Environnement et and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Study
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Environnement et and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Study
ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION PROJECT MAN (COTE D’IVOIRE) - SANNEQUILLE
(LIBERIA) - NZÉRÉKORE (GUINEE) - BUCHANAN (LIBERIA) - MONROVIA (LIBERIA) -
BUMBUNA (SIERRA LEONE) - LINSAN (GUINEE)
Executive summary of ESIA, ESMP and RAP report (Guinea Section)
December 2011
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of ESIA report
Study Name Study of Environmental and Social Impact of Interconnect Project Cote
d’Ivoire-Liberia-Sierra Leone-Guinea
Owner West African Power Pool(WAPP)
Supervisor Ministère d’Etat Energie et Environnement / EDG
Consultant KEPCO, CEDA Consult
Project Area 1. Yekepa – N’Zerekore 2. Kamakwie – Linsan – Donya
Mission Surveying and Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
1. Introduction/Background
1.1. Overview of the proposed Project
The West African Power Pool (WAPP) organization was established by the highest decision making
body of ECOWAS, the Authority of Heads of State and Government of Member States, as a
mechanism and institutional framework for integrating the national power systems of ECOWAS
member countries. The objective of the WAPP is to establish a regional electricity market in West
Africa through the judicious development and realization of key priority infrastructure that would
permit the accessibility to economic energy resources, to all member states of the ECOWAS and
help meet the energy needs of the ECOWAS citizenry by providing least cost reliable and
sustainable electricity supply for economic development.
The Implementation Strategy of WAPP is based on developing complementary and mutually
reinforcing infrastructure sub-programs, which when realized, will result in an integrated electricity
system and market in West Africa.
Prominent among the infrastructure sub-programs to be developed is the WAPP Cote d’Ivoire –
Liberia – Sierra Leone – Guinea Redevelopment Subprogram that aims to integrate the post-conflict
countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea into the WAPP regional electricity market. The
situations in the three countries require that their energy supply capacities be urgently augmented
and reinforced. The Bumbuna hydro power plant in Sierra Leone, the development of hydropower
resources in Guinea and the re-development of the Mount Coffee hydro power plant in Liberia in
addition to utilization of gas-generated electricity from Cote d’Ivoire will permit the exchange of low
cost power between Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. This power exchange will
however require a high capacity transmission interconnection from Côte d’Ivoire to Guinea through
Sierra Leone and Liberia. Accordingly, the WAPP Secretariat, the Société d’Opération Ivoirienne
d'Electricité (SOPIE) of Côte d’Ivoire, the Electricité de Guinée (EDG) of Guinea, the Liberia
Electricity Corporation (LEC) of Liberia and the National Power Authority (NPA) of Sierra Leone are
undertaking a project that will comprise the construction of a high voltage transmission line from
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Man (Côte d’Ivoire) to Linsan (Guinea), through Yekepa (Liberia), Buchanan (Liberia), Monrovia
(Liberia), Nzérékoré (Guinea) and Bumbuna (Sierra Leone), with associated high voltage
substations. This project, which would greatly facilitate the power exchanges among the countries in
the West African sub-region, is known as the Côte d’Ivoire – Liberia - Sierra Leone - Guinea
Interconnection Project (the proposed Project). The proposed project, which would be executed in
Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, will result in the following:
Construction of approximately 1,411 km of high voltage transmission line
Extension of a new high voltage substation in Man (Côte d’Ivoire)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Yekepa (Liberia)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Nzérékoré (Guinea)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Buchanan (Liberia)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Monrovia (Liberia)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Mano (Liberia)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Kenema (Sierra Leone)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Bikongor (Sierra Leone)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Bumbuna (Sierra Leone)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Yiben (Sierra Leone)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Kamakwie (Sierra Leone)
Construction of a new high voltage substation in Linsan (Guinea)
With funding from the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund through the European Investment Bank
(EIB) and the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
was contracted on September 8th, 2008 to implement consulting services that included the following:
Line Route Study:
Section Length
Linsan-Kamakwie 160km
Kassa”B” T-Branch 112km
Kamakwie-Yiben 60km
Yiben-Bumbuna 73km
Bumbuna-Bikonggor 146km
m Bikonggor-Kenema 96km
Kenema-Mano 115km
Mano-Monrovia 107km
Monrovia-Buchanan 112km
Buchanan-Yekepa 229km
Nzerekore-Yekepa 49km
Yekepa-Man 152km
Total 1,411km
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Study and determination of line route and substation locations;
Undertake detailed survey and profiling of line route and substations;
Drafting and preparation of maps and drawings.
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA):
Study of Existing Environment;
Identification & Assessment of Potential Environmental Impacts;
Identification of Mitigation Measures;
Conduct Public Consultations;
Preparation of an Environmental & Social Management Plan (ESMP) and a Resettlement
Action Plan (RAP).
The Republic of Liberia was engulfed in a series of civil war between 1989 and 2003 when finally
civil authority was re-established. Prior to the commencement of the Civil wars, the economy of the
Country was supported primarily by mining of iron ore and diamonds as well as timber industries.
The West African Power Pool (WAPP) therefore will help the Liberian economy by providing needed
power at a time major users of electric power are presently investing in the Liberian economy.
The project involves the construction of a high voltage line between the town and Yekepa
N'Zérékoré along 12 km from the Liberia and between Kamakwie to Linsan through Donya along
221 km from Sierra Leone, too, involves the construction of a transformer station in N'Zérékoré and
another Linsan.The line passes through two (2) administrative subdivisions in Guinea (Kindia,
N'Zérékoré) within a narrow corridor of 40 m.
The proposed Project has to meet the environmental requirements of the rules and regulations
governing the protection of the environment in Guinea.
This ESIA evaluates and presents the environmental impacts that are expected to result from
construction and operation of the proposed Project, and in accordance with the related guidelines from
World Bank, AfDB, EIB and KfW, this ESIA identifies alternatives in the proposed Project that could
avoid or minimize significant environmental impacts associated with the proposed Project. It presents
recommended mitigation measures that for the environmental impacts identified. These measures are
taken to ensure that environmentally sound practices are adhered to in order to safeguard the
safety and health of all categories of people within the project area In addition, the environmental
monitoring and evaluation program herein is developed to determine the constant monitoring and
evaluation the impacts of the project on the biological, physical socio-economic and cultural
environments within the Project area.
It is in this light that this ESIA (The Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment) is prepared in
order for the proposed Project to ensure the sustainable or wise use of the natural resources in
pursuance of social and economic development within the ecosystem’s renewal and re-supply
process. Also the intent of this ESIA is to inform the public and meet the needs of permitting
agencies that are considering the proposed Project. The proposed Project is described briefly below and
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in detail in Section 2 (Project Description) of this ESIA.
The content of this ESIA reflects relevant input received from government officials, agencies,
nongovernmental organizations, and concerned members of the public during the ESIA study. Please
see Section 4 of this Executive Summary for a more detailed description of public involvement activities.
The ESIA highlights the most important environmental issues such as the environmental mitigation
measures that take into consideration the minimization of potential adverse environmental impacts
and the maximization of beneficial impacts that associated with the implementation of the proposed
Project, these measures are taken to ensure that environmentally sound practices are adhered to in
order to safeguard the safety and health of all categories of people within the project area.
In addition, the environmental monitoring and evaluation program herein is developed to determine
the constant monitoring and evaluation the impacts of the proposed Project on the biological,
physical socio-economic and cultural environments within the project area.
This action will ensure the environmental conformity of the proposed Project with the environmental
rules and regulations of Guinea.
