Socioeconomics - Project examples
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Zimbabwe - Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has received Grant funding from the African Development Fund (ADF) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to eligible payments under the contract for preparing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) package reports for the following projects:
- Haven-Gokwe 132kV transmission line and Gokwe132/33kV substation;
- Tokwe–Masvingo 132kV transmission line and Masvingo 132/33kV substation; and
- Sunway City - Dema 132kV transmission line and Sunway City 132/33kV substation
Our task is production of comprehensive ESIA reports which meet the requirements of both the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the abovementioned proposed projects
intec's services
- Review and update the existing ESIA reports for the projects and align them to the format and standard required by (EMA) and AfDB
- Identify, assess and rank potential environmental and social impacts of the projects, filling in information/data gaps that exist in the current reports in terms of the biophysical, socio-economic and cultural and heritage sections
- Identify all potential significant adverse environmental and social impacts of the projects and recommend measures for mitigation;
- Incorporate: gender issues in the project area, climate change issues, environmental aspects and hazards in the project areas and how they can affect the transmission lines, cumulative and residual impacts associated with the projects ;
- Prepare an an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), and a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for each of the projects in line with national requirements as well as those of the African Development Bank Groups ISS Policy Statement and Operational Procedures
Client
Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company - ZETDCFinancing
African Development Bank (AfDB)Period of implementation
08.2019 – 01.2020 -
Georgia - Environmental and social compliance monitoring
Georgian State Electrosystem JSC (GSE) is undertaking the "Transmission Grid Strengthening Project" which includes measures to improve the availability and reliability of GSE's transmission infrastructure. The present project is part of this overall programme; the line is constructed to connect the 185 MW Shuakhevi and the 150 MW Koromkheti Hydropower Stations to the national grid. The line will have a length of approx. 150 km.
intec's services
The following E&S services were carried out in the framework of the Transmission Grid Strengthening Project: 220 kV Overhead Transmission Line Akhaltsikhe - Batumi
Assistance to the Client in ensuring the compliance of land acquisition and resettlement activities with applicable laws and regulations (RAPs) and Monitoring of compliance with the World Bank's environmental and social safeguards and the national Georgian legislation (ESIA, EMMP)
Monitoring and supervision of implementation progress of:
- Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan
- Pollution prevention plan
- Waste management plan
- Health and safety management plan
- Traffic management plan
- Biodiversity monitoring plan
- Social and cultural heritage management and monitoring plan
- Livelihood restoration plan
Reporting to the Client
Capacity building for Client's personnel
Client
Georgian State Electrosystem JSCFinancing
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)Period of implementation
07.2015 - 07.2022 -
Tanzania - Zanzibar Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency Programme
The EU has formulated a comprehensive programme to support the RE and EE Initiative in Zanzibar. This includes the supply and installation of wind and solar measurement equipment (separately contracted) and the recruitment of consultancy services for the implementation of the programme in 2 lots: the present study work (Lot 1) and technical assistance for the implementation of RE and EE projects to be separately contracted as Lot 2.
intec's services
- Collection and analysis of wind and solar resource data for a period of 12 months resulting in a wind map for the archipelago, in the confirmation of 5 wind sites and of 3 solar farm sites for feasibility analyses
- Grid impact study: load flow, static and dynamic analysis, maximum penetration estimation, capacity factor calculation, estimation of needed rotational reserve and report preparation.
- Logistics study for wind parks and solar farms (harbour/landing facilities, transport and construction equipment, access roads, etc.; development of a logistics plan)
- Wind flow modelling for selected sites and solar PV potential, inter alia development of a digital terrain model (DTM) for the pre-selected sites
- Output prediction for wind parks and solar PV farms incl. selection of wind turbines and PV panels to consider, loss and risk analyses
- Feasibility studies for wind parks, solar farms and solar home systems (SHS), incl. preliminary project designs and cost estimates, grid integration studies (33 kV), SCADA, civil engineering, financial and economic analyses, preliminary standardized design of SHS, and procurement and construction schedule
- Evaluation of regulatory requirements (permits and licenses, land use, laws on construction and operation of wind parks and solar farms)
- Environmental and social impact assessments (EIA and SIA), including development of an environmental monitoring and management plan (EMMP)
Client
The Alternate National Authorizing Officer (NAO), Ministry of FinanceFinancing
European CommissionPeriod of implementation
1.8.2015 - 01.09.2018
Zimbabwe - Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has received Grant funding from the African Development Fund (ADF) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to eligible payments under the contract for preparing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) package reports for the following projects:
- Haven-Gokwe 132kV transmission line and Gokwe132/33kV substation;
- Tokwe–Masvingo 132kV transmission line and Masvingo 132/33kV substation; and
- Sunway City - Dema 132kV transmission line and Sunway City 132/33kV substation
Our task is production of comprehensive ESIA reports which meet the requirements of both the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the abovementioned proposed projects
intec's services
- Review and update the existing ESIA reports for the projects and align them to the format and standard required by (EMA) and AfDB
- Identify, assess and rank potential environmental and social impacts of the projects, filling in information/data gaps that exist in the current reports in terms of the biophysical, socio-economic and cultural and heritage sections
- Identify all potential significant adverse environmental and social impacts of the projects and recommend measures for mitigation;
- Incorporate: gender issues in the project area, climate change issues, environmental aspects and hazards in the project areas and how they can affect the transmission lines, cumulative and residual impacts associated with the projects ;
- Prepare an an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), and a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for each of the projects in line with national requirements as well as those of the African Development Bank Groups ISS Policy Statement and Operational Procedures
Client
Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company - ZETDCFinancing
African Development Bank (AfDB)Period of implementation
08.2019 – 01.2020Georgia - Environmental and social compliance monitoring
Georgian State Electrosystem JSC (GSE) is undertaking the "Transmission Grid Strengthening Project" which includes measures to improve the availability and reliability of GSE's transmission infrastructure. The present project is part of this overall programme; the line is constructed to connect the 185 MW Shuakhevi and the 150 MW Koromkheti Hydropower Stations to the national grid. The line will have a length of approx. 150 km.
intec's services
The following E&S services were carried out in the framework of the Transmission Grid Strengthening Project: 220 kV Overhead Transmission Line Akhaltsikhe - Batumi
Assistance to the Client in ensuring the compliance of land acquisition and resettlement activities with applicable laws and regulations (RAPs) and Monitoring of compliance with the World Bank's environmental and social safeguards and the national Georgian legislation (ESIA, EMMP)
Monitoring and supervision of implementation progress of:
- Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan
- Pollution prevention plan
- Waste management plan
- Health and safety management plan
- Traffic management plan
- Biodiversity monitoring plan
- Social and cultural heritage management and monitoring plan
- Livelihood restoration plan
Reporting to the Client
Capacity building for Client's personnel
Client
Georgian State Electrosystem JSCFinancing
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)Period of implementation
07.2015 - 07.2022Tanzania - Zanzibar Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency Programme
The EU has formulated a comprehensive programme to support the RE and EE Initiative in Zanzibar. This includes the supply and installation of wind and solar measurement equipment (separately contracted) and the recruitment of consultancy services for the implementation of the programme in 2 lots: the present study work (Lot 1) and technical assistance for the implementation of RE and EE projects to be separately contracted as Lot 2.
intec's services
- Collection and analysis of wind and solar resource data for a period of 12 months resulting in a wind map for the archipelago, in the confirmation of 5 wind sites and of 3 solar farm sites for feasibility analyses
- Grid impact study: load flow, static and dynamic analysis, maximum penetration estimation, capacity factor calculation, estimation of needed rotational reserve and report preparation.
- Logistics study for wind parks and solar farms (harbour/landing facilities, transport and construction equipment, access roads, etc.; development of a logistics plan)
- Wind flow modelling for selected sites and solar PV potential, inter alia development of a digital terrain model (DTM) for the pre-selected sites
- Output prediction for wind parks and solar PV farms incl. selection of wind turbines and PV panels to consider, loss and risk analyses
- Feasibility studies for wind parks, solar farms and solar home systems (SHS), incl. preliminary project designs and cost estimates, grid integration studies (33 kV), SCADA, civil engineering, financial and economic analyses, preliminary standardized design of SHS, and procurement and construction schedule
- Evaluation of regulatory requirements (permits and licenses, land use, laws on construction and operation of wind parks and solar farms)
- Environmental and social impact assessments (EIA and SIA), including development of an environmental monitoring and management plan (EMMP)
Client
The Alternate National Authorizing Officer (NAO), Ministry of FinanceFinancing
European CommissionPeriod of implementation
1.8.2015 - 01.09.2018-
Bangladesh - E&S Services for Transmission System Improvement
Bangladesh is facing chronic power shortage, with an estimated demand gap in the magnitude of 1900 MW and power outages in urban areas of between 5 to 10 hours a day. Taking into account the demand forecast, the current load shedding and the extreme power shortage and operational constraints, PGCB launched the "Power Transmission Improvement Programme" and approached the Government for external sector assistance.
The project covers the following technical measures:
- Construction of 132 kV double-circuit transmission lines and line in-/line outs to substations
- Stringing of a second circuit on an existing 132 kV line and installation of OPGW
- Construction of 230 kV double-circuit transmission lines and line-in/line-out to existing lines
- New construction of three 132/33 kV and one 230/132 kV substations
- Extension of a total of five 132/33 kV and one 230/132 kV substations (1 GIS substation)
intec's services
The E&S services provided in the framework of the project Consulting Services for the Feasibility Study of the Transmission System Improvement, Western Zone comprised the following:
- Data collection and review
- Definition of substation layout and alternative power line routes
- Development of criteria for classification and selection of best location and route alternatives
- Determination of project benefits through an analysis of socioeconomic aspects
- Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), with particular emphasis on socioeconomic impacts, gender issues and vulnerability assessment
- Preparation of an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
Client
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. (PGCB)Financing
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)Period of implementation
01.2014 – 02.2018 -
D.R. of the Congo - Revision of Environmental and Social Studies
The 220 kV Kamanyola - Buhandahanda line shall evacuate the electricity generated by the Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant which is part of the 220 kV interconnected network of the CEPGL (Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs - Economic Community of the Great Lake Countries). Studies for this line were finalised in September 2011 and shall be revised under the present project with the aim to take into consideration the new locations of the Kamanyola and Buhandahanda Substations and the new line concept.
intec's services
The following E&S services were carried out in the framework of the for the project “220 kV Line Kamanyola – Buhandahanda”:
Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)
Initial Environmental and Social Study (physical and biological environment):
- Desktop studies
- Field study
- Social features (population, demography, cultural heritage, historical resources, landscape and tourism, infrastructure, education, land use, employment, industrialisation, agriculture and fisheries, local health)
- Impact identification and evaluation
- Proposal of mitigation measures
- Stakeholder identification and consultation (local authorities, NGO’s local population) – public hearings
Environmental and social management plan (ESMP):
- Identification and proposal of measures and actions to mitigate the negative impacts of the project
- Evaluation of the costs for the implementation of the impact mitigation measures
- Propose the institutional framework for the measures and actions to be put in practice
- Propose the timeline for actions/measures to be implemented
Resettlement action plan (RAP):
- Review of the legal framework with regards to land acquisition and forced resettlement
- Goods inventory (census)
- Check if the expropriation measures are in line with national regulations as well as with the international good practices
- Proposal of socio-economic measures for compensation or acquisition
- Propose the grievance mechanism to be implemented to solve potential conflicts
- Propose the budget for implementing all the measures
Organisation of a validation seminar with EGL, SNEL (National Power Company of Congo), the Steering Committee and KfW
Client
Energie des Grands Lacs - EGLFinancing
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)Period of implementation
07.2015 - 03.2017 -
Burkina Faso - E&S Support to the Reinforcement of Electrical Infrastructure and on Rural Electrification (PRIELER)
Objective of this project was the elaboration of draft studies that deliver sufficient justification for the implementation of the following works:
- Restructuring and extension of the electrical networks of Ouagadougou,
- Construction of the 132 kV interconnection line Zano - Koupèla.
Design studies, preliminary cost estimates, time schedules, detailed design, and tender dossiers were prepared to determine all requirements for an efficient implementation of the two projects.
A feasibility study was carried out for the interconnection line Zano - Koupèla resulting in the detailed design for the line, including line route study, environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA), and the choice of the substation locations.
intec's services
The following E&S services were carried out in the framework of the Project on the Reinforcement of Electrical Infrastructure and on Rural Electrification (PRIELER):
Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)
- study of the layout with a view to optimizing the route of the line;
- the corridor study of the line;
- diagnosis of the initial state of the project's host environment; (baseline study)
- Stakeholders identification and engagement (information, education and training)
- public consultation;
- detailed inventory of assets;
- definition of environmental mitigation and improvement measures through an environmental and social management plan taking into account the management of cultural and archaeological properties, risks and critical situations, the strengthening of institutional capacities and, where appropriate, the relocation and compensation for the people affected by the project
Capacity building for the staff of SONABEL and PRIELER through training and transfer of technical know-how.
Client
Société National d'Electricité du Burkina - SONABELFinancing
African Development Fund (ADF)Period of implementation
07.2011 - 03.2016
Bangladesh - E&S Services for Transmission System Improvement
Bangladesh is facing chronic power shortage, with an estimated demand gap in the magnitude of 1900 MW and power outages in urban areas of between 5 to 10 hours a day. Taking into account the demand forecast, the current load shedding and the extreme power shortage and operational constraints, PGCB launched the "Power Transmission Improvement Programme" and approached the Government for external sector assistance.
The project covers the following technical measures:
- Construction of 132 kV double-circuit transmission lines and line in-/line outs to substations
- Stringing of a second circuit on an existing 132 kV line and installation of OPGW
- Construction of 230 kV double-circuit transmission lines and line-in/line-out to existing lines
- New construction of three 132/33 kV and one 230/132 kV substations
- Extension of a total of five 132/33 kV and one 230/132 kV substations (1 GIS substation)
intec's services
The E&S services provided in the framework of the project Consulting Services for the Feasibility Study of the Transmission System Improvement, Western Zone comprised the following:
- Data collection and review
- Definition of substation layout and alternative power line routes
- Development of criteria for classification and selection of best location and route alternatives
- Determination of project benefits through an analysis of socioeconomic aspects
- Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), with particular emphasis on socioeconomic impacts, gender issues and vulnerability assessment
- Preparation of an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)
Client
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. (PGCB)Financing
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)Period of implementation
01.2014 – 02.2018D.R. of the Congo - Revision of Environmental and Social Studies
The 220 kV Kamanyola - Buhandahanda line shall evacuate the electricity generated by the Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant which is part of the 220 kV interconnected network of the CEPGL (Communauté Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs - Economic Community of the Great Lake Countries). Studies for this line were finalised in September 2011 and shall be revised under the present project with the aim to take into consideration the new locations of the Kamanyola and Buhandahanda Substations and the new line concept.
intec's services
The following E&S services were carried out in the framework of the for the project “220 kV Line Kamanyola – Buhandahanda”:
Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)
Initial Environmental and Social Study (physical and biological environment):
- Desktop studies
- Field study
- Social features (population, demography, cultural heritage, historical resources, landscape and tourism, infrastructure, education, land use, employment, industrialisation, agriculture and fisheries, local health)
- Impact identification and evaluation
- Proposal of mitigation measures
- Stakeholder identification and consultation (local authorities, NGO’s local population) – public hearings
Environmental and social management plan (ESMP):
- Identification and proposal of measures and actions to mitigate the negative impacts of the project
- Evaluation of the costs for the implementation of the impact mitigation measures
- Propose the institutional framework for the measures and actions to be put in practice
- Propose the timeline for actions/measures to be implemented
Resettlement action plan (RAP):
- Review of the legal framework with regards to land acquisition and forced resettlement
- Goods inventory (census)
- Check if the expropriation measures are in line with national regulations as well as with the international good practices
- Proposal of socio-economic measures for compensation or acquisition
- Propose the grievance mechanism to be implemented to solve potential conflicts
- Propose the budget for implementing all the measures
Organisation of a validation seminar with EGL, SNEL (National Power Company of Congo), the Steering Committee and KfW
Client
Energie des Grands Lacs - EGLFinancing
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)Period of implementation
07.2015 - 03.2017Burkina Faso - E&S Support to the Reinforcement of Electrical Infrastructure and on Rural Electrification (PRIELER)
Objective of this project was the elaboration of draft studies that deliver sufficient justification for the implementation of the following works:
- Restructuring and extension of the electrical networks of Ouagadougou,
- Construction of the 132 kV interconnection line Zano - Koupèla.
Design studies, preliminary cost estimates, time schedules, detailed design, and tender dossiers were prepared to determine all requirements for an efficient implementation of the two projects.
A feasibility study was carried out for the interconnection line Zano - Koupèla resulting in the detailed design for the line, including line route study, environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA), and the choice of the substation locations.
intec's services
The following E&S services were carried out in the framework of the Project on the Reinforcement of Electrical Infrastructure and on Rural Electrification (PRIELER):
Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)
- study of the layout with a view to optimizing the route of the line;
- the corridor study of the line;
- diagnosis of the initial state of the project's host environment; (baseline study)
- Stakeholders identification and engagement (information, education and training)
- public consultation;
- detailed inventory of assets;
- definition of environmental mitigation and improvement measures through an environmental and social management plan taking into account the management of cultural and archaeological properties, risks and critical situations, the strengthening of institutional capacities and, where appropriate, the relocation and compensation for the people affected by the project
Capacity building for the staff of SONABEL and PRIELER through training and transfer of technical know-how.
Client
Société National d'Electricité du Burkina - SONABELFinancing
African Development Fund (ADF)Period of implementation
07.2011 - 03.2016
Bangladesh - Project "Western Grid Network Development Project, WGNDP"
Bangladesh expressed as main goal "electricity to all by 2021". With support from German Financial Cooperation through KfW, PGCB launched a feasibility study on the "Transmission System Improvement, Western Zone", in the framework of which tender documents were prepared for the following technical measures, packaged into 6 lots:
- 230 kV double-circuit transmission lines (new construction, line-in/line-out), in total 81.5 km
- 132 kV transmission lines, double- and single circuit (new construction, line-in/line-out, reconductoring, second circuit stringing), in total 242 km
- 132/33 kV substations (new construction (3), bay extensions (8))
- new construction of two 230/132 kV substations.
intec's services
Project Implementation Consultant (PIC), i.e.:
- Contracts management and administration, coordination between PGCB and Contractors
- Review and approval of design
- Random checks on FAT, and support during factory inspection and acceptance testing
- Progress monitoring on site
- Monitoring and supervision of the Contractors' environmental and social (E&S) management
- Payment certification
- Participation in and support for site testing, commissioning and handing-over
- Support during the defects liability period
- Training
- Record keeping and reporting.