

sites, therefore, no Non-Compliance (NC), Observation neither

reported nor corrective action (CA) taken at project sites.

3.4 Consultation and Complaints

15. Environmental Social Complaint Register (Annex-IV) will be placed on each

active subproject site. So far, No affected person/ household has logged any

Complaint in PMU Office.

Implementation Report on EIA/IEE Mitigation Requirements

Reference Requirement Action to date

Action

Required /Comment

Compliance ofEIA/IEE Reportduring Executionof Project Civil

Work

Inclusion of EIA/IEE Reports inBidding documents

EIA/ IEE Reports havebeen included/ madepart of the BiddingDocuments

DONE

Compliance ofEnvironmentMonitoring &Management Planduring executionof Project Civil

Work

Inclusion of EMMPin Biddingdocuments

EMMP Documentshave been included/made part of theBidding documents

DONE


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Environmental & Social Complaint R

Sr.No.

Detail of Complaint (Name / Address /Telephone No.

Date Complaint / Grie


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Environmental & Social Complaint R

Suggested

MitigationMeasures

ImplementationResponsibility

Date ofImplementation of

SuggestedMitigation

Measures

Implementation

Status ofMitigations

Measures


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