1.2. Statement of Objectives/Purpose and Need
The related organizations for this proposed Project each have a unique jurisdiction and subsequently
unique objectives, or purpose and need. Therefore, the statement of objectives or purpose and need for
the electricity companies and the Ministère d’Etat Energie et Environnement (MEEE), related Ministry
are described in detail separately in Section 1 (Introduction) of this ESIA, and are summarized below.
WAPP
As per the decision by ECOWAS, WAPP’s purpose and need for the approval and implementation of
the proposed Project is to meet the urgent augmentation and reinforcement of the infrastructure within
Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea connecting with the Cote d’Ivorie transmission network. This
Redevelopment Subprogram is to integrate the post-conflict countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and
Guinea as a WAPP regional electricity market. WAPP has two primary aspects, as follows:
1) Provide electricity connection to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea by connecting with the existing
Man substation (Cote d’Ivoire).
2) Utilization of the Bumbuna hydro power plant (Sierra Leone), and the re-development of the Mount
Coffee hydro power plant (Liberia), and the hydro power resources in Guinea in addition to utilization
of gas-generated electricity from Cote d’Ivoire
Ministère de l’Environnement et des eaux et forêt (MEEF)
The MEEF’s primary purpose and objective in approving the proposed Project is to protect the
environmentally sensitive areas within each country and to manage minimizing the adverse impacts to the
protected areas by the proposed project by reviewing this ESIA report in depth complying with the
environmental and socio-economic guidelines.
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The implementation of the National Environmental Action Plan (PNAE) of 1994 was particularly affected
by institutional instability. This institution has undergone changes and developments so as to adapt to
national and international requirements for environmental management. In accordance with the Rules of
Administration, Ministère de l’Environnement et des eaux et forêt (MEEF), has structures and
administrative units, including national management and related services and structures that are
decentralized regional inspectorates and prefectural branches.
The conduct of the ESIA is the responsibility of the Ministère de l’Environnement et des eaux et forêt
through the Bureau Guinéen des Etudes et Evalution Environnemental (BGEEE). The BGEEE is
responsible for coordinating the design and development policies, strategies and programs of the
Department of Environment and ensure monitoring and evaluation. For this purpose it is charged, among
other to ensure the implementation of the Guinean ESIA process; encourage the taking into account the
environmental dimension into projects and sector development programs through a supervisory role of
Environmental impact studies and social analysis and advice on issues ESIA development projects; to
monitor the implementation of the Environmental and Social Management Plan(ESMP) from the ESIA
projects.
1.3. Approval Process of the ESIA
This ESIA has been prepared by the Consultant in compliance with WAPP, MEEF and the Funding
Agencies requirements.
Because the proposed transmission line would pass beside the several environmental sensitive areas
managed by the MEEF and being watched by the international environmental groups, the proposed
Project would also require an environmental permit from the MEEF for the portion of the proposed Project
within a 40 meter-wide easement across forest and agriculture area. The MEEF proposed action is to
respond to the scoping report through the issuance of the approval of the scoping report. This action
triggers certain legal and policy frameworks such as the National Environmental Action Plan (PNAE),
Environmental Code, Code of Public Health, and Forestry Code. In addition, the proposed Project would
include one or more temporary use for any ground disturbing activities on each region that would
occur during construction activities and would be located outside the proposed 40m RoW (Right of
Way).
Therefore, this ESIA presents the environmental and social impacts of the proposed Project and
alternatives in comparative form, defining the issues and providing a clear basis for choice by decision-
makers and the public. The ESIA discloses the environmental impacts expected to result from the
construction and operation of WAPP’s proposed Project and mitigation measures, which if adopted by
the EDG or other responsible agencies, could avoid or minimize significant environmental effects. In
accordance with WB and the other Funding Agency guidelines, the ESIA also evaluates alternatives to
the proposed Project that could avoid or minimize the significant environmental effects. The ESIA
provides a comparison of the environmental effects of the proposed Project and the alternatives, and
identifies the Environmentally Alternative per the Funding Agencies’ requirements.
The purpose of the ESIA is to inform the public and deciding officials on the environmental setting and
impacts of the proposed Project and alternatives. The ESIA will be used by the relevant authorities in
conducting the proceeding to determine whether to grant WAPP’s requested Project and by the EPA to
determine whether or not to issue an approval on the Environmental & Social Impacts Assessment report.
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This Executive Summary provides an overview of the proposed Project and alternatives considered, and
the environmental findings and mitigation measures of the ESIA.
1.4. Summary of Public Involvement Activities
To date, there have been extensive public participation efforts on the Côte d’Ivoire – Liberia - Sierra
Leone - Guinea Interconnection Project (the proposed Project). These activities are summarized below:
The MEEF scoping process for the proposed Project began with the EDG’s issuance of the
Scoping report of the ESIA on August 4, 2009.
During the site survey, the consultant held several public consultation meetings to collect and to
receive opinions, as well as to provide an opportunity for the public to provide input on
alternatives to the proposed Project and potential mitigation measures including members of
the public, government and public agencies, and organizations and private companies.
1.4.1. Methodology of the Public Consultation
The communities predicted to be affected by the proposed project were identified with the help of the
relevant County Assemblies, the Survey Consultants and from field work carried out to identify the
communities.
Various stakeholders were consulted during the preparation of the ESIA. These include local
communities, city authorities, environmental specialists, prefecture authorities and others. The project
received high degree of acceptability in that implementation of the line will boost local economy due to the
availability of electricity hence more exposure and increased benefits as more people would receive
power through the line and in a way increase economic opportunities.
Some of the concerns were however raised, and these include the followings:
Well being and safety of their citizens, both physically and morally.
Employ people around their respective surrounding villages.
Consider replacing trees which will be destroyed during construction.
Electricity to be provided at an affordable rate.
1.5. Areas of Controversy and Issues to be Resolved
A discussion of areas of controversy included, as well as identification of issues that need to be resolved.
These may include issues raised by other agencies and the public during the public consultation process,
as well as issues realized during the environmental analysis process. Various issues of concern were
expressed at public consultation meetings for the proposed Project.
Some areas of controversy that were raised during the public consultation process include the following:
Potential impacts to private property, including general aesthetics and property value;
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Potential health impacts due to the generation of new electric and magnetic fields (EMFs);
Construction-related concerns such as land disturbance, noise, and air quality impacts;
Biological resources, including wildlife corridors and sensitive species;
Geology and soil conditions such as potential erosion and compaction; and
Various other concerns related to environmental issue areas including traffic, public services,
and utilities.
Many of the areas of controversy and issues identified in the list above would be resolved through the
implementation of applicable mitigation measures, which are summarized and discussed in detail in
Section 5 of this ESIA.
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2. Description of proposed Project and alternatives
This summary provides a physical description of the proposed Project and alternatives. A more detailed
description is provided in Section 1.2.2. of this ESIA report.
2.1. Proposed Project
The proposed Project would involve the construction of a new 1,411km 225kV transmission line and its
associated substations between SOPIE’s existing MAN Substation and new LINSAN Substation in
Guinea. Section 1.1 in the Executive summary provides details of the proposed Project’s major
components (along with the proposed Project alternatives).
Location/Proposed Route
The total length of Cote d’Ivoire – Liberia - Sierra Leone - Guinea interconnection line is approximately
1,411km and the section in Guinea is 233 km. The plateau of Lower Guinea is a thick sandstone
formation that covers the granitic basement. Water erosion has carved deep gorges and valleys in
the sandstone. Found in the plains cut by the valleys of the river and its tributaries Kolenté
breastplates lateritic (bowé) also of Tertiary origin located in the highlands. The figure shows the
geographic features in the project area as a whole. The Yekepa (Liberia) - Nzérékoré (Guinea) section is
a mountainous area of height around 500m~1100m. Linsan to Kamakwie in Sierra Leone is a savanna
area under 50m height and hilly and swamp area. Hydromorphic vast plains make up the typical
landscape, crossed by many rivers such as Kollenté, Biankonko, Kagbelén, Monkito River. They
occupy more than half the size of the study area. These low plains contain primarily hydromorphic
(lowlands).
Project area geographic features
2.2. Project Alternatives
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Initially, one (1) alternative line route for the environmentally sensitive area (Hotspot) in Guinea section
was developed. This alternative was identified by the Consultant in its line route study report; suggested
by the Funding Agencies, Power utility company and public and government agencies during the Study
or developed by the ESIA consulting team.
A comprehensive screening analysis was employed to focus on alternative that would be capable of
meeting most of the proposed Project objectives/purpose and need, considered feasible, and would
avoid or substantially lessen any significant effects of the proposed Project.. Following is a brief
description of each of this Hotspot (Outamba-Kilimi National Park) and analysis of alternative line route.
Outamba-Kilimi National Park
Outamba Kilimi National Park is the first national in Sierra Leone. Located in the far north of Sierra Leone
on the border with Guinea, it is divided into the larger Outamba section (783km2) in the east and Kilimi
section (274 km2) in the west of northern Bombali district. The terrain is relatively flat with low rolling hills
or plateaus which offer excellent views across the spectacular landscape. The eastern side of Outamba
is more varied, with more hills reaching 300-400m elevation. Vegetation is primarily southern Guinea
savanna woodland with trees such as Lophira and Daniellia. A small proportion of the area is made up of
forest, narrow riverine forest, or small patches of savanna. The savanna grasses are primarily a tall
elephant grass which is burned annually by people in the park. Almost all areas of the park are affected
by the burning.
The site supports at least nine species of primates including Western Chimpanzee, red colobus, black
and white colobus, sooty mangabey, and olive baboons. The total number of bird species recorded in the
park is 220. A small population of forest elephant occurs at Outamba. Other large mammals include
leopard, pygmy hippopotamus, water chevrotain, Maxwell’s duiker, and forest buffalo. Both sections of
the reserve are located within one chiefdom (Tambakha, the least populated of all chiefdoms in the
country).
Major considerations for the line route selection
The Funding Agencies recommended verifying future plans in Outamba-Kilimi National Park
area and accordingly selecting the most optimal transmission line route.
The Ag. Director of Ministry of of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security of Government of
Sierra Leone indicated there is a major corridor between two separated Outmaba and Kilimi
Parks which is used for the passage of wild life.
The STEWARD Program Coordinator indicated that Outamba-Kilimi National park is one of the
environmentally sensitive areas and there is a possibility that the separated two forests,
Outamba and Kilimi Forest would be joined together. Also, it was indicated that transboundary
park between Sierra Leone and Guinea including Outamba-Kilimi National Park would be
established in future.
Alternative was composed to detour the Outamba-Kilimi National Park to the south and east. It includes
the construction of 114km transmission line in the vicinity of the Outamna-Kilimi National Park. This
option is 59km longer than the previous line in this section. However, it is more preferable line route to
previous line, as it is possible to avoid the Outamba-Kilimi National Park keeping a distance of at least
1.5km.
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3. Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures
Although the line route is 233km long, the actual area affected by the transmission line project is
relatively small. two (2) substations will be built each in a small area of 200m x 200m. These should be
built on flat well drained land, thus no major topographical changes will occur; the land used will
invariably have been used for cultivation. The land in the tower footprint will not be usable, however as
there is some flexibility for the tower location no major topographical changes will occur. Thus the
proposed transmission line project will impact minimally on the environment in most cases.
This section summarizes the environmental impacts and mitigation measures for the proposed Project.
The impacts and mitigation measures discussed in this section are described in full detail in Section 5
of this ESIA. In accordance with the Funding Agencies’ policy and guidelines, the impact assessment
methodology considers the existing regulatory setting, direct and indirect effects of the Project, any
potential growth-inducing impacts, and cumulative impacts
This section presents a summary of the environmental impacts and applicable mitigation measures in
Section 3.2; Summary of Impacts to proposed line route corridor in Section 3.3; a summary of cumulative
impacts for the proposed Project and alternatives in Section 3.4; and a summary of indirect effects of the
proposed Project and alternatives in Section 3.5 of executive summary.
3.1. Impact assessment methodology
The proposed transmission line project will impact minimally on the environment in most cases. The
impact assessment methodology used for this project consists of five major steps:
Step 1: Identification and description of project activities and their interaction with environmental
media;
Step 2: Comprehensive preliminary identification of potential impacts;
Step 3: Screening or comparative assessment of impact importance, identification of impacts
that are likely to be significant (i.e. identification of focus areas for further study) through
application of a basic set of impact significance criteria to the preliminary information available
about each impact;
Step 4: Detailed assessment of the identified focus area impacts characterization techniques,
quantification of impacts to the extent possible and rigorous qualitative characterization of
impacts that cannot be quantified; and
Step 5: Final assessment of the severity levels of impacts through application of the results of
the rigorous quantitative and qualitative characterization of impacts developed in Step 4 to a set
of objective impact severity criteria; identification of impact warranting mitigation.
3.2. Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures
The ESIA describes feasible mitigation measures that could minimize adverse impacts. In addition, within
each issue area described in Section 4 of this ESIA, mitigation measures are recommended where
environmental effects could be substantially minimized for all classes of impacts (except beneficial
impacts). The major findings of the ESIA analysis are summarized below according to resource issue
area. Impact findings and mitigation measures from the construction and operation of the proposed
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Project and all alternatives are summarized in Table 1.
3.3. Summary of Impacts to proposed line route corridor
Implementation of either the proposed Project or any of its action alternatives would involve both
temporary and permanent land disturbances on the proposed line route corridor. Permanent land
disturbances due to the tower election (25 m2 per tower) and the placement of substations (40,000 m2 per
substation) would be approximately 0.1 km2. Temporary land disturbances for the rest of the RoW, new
or improved access and spur roads would occur.
The main potential impacts, which require mitigation measures, have been identified for the proposed
project. These are loss of land, destruction of buildings, other structures and crops, noise pollution, waste
management, water pollution, impacts on flora and fauna, public safety and health, occupational safety
and health issues and socio-economic/socio-cultural issues.
3.4. Summary of Indirect Effects
In accordance with the World Bank guideline (Environmental Assessment Sourcebook), “indirect effects”
may include any effects that would be caused by the proposed action but which occur later in time or
farther in distance from the action. Analysis of the direct and indirect effects of the proposed Project
and alternatives is provided for each environmental issue area in Section 1.2 of this ESIA. The
proposed Project is expected to cause indirect effects in the following environmental issue areas:
• Hydrology and Water Quality
• Socio-economics
• Land Use and Public Recreation
• Utilities
The proposed Project and alternatives would result primarily in direct effects to the other environmental
issue areas, including Air Quality; Biological Resources; Cultural Resources; Geology, Soils; Noise;
Public Health and Safety; Public Services; Traffic and Transportation. To the degree that the
transmission project inhibits aggressive fire fighting, greater impacts could result from wildland fires, such
as larger fires potentially causing destruction of biological resources and cultural resources, and
leading to greater soil erosion after fire events.
Indirect effects may be represented by a variety of potential impacts, projects, or actions, including
growth-inducing effects such as residential and commercial development, and infrastructure and public
works projects, among others.
3.5. Summary of Cumulative Impacts
Cumulative impacts refer to the impact on the environment which results from the incremental impact
of the Project when added to other past, present and reasonably foreseeable future actions.
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Information on past, present and those that are reasonably foreseeable in the near future route of the
line have been collected from relevant authorities such as the Ministry of Construction and Electricité
de Guinée (EDG). However, no information regarding past, present and reasonably foreseeable and
that is close (10 km from the RoW) of drawing the line there.
Due to the nature of a proposed transmission line, the changes will be very localized. The project will
provide electric power to be transmitted to remote distances, and the strongest impact will come from
the change in lifestyle resulting from social development.
Whereas the influence of the alignment of the selected line is mostly outside the urban area and goes
along the existing road, it is likely that the cumulative impacts of the project are minimal.
However, the increase in regional growth in Guinea may indirectly contribute to potential cumulative
impacts in the proposed Project area. An increase in population growth directly affects the demand for
jobs and housing, which may increase the number of planned development and improvement projects,
such as public service facilities or transportation system expansions, in Guinea. Substantial population
or employment increases near the area of the proposed Project also substantially increase the
population potentially exposed to an accident or other hazard.
3.6. Summary of mitigation measures
The Consultant held public consultations with communities affected by the project as well as meetings
with members of the stakeholders to insure that necessary procedures were put in place to mitigate
impacts. Mitigations differ according to the different phases of the project.
During the pre-constructional phase a detailed list of all potential project-affected persons was complied
for the purposes of the payment of fair, adequate and prompt compensation.
During constructional phase adequate and regular maintenance of machinery and the avoidance (as
much as possible) of constructional activities in the vicinity of local communities at night will minimize
noise nuisance impacts on the local communities. Daytime noise levels are not expected to be a
nuisance. The management of waste in the work camp and the construction sites have been planned to
exert minimum adverse effects on the environment. The SPC will carry out the monitoring of such
parameters as noise, water quality, socio-economic issues and occupational safety and health issues.
The proponent acknowledges that the proposed investment in the transmission line project would be
worthless if the safety, health and welfare of the employees are not safeguarded. Management will
therefore do its utmost to ensure that safety, health and welfare provisions.
The use of personal protective equipment will be strictly enforced in order to protect workers and prevent
accidents. In addition the SPC will ensure the provision of, among others, a first aid box, drinking water
and sanitary facilities at the construction sites and the health and welfare of all employees engaged on
the project by providing clinic, doctor and ambulance in the work camp with the responsibilities of the
Contractors.
During operational phase regular maintenance of the line route will be needed. This will include
removing potential hazards from RoW, measures and regulations related to dangerous substances
(Transformer oils), security, fire, noise, birds, and extreme weather. The substations shall be fenced and
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provided with technical and security personnel for operation and security purposes.
During the decommissioning phase the towers, cables and substations will be dismantled and removed;
the materials should be reused or recycled as much as possible, in addition all concrete and steel debris
should be removed from the site. During the decommissioning stage, the negative impacts that may
result from decommissioning activities will need to be mitigated, these will be similar to the construction
phase. The activities in this phase will be similar to project construction activities, and the timeframe and
deconstruction workload is expected to similar to that of the construction phase. After the structures and
their foundations have been removed the area should be re-vegetated, where farming may be resumed
without restriction.
Consultations
Consultations were made with some regulatory agencies, Prefecture’s Officials, project-affected persons
and local communities prior to the preparation of this ESIA. The communities predicted to be affected by
the proposed Project were identified and consulted to determine the potential impacts the implementation
of the proposed project might have on them.
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4. Contractor’s responsibility on environmental and social matters
Prior to the commencement of construction works, all contractors should be required to prepare their
own ESMPs (CESMP). The plan should be included in the bidding documents and in the contractor’s
contract and spell out environmental targets and objectives as outlined in the ESIA/ESMP and how
these could be achieved. The Contractor’s ESMP (CESMP) shall include, to the extent practicable, all
steps to be taken by the Contractor to protect the environment in accordance with the current provisions
of national environmental regulations, the World Bank Groups Environmental Health and Safety General
Guidelines and the Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines for Electric Power Transmission and
Distribution, 2007 as well as the ESIA/ESMP for this project. Provision should be made for the disposal
of chemical/ hazardous wastes as the local facilities do not exist for hazardous waste disposed. Also, for
more complex environmental management aspects, the Contractor needs to prepare and implement
Method of Statement which needs to be approved by the Supervising Engineer and the SPC upon
request. In this perspective, within 60 days of notification of contract award, the Contractor shall
demonstrate an understanding of environmental and social obligations.
In order to ensure adequate implementation of the CESMP and specific Method of Statement, the
Contractor needs to employ environmental staff for the proposed Project.
Notwithstanding the Contractor’s obligation spelt out above, the Contractor shall, in addition, endeavor
to implement all necessary measures to restore the project sites to acceptable standards and abide by
environmental performance indicators specified in the ESIA/ESMP to measure progress towards
achieving objectives during execution or upon completion of any works. It will be largely based on the
ESIA and ESMP include the following information:
organizational staff with clear identification of the leader (s) responsible (s) of the environment,
responsible environmental management of the project and its (their) CV,
A general description of the methods that the Company proposes to adopt to reduce the impact
on the physical and biological environment of each phase of work.
A description of the actions that will implement the Contractor in each of the following (not
exhaustive):
These measures shall include but not limited to the following;
- Minimizing the effect of dust on the surrounding environment resulting from concrete mixing
sites, asphalt mixing sites, dispersing coal ashes, vibrating equipment, temporary access
roads, etc. to ensure safety, health and the protection of workers and communities living
downwind of dust generating activities;
- Ensuring that noise levels emanating from machinery, vehicles and noisy construction
activities are kept at a minimum for the safety, health and protection of workers within the
vicinity of high noise levels and communities near rock-blasting areas;
- Ensuring that existing water flow regimes in rivers, streams and other natural or irrigation
channels is maintained and/or re-established where they are disrupted due to civil works
being carried out;
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- Preventing bitumen, oils, lubricants and waste water used/produced during the execution of
works from entering into rivers, streams, irrigation channels and other natural water
bodies/reservoirs and also ensure that stagnant water in uncovered borrow pits is treated in
the best way to avoid creating possible breeding grounds for mosquitoes;
- Preventing and minimizing the impacts of quarrying, earth borrowing, piling and building of
temporary construction camps and access roads on the biophysical environment including
protected areas and arable lands; local communities and their settlements. In as much as
possible restore/rehabilitate all sites to acceptable standards;
- Ensuring that the discovery of ancient heritage(Chance Find Procedure), relics or anything
that might or believed to be of archaeological or historical importance during the execution
of works is reported to the Museums and Monuments Board in fulfilment of measures aimed
at protecting such historical or archaeological resources;
- Discouraging construction workers from engaging in the exploitation of natural resources
such as hunting, fishing, and collection of forest products or any other activity that might
have a negative impact on the social and economic welfare of the local communities;
- Implementing soil erosion control measures in order to avoid surface run off and prevents
siltation, etc.;
- Ensuring that garbage, sanitation and drinking water facilities are provided in construction
workers camps;
- Ensuring that in as much as possible, local materials are utilized to avoid importation of
foreign material and long distance transportation;
- Ensuring public safety and meeting traffic safety requirements for the operation of moving
machinery in order to avoid accidents;
- Discouraging the use of foul or infuriating words on project-affected persons (PAPs) or any
other persons seeking information on the project by construction workers. All such persons
and grievances should be politely referred to the appropriate authority for redress.
- The overall management of the movement of land that the operation and rehabilitation of
borrow areas and quarries (anti-erosive planned redevelopment planned); erosion control
operations will be scheduled;
- Management of human resources;
- The prevention and mitigation of STDs and HIV / AIDS;
- Communication and information directed to people as well as to local and national
authorities;
- Conflict management;
- The use of commercial or business environment for local subcontracting;
- Description of the monitoring and control of the Environmental and Social Management
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Plan of the site. The measures will include the submission of monthly reports to the
supervisor. Any significant event or incident should be an immediate report from the
company.
This Environmental Management Plan will be submitted for technical approval of the Supervisor,
who will share his observations and his decision within 20 days of receipt.
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5. Project Affected Persons
Consultations have been held with regulatory agencies, relevant authorities and local communities prior to
the preparation of the Scoping Report and the Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment.
The land to be affected by the implementation of the proposed Project has the following categories of land-
uses:
Agricultural lands with perennial crops
Agricultural lands with non-perennial crops
Potential Agricultural ( or fallow agricultural lands)
Residential lands (affecting building /structures and residential plots)
5.1. Compensation
For the most part the line route goes through non-residential government owned land which is in use as
farmland. Upon completion of the T-line some farming will be permitted, thus compensation will only be
required for perennial crops, or annual crops if construction takes place during the growing season.
As for those affected by the project, in two categories namely:
People whose homes are located on the right of the line, whether urban or agricultural.
Otherwise, these are the people affected and need to move. These people should be
resettled. Their homes and huts will also be compensated. The total number of PAPs is
112. The details are below;
Region Sous-Prefet
Total PAPs
Owner of house affected
Number of house
Non Regidential
Remarks
Kindia
Sougueta (Linsan)
12 8 27 5 Original line route
Madina Oula
1 2 3 0
23 - - - Alternative line route Moussaya 45 - - -
N'Zérékoré Yalenzou 31 2 3 0 Original line
route
Total 112 12 33 5
27 houses in Sougueta(Linsan), 3 houses in Madina Oula and 3 houses in Yalenzou will be
affected and displaced from the current place.
Regarding the second category of people, it concerns the owners and / or operators of
agricultural land crossed by the line corridor. It is aware of those affected, but not to move.
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These people will see their land and plantations compensation at market price individually
or collectively. Moreover, we note that the properties identified in N'Zérékoré largely relate
to agricultural land with crops, fields and plantations which are also dominant. It is the same
for Linsan whose center focuses many occupations and human settlements. At the end of
Linsan center, there is more than half of those affected but not to move because of the
presence of their land and / or plantations in the corridor.
Tabel ES-1 Summary of compensation elements affected by the proposed power line
interconnection project of Linsan – Kamakwe et N’ Zérékoré – Yéképa
No Item Section Locality Amount Observations
1 Agricultural land
N’Zérékoré-Yéképa N’Zérékoré 200,000,000 Original
Linsan- Kamakwé
Linsan 780,000,000
Madina Oula 29,440,000
Alternatives * Succession
of small parcels of peppers
whose owners could not be identified in
Dafira.
Bacdé 800,000
Bében 26,400,000
Kolakhure 144,000,000
Dafira -
Malolaya 16,000,000
Dianeya 32,080,000
Sous-Total 1,228,720,000
2 Infrastructures
N’Zérékoré-Yéképa N’Zérékoré 6,390,000 Original
Linsan- Kamakwé Linsan 82,825,000
Sous-Total 89,215,000
3 Fruit trees
N’Zérékoré-Yéképa N’Zérékoré 7,219,106,050
Original
Linsan- Kamakwé
Linsan 23,875,700
Madina Oula 2,058,250
Madina Oula 19,553,375 Alternatives
Dianeya 200,267,725
Sous-Total 7,464,861,100
Grand Total 8,782,796,100
- Fruit tresss include rubber, coffee, cocoa, and oil palm
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- Crops include rice, eddoes, cassava and plantain
Tableau ES-2 Summary list of teh affected househols and dependants
District households dependents
N’Zérékoré 31 196
Kindia 81 307
Total 112 503
Table ES-3 Impelmentation cost of PGES
No ITEM GNF Coût (USD)
1 A review and disclosure of the impact report on the environmental assessment
139,968,000 19,440
2 Verification of the RAP and ESMP 167,760,000 23,300
3 Environmental Monitoring 662,688,000 92,040
4 Training of the in-house environmental management team 146,880,000 20,400
5 Public health and safety (including HIV / AIDS programs) 683,352,000 94,910
6 Measuring devices for air/noise/soil pollusion and a vehecle, laptop computer, color printer, camera, potable GPS
291,600,000 40,500
Total 2,092,248,000 290,590
Table ES-4 Impelmentation cost of RAP
No ITEM Coût (GNF) Coût (USD)
Comensation
1 Compensation for land 1,228,720,000 170,652
2 Compensation for trees 7,464,861,100 1,036,783
3 Compensation for crops - -
4 Buildings / structures, houses 89,215,000 12,390
5 Constructional damage for plants outside of the ROW, inside access road (=(2+3)*10%)
746,486,110 103,678
6 Compensation for loss of income (=(1+2+4)*10%)
878,279,601 121,983
7 Add-on amounts for vulnerable project affected persons (=(1+2+3+4)*5%)
439,139,805 60,991
8 Professional fees, reimbursement for permits etc (=(1+2+3+4)*10%)
878,279,610 121,983
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Contingency allowances to cater for the effect of probable increases in property values (=(1+2+3+4)*10%)
878,279,610 121,983
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No ITEM Coût (GNF) Coût (USD)
RAP Activities
10 Social Action Plan, support the community 118,612,800 16,474
11 Livelihood restroation program 104,068,800 14,454
12 Community Infrastructure Program(=(1+2+3+4)*5%)
439,139,805 60,991
13 External monitoring and evaluation 83,880,000 11,650
14 Purification rites / ceremonies 14,400,000 2,000
15 Indirect cost(=(10+11+12+13)*10%) 74,570,140 10,356
Total 13,437,932,390 1,866,368
5.2. Cut-off date
The public consultation was held from November 2009 and it was verified by the Consultant with EDG
on November 2011. So the beginning of Census is November 2009 by the definition of the World
Bank OP 4.12. During the public consultation with the PAPs, the consultant clearly informed and
explained the concept of the “cut-off date” to the PAPs in the presence of the village’s population. The
consultant also informed that no one shall be registered on the PAPs after the cut-off date..
The modification of the PAPs is unable to provide that by changing the line route.
5.3. Grievance Mechanism and Grievance Redress Committee
Dissatisfactions may arise through the process of compensation for a variety of reasons including
disagreement on the compensation value during valuation of assets, controversial issue on property
ownership etc.
To address the problem of PAPs during implementation of compensation, establishment of a
grievance redress committee is recommended with a participation of project affected persons.
The main function of the committee would be arbitration and negotiation based on transparent and
fair hearing of the cases of the parties in dispute, Project Affected Persons (PAPs), the
implementing agencies and local government. The committee gives solution to Grievances related
to compensation amount, delays in compensation payment or provision of different type of
resettlement assistance.
Rational operational procedure is essential for Grievance mechanism with reflection to aspects as
described below:
All PAPs will be informed in case of any grievance regarding compensation can approach to
chair man of the grievance committee or the project implementer.
Any PAPs who have grievance would present his /her all case to the grievance redress
committee. The committee examines the case and responds with in period of 15 days.
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If the PAPs are not satisfied with the decision of the Grievance Redress Committee (GRC),
they can approach the regular court.
The objective of the grievance procedure stated above seeks to address the following:
Provide PAPs with avenues for making compliant or resolve any dispute that may the course
of land, structure and any assets acquisition, including the process of moving.
Ensure that appropriate and mutually acceptable corrective actions are identified and
implemented to address complaints; verify that complainants are satisfied with outcomes of
corrective actions; and avoid the need to resort to judicial proceedings
To provide timely and relevant information and give them opportunities to participate in planning,
implementing, and monitoring resettlement.address through the GRC, the Consultant visited the
local communities afftected to establish the GRC at each Sous-Prefecture. Thoes are Sougueta,
Madina Oula, and Moussaya Sous-Prefecture in the Kindia Region and Yalenzou Sous-Prefecture
in the Nzérékoré Region from November 21, 2011 to November 28, 2011. The Consultant with
EDG (Mr. Sekou FOFANA and Mr. BaBa Alimou Baly) visited the villages and the Sous-Prefecture’s
Offices to discuss Grievance mechanism and its roll and who will be the Grievance Redress
Committee. The Minutes is attached in the Annex 4 and the schedules and GRC members are as
below;
Comité pour la réparation des griefs par le Sous-Préfeture
Region Sous-
Préfecture Name Position Date
Kindia
Sougueta (Linsan)
Alseny Diallo Elhadj Mamadou S Bah Ibrahima Kaké Fodé Souleymane Sylla Bamboo Keita
P / Sous-préfet P.O Vice président de la CRD District Linsan District Tafory Representative of PAPs
11/21
Madina Oula
Kémoko Mara Fodé Morciré Dramé Fodé Bakarba Touré Elhadj Mamata Fodé Soumah
Commandant de Sous-préfet District de Dar-Es-Salam District de Sekou Sorya Représentant des PAPs Représentant des PAPs
11/23
Moussaya
Mr BARRY Mohamed Hafiziou Naby Diané Sékou Dramé
Receveur communal de Moussaya District de Sekou Sorya Représentant des PAPs
11/23
N’Zérékoré Yalenzou
Non-Za Célestin Kourouma Cé 3 Mamy Nian Nawa Mamy Goulèpa Kéléba Jacque Mamy
P/Sous-préfet P.O l’Adjoint District de Yalenzou District de N’Zao Représentant des Représentant des PAPs Yalenzou Représentant des PAPs N’Zao
11/28
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5.4. Livelihood restoration program
In addition to compensation for losses of land and other productive assets, the World Banks OP
4.12 “Involuntary Resettlement” requires that displaced persons be assisted with their move and
supported for a transition period at the settlement site and assisted in the effort to improve their
livelihood, or at least to restore them.
Livelihood restoration measures have been designed to assist severely affected farmers and others
lose productive/income generating assets, including those losing their houses and for vulnerable
households. These measures may include the following:
Provision of agricultural extension services: Severely affected farmers will be assisted to
improve productivity on remaining agricultural land, by linking them with government driving
programmes such as West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program funded by World Bank.
The Consultant recommends that links will be facilitated by EDG and Ministry of Agriculture
to the local agricultural and rural development when a detailed PAPs investigation has been
carried out.
- West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP-1C): Approved 24-Mar-2011,
$83.8million of total project cost, To generate and accelerate the adoption of improved
technologies in the participating countries' top agricultural commodity priority areas that
are aligned with the sub-region's top agricultural commodity priorities.
Skills training: Displaced PAPs will be provided the skills training programme such as soap
or baskets production in the job training centres and social organisations in and out of
county, which would help them to maintain and/or improve their income generation potential.
The skills training programme will be designed during project implementation.
Project related job opportunities: PAPs will be prioritized in gaining employment in the
works linked to the project including the short pre-recruitment training. Information about the
employment opportunities will be comprehensively available at to local community by the
environmental coordinator of the SPC.
Estimated cost of livelihood restoration program
Restoration
Cost
PAPs Total
Amount Unit cost (USD)
Duration (weeks)
Sum (USD)
Agricultural extension services
40 3 120 102 12,240
Skills training 15 6 90 10 900
Programme Facilitation/Support
- -
- 1,314
Total 14,454
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5.5. Conclusion
This Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment has identified potential impacts on the physical,
biological, socio-economic/cultural environments, occupational safety, health and welfare of the
employees. Mitigation and potential remedial measures have also been outlined. These will be actively
pursued in order to minimize or, if possible, eliminate the identified negative impacts.
The transmission line project cannot be carried out without any impacts on the environment. Indeed, some
of the impacts are unavoidable. However, the mitigation measures put forward are expected, as far as
possible, to be able to minimize the impacts so as to make them pose no threats to the continued
sustainability of the environment.
A review of the identified impacts shows that there will be some significant adverse irreversible impacts on
the environment (e.g. land ownership and land-use characteristics). Other impacts will be minimal and
temporary.
The benefits to be derived from the implementation of the propose Project are immense, especially
considering the problems of supply experienced in Guinea in the recent past. The implementation of the
proposed Project will ensure that the objective of ECOWAS to establish a regional electricity market in
West Africa through the judicious development and realization of key priority infrastructure that would
permit accessibility to economic energy resources, to all member states of the ECOWAS shall be realized.
The proposed transmission line is therefore designed to fulfill the objective of providing a more reliable and
secure transmission of power to meet the expected increase in demand of electrical power within the
ECOWAS sub region.
The key drivers for increasing electricity consumption are growth in per capita GDP, growth in population,
urbanization, development of basic industries, more opportunities for the education, enhancement of
women right, rural electrification towards poverty alleviation and the attainment of the Millennium
Development Goals.
The Electricité de Guinée (EDG) believes that this ESIA has sufficiently dealt with the significant issues
on the ground and will therefore meet the expectations of the MEEF and warrant the issuance of an
Environmental Permit to enable it to proceed with the implementation of the proposed project without delay.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of ESMP report
Members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) established articles of
agreement establishing a new West African Power Pool (WAPP) organization in January 2006. The
objective of the WAPP is to establish a regional electricity market in West Africa through the
development and realization of key priority infrastructures that will permit accessibility to economic
energy resources, to all member states of the ECOWAS.
In order to further advance the implementation of the priority projects of the West African Power
Pool (WAPP), the WAPP Secretariat (temporarily located in Cotonou) and the WAPP Members
have commenced preparatory works towards the implementation of the following priority
interconnection projects:
- 330 kV Volta (Ghana)-Mome Hagou (Togo)-Sakete (Benin) interconnection Project;
- 33 kV Aboadze (Ghana)-Volta (Ghana) Transmission Project;
- 225 kV OMVG Interconnection Project (Guinea, Gambia and Guinea Bissau, Senegal) including
development of hydropower sites at Kaleta (Guinea) and Sambangalou (Senegal);
- Man (Ivory Cost) - Yekepa (Liberia) - N'Zérékoré (Guinea) - Buchanan (Liberia) - Monrovia
(Liberia) - Bumbuna (Sierra Leone) - Linsan (Guniea) interconnection project.
The West African Power Pool (WAPP) therefore will help the Guinea economy by providing much
needed power at a critical time when the major users of electric power are investing in the Guinean
economy.
The project comprises the construction of two (2) substations and 233km of 225kV transmission
lines in Guinea. One substation is in Linsan, the other in N'Zérékoré. The construction of the High
Voltage electric transmission lines runs from Yekepa to N'Zérékore, the other from Linsan-Donya-
Madina Oula-Kagule-Dafira-Kamakwie. The line passes through two important political subdivisions
in Guinea (Kindia, N'Zérékoré ).
The proposed Project has to meet the environmental requirements of the rules and regulations
governing the protection of the environment in Guinea. This ESMP (Environmental & Social
Management Plan) outlines how these requirements and regulations to be met. It provides the basis
for the coordination and implementation of the proposed Project activities in Guinea. The issues of
health and safety and environmental management are discussed in detail to ensure the smooth
operation of the project. Specific activities are identified in this document that will have an impact on
the environment during the pre-construction, construction and the operation phases of the proposed
Project.
Specific project activities identified to have environmental and social impacts requiring mitigation
actions include the following:
Acquisition of Right of Way;
Storage and transportation of equipment and materials;
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Clearing of Right of Way;
Tower spotting;
Construction of Access & Tower Corridor Tracks;
Clearing and excavation of tower base and foundation;
Erection of Towers & Conductors;
Construction of Substation;
Line Maintenance and Repairs and Substation Operations.
The ESMP includes a Vegetation Management Plan, a plan for the Management of Archaeological
and Cultural Property and a Monitoring programme to determine impacts on the physical, biological
and human environments, and detect unforeseen impacts at an early stage. This will allow
corrective measures to be implemented before significant damage takes place. The areas covered
by these include:
Destruction of vegetation, food and cash crops
Loss of land ownership or use of land
Air and water quality
Use of water and increased evaporation from water bodies
Noise, dust and soil erosion/compaction from heavy plants and machinery.
Loss of secondary forest and a reduction in the number of tree species.
Illegal activities such as tree felling and cottage mining
Waste management
Substations-oily wastes
Occupational hazards and accidents
Accidents affecting public safety
Impacts on public health
Spread of STDs
Jobless during and after construction due to project activities
Migration from rural and urban areas
Women, children and education
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Different tribal groups and traditional practices
Scared sites and artifacts
Control over the implementation of the project is needed to ensure that the environmental
compliance commitments made in this ESMP are fully implemented in order to achieve its intended
goals and objectives. A SPC (Special Purpose Company) will be set to ensure that applicable laws
are adhered to, and the procedures in the ESMP are followed.
The ESMP identifies the functions of the Project Environmental Coordinator, who is a member of the
Project Implementation Unit. The SPC should formulate Policies on Environment, Safety and Health
that will ensure the incorporation of occupational safety, health and environmental management
(OSHEM) issues in their operations. These policies should be applied without prejudice to any other
existing national and relevant international regulations that are to be adhered to in the
implementation of the ESMP.
The ESMP has identified the key departments within the SPC that work together to achieve
environmental, health, safety and social responsibility. The lead department is the proposed PIU
where the Project Environmental Coordinator will be employed. The provisions of the ESMP shall
be carried out by the Environmental Coordinator and are to be revised periodically. The periodical
revision will be based on the results of the annual review of the environmental management system.
WAPP/EDG
BGEEE
(Monitoring)
SPC
PIU (Project Environment Coordinator)
Contractor
- Laws
- ESMP
- OSHEM
The ESMP provides comprehensive, planned and in some cases, emergency programs that the
SPC will have to undertake during the pre-construction, construction, operation and maintenance
phases for its existing transmission lines. Strict documented procedures are in place for the various
technical operations involving: line construction, line maintenance, line operations, operations at
substations, socio-economic issues including grievance procedures, environmental management
issues regards disturbance to flora and fauna along the proposed transmission line, vegetation
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management, and management of archaeological/cultural finds. The technical procedures
incorporate environmental, health and safety safeguard measures.
Activities under the transmission line construction project have been grouped under pre-
constructional, constructional, operational and maintenance phases. The pre-construction activities
of the project include line the route line survey, the ESIA process and acquisition of the necessary
RoW. The construction activities involve various levels of vegetation clearing to standards
prescribed by EDG. Other activities will be tower spotting, excavation of tower foundations, erection
of towers and stringing of lines and substation construction works. The main operational phase
activities will be mostly those related to the maintenance of the lines, towers, accessories and the
RoW as well as substation operations.
Prior to the commencement of construction works, all contractors should be required to prepare
their own ESMPs (CESMP). The plan should be included in the bidding documents and in the
contractor’s contract and spell out environmental targets and objectives as outlined in the
ESIA/ESMP and how these could be achieved. The Contractor’s ESMP (CESMP) shall include, to
the extent practicable, all steps to be taken by the Contractor to protect the environment in
accordance with the current provisions of national environmental regulations, the World Bank
Groups Environmental Health and Safety General Guidelines and the Environmental, Health and
Safety Guidelines for Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, 2007 as well as the ESIA/ESMP
for this project. Provision should be made for the disposal of chemical/ hazardous wastes as the
local facilities do not exist for hazardous waste disposed. Also, for more complex environmental
management aspects, the Contractor needs to prepare and implement Method of Statement which
needs to be approved by the Supervising Engineer and the SPC upon request. In this perspective,
within 60 days of notification of contract award, the Contractor shall demonstrate an understanding
of environmental and social obligations.
In order to ensure adequate implementation of the CESMP and specific Method of Statement, the
Contractor needs to employ environmental staff for the proposed Project.
Notwithstanding the Contractor’s obligation spelt out above, the Contractor shall, in addition,
endeavor to implement all necessary measures to restore the project sites to acceptable standards
and abide by environmental performance indicators specified in the ESIA/ESMP to measure
progress towards achieving objectives during execution or upon completion of any works. It will be
largely based on the ESIA and ESMP include the following information:
organizational staff with clear identification of the leader (s) responsible (s) of the environment,
responsible environmental management of the project and its (their) CV,
A general description of the methods that the Company proposes to adopt to reduce the impact
on the physical and biological environment of each phase of work.
A description of the actions that will implement the Contractor in each of the following (not
exhaustive):
These measures shall include but not limited to the following;
- Minimizing the effect of dust on the surrounding environment resulting from concrete mixing
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sites, asphalt mixing sites, dispersing coal ashes, vibrating equipment, temporary access
roads, etc. to ensure safety, health and the protection of workers and communities living
downwind of dust generating activities;
- Ensuring that noise levels emanating from machinery, vehicles and noisy construction
activities are kept at a minimum for the safety, health and protection of workers within the
vicinity of high noise levels and communities near rock-blasting areas;
- Ensuring that existing water flow regimes in rivers, streams and other natural or irrigation
channels is maintained and/or re-established where they are disrupted due to civil works
being carried out;
- Preventing bitumen, oils, lubricants and waste water used/produced during the execution of
works from entering into rivers, streams, irrigation channels and other natural water
bodies/reservoirs and also ensure that stagnant water in uncovered borrow pits is treated in
the best way to avoid creating possible breeding grounds for mosquitoes;
- Preventing and minimizing the impacts of quarrying, earth borrowing, piling and building of
temporary construction camps and access roads on the biophysical environment including
protected areas and arable lands; local communities and their settlements. In as much as
possible restore/rehabilitate all sites to acceptable standards;
- Ensuring that the discovery of ancient heritage(Chance Find Procedure), relics or anything
that might or believed to be of archaeological or historical importance during the execution
of works is reported to the Museums and Monuments Board in fulfilment of measures aimed
at protecting such historical or archaeological resources;
- Discouraging construction workers from engaging in the exploitation of natural resources
such as hunting, fishing, and collection of forest products or any other activity that might
have a negative impact on the social and economic welfare of the local communities;
- Implementing soil erosion control measures in order to avoid surface run off and prevents
siltation, etc.;
- Ensuring that garbage, sanitation and drinking water facilities are provided in construction
workers camps;
- Ensuring that in as much as possible, local materials are utilized to avoid importation of
foreign material and long distance transportation;
- Ensuring public safety and meeting traffic safety requirements for the operation of moving
machinery in order to avoid accidents;
- Discouraging the use of foul or infuriating words on project-affected persons (PAPs) or any
other persons seeking information on the project by construction workers. All such persons
and grievances should be politely referred to the appropriate authority for redress.
- The overall management of the movement of land that the operation and rehabilitation of
borrow areas and quarries (anti-erosive planned redevelopment planned); erosion control
operations will be scheduled;
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- Management of human resources;
- The prevention and mitigation of STDs and HIV / AIDS;
- Communication and information directed to people as well as to local and national
authorities;
- Training;
- Conflict management;
- The use of commercial or business environment for local subcontracting;
- Description of the monitoring and control of the Environmental and Social Management
Plan of the site. The measures will include the submission of monthly reports to the
supervisor. Any significant event or incident should be an immediate report from the
company.
This Environmental Management Plan will be submitted for technical approval of the Supervisor,
who will share his observations and his decision within 20 days of receipt.
Cut-off date
The public consultation was held from November 2009 and it was verified by the Consultant with EDG
on November 2011. So the beginning of Census is November 2009 by the definition of the World
Bank OP 4.12. During the public consultation with the PAPs, the consultant clearly informed and
explained the concept of the “cut-off date” to the PAPs in the presence of the village’s population. The
consultant also informed that no one shall be registered on the PAPs after the cut-off date..
The modification of the PAPs is unable to provide that by changing the line route.
Grievance Mechanism and Grievance Redress Committee
Dissatisfactions may arise through the process of compensation for a variety of reasons including
disagreement on the compensation value during valuation of assets, controversial issue on property
ownership etc.
To address the problem of PAPs during implementation of compensation, establishment of a
grievance redress committee is recommended with a participation of project affected persons.
The main function of the committee would be arbitration and negotiation based on transparent and
fair hearing of the cases of the parties in dispute, Project Affected Persons (PAPs), the
implementing agencies and local government. The committee gives solution to Grievances related
to compensation amount, delays in compensation payment or provision of different type of
resettlement assistance.
Rational operational procedure is essential for Grievance mechanism with reflection to aspects as
described below:
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All PAPs will be informed in case of any grievance regarding compensation can approach to
chair man of the grievance committee or the project implementer.
Any PAPs who have grievance would present his /her all case to the grievance redress
committee. The committee examines the case and responds with in period of 15 days.
If the PAPs are not satisfied with the decision of the Grievance Redress Committee (GRC),
they can approach the regular court.
The objective of the grievance procedure stated above seeks to address the following:
Provide PAPs with avenues for making compliant or resolve any dispute that may the course
of land, structure and any assets acquisition, including the process of moving.
Ensure that appropriate and mutually acceptable corrective actions are identified and
implemented to address complaints; verify that complainants are satisfied with outcomes of
corrective actions; and avoid the need to resort to judicial proceedings
To provide timely and relevant information and give them opportunities to participate in planning,
implementing, and monitoring resettlement.address through the GRC, the Consultant visited the
local communities afftected to establish the GRC at each Sous-Prefecture. Thoes are Sougueta,
Madina Oula, and Moussaya Sous-Prefecture in the Kindia Region and Yalenzou Sous-Prefecture
in the Nzérékoré Region from November 21, 2011 to November 28, 2011. The Consultant with
EDG (Mr. Sekou FOFANA and Mr. BaBa Alimou Baly) visited the villages and the Sous-Prefecture’s
Offices to discuss Grievance mechanism and its roll and who will be the Grievance Redress
Committee. The Minutes is attached in the Annex 4 and the schedules and GRC members are as
below;
Comité pour la réparation des griefs par le Sous-Préfeture
Region Sous-
Préfecture Name Position Date
Kindia
Sougueta (Linsan)
Alseny Diallo Elhadj Mamadou S Bah Ibrahima Kaké Fodé Souleymane Sylla Bamboo Keita
P / Sous-préfet P.O Vice président de la CRD District Linsan District Tafory Representative of PAPs
11/21
Madina Oula
Kémoko Mara Fodé Morciré Dramé Fodé Bakarba Touré Elhadj Mamata Fodé Soumah
Commandant de Sous-préfet District de Dar-Es-Salam District de Sekou Sorya Représentant des PAPs Représentant des PAPs
11/23
Moussaya
Mr BARRY Mohamed Hafiziou Naby Diané Sékou Dramé
Receveur communal de Moussaya District de Sekou Sorya Représentant des PAPs
11/23
N’Zérékoré Yalenzou
Non-Za Célestin Kourouma Cé 3 Mamy Nian Nawa Mamy Goulèpa Kéléba Jacque Mamy
P/Sous-préfet P.O l’Adjoint District de Yalenzou District de N’Zao Représentant des Représentant des PAPs Yalenzou Représentant des PAPs N’Zao
11/28
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Livelihood restoration program
In addition to compensation for losses of land and other productive assets, the World Banks OP
4.12 “Involuntary Resettlement” requires that displaced persons be assisted with their move and
supported for a transition period at the settlement site and assisted in the effort to improve their
livelihood, or at least to restore them.
Livelihood restoration measures have been designed to assist severely affected farmers and others
lose productive/income generating assets, including those losing their houses and for vulnerable
households. These measures may include the following:
Provision of agricultural extension services: Severely affected farmers will be assisted to
improve productivity on remaining agricultural land, by linking them with government driving
programmes such as West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program funded by World Bank.
The Consultant recommends that links will be facilitated by EDG and Ministry of Agriculture
to the local agricultural and rural development when a detailed PAPs investigation has been
carried out.
- West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP-1C): Approved 24-Mar-2011,
$83.8million of total project cost, To generate and accelerate the adoption of improved
technologies in the participating countries' top agricultural commodity priority areas that
are aligned with the sub-region's top agricultural commodity priorities.
Skills training: Displaced PAPs will be provided the skills training programme such as soap
or baskets production in the job training centres and social organisations in and out of
county, which would help them to maintain and/or improve their income generation potential.
The skills training programme will be designed during project implementation.
Project related job opportunities: PAPs will be prioritized in gaining employment in the
works linked to the project including the short pre-recruitment training. Information about the
employment opportunities will be comprehensively available at to local community by the
environmental coordinator of the SPC.
Estimated cost of livelihood restoration program
Restoration
Cost
PAPs Total
Amount Unit cost (USD)
Duration (weeks)
Sum (USD)
Agricultural extension services
40 3 120 102 12,240
Skills training 15 6 90 10 900
Programme Facilitation/Support
- -
- 1,314
Total 14,454
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An emergency preparedness response plan has been provided to ensure that unforeseen accidents
such as major spills of any hazardous materials during routine operations are safely and promptly
dealt with without harm to the environment. A training program has been provided in the ESMP to
ensure capacity building in the implementation of various environmental measures. The role of
external institutions such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Prosperity Valuation Section, the
County Development Committees, Forestry and Wildlife Department through its County Offices and
the Department of Museums are clearly outlined. Reporting on various environmental
issues/measures is to be done annually in the form of Project Annual Environmental Reports.
Budgetary provision through the SPC Annual Budget for environmental and social management
activities for the project has been provided. The estimated total budget for environmental and
compensation management is US$ 2,156,958
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of RAP report
Members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) established articles of
agreement establishing a new West African Power Pool (WAPP) organization in January 2006. The
objective of the WAPP is to establish a regional electricity market in West Africa through the
development and realization of key priority infrastructures that will permit accessibility to economic
energy resources, to all member states of the ECOWAS.
In order to further advance the implementation of the priority projects of the West African Power
Pool (WAPP), the WAPP Secretariat (temporarily located in Cotonou) and the WAPP Members
have commenced preparatory works towards the implementation of the following priority
interconnection projects:
- 330 kV Volta (Ghana)-Mome Hagou (Togo)-Sakete (Benin) interconnection Project;
- 33 kV Aboadze (Ghana)-Volta (Ghana) Transmission Project;
- 225 kV OMVG Interconnection Project (Guinea, Gambia and Guinea Bissau, Senegal)
including development of hydropower sites at Kaleta (Guinea) and Sambangalou (Senegal);
- Man (Ivory Cost) - Yekepa (Liberia) - N'Zérékoré (Guinea) - Buchanan (Liberia) - Monrovia
(Liberia) - Bumbuna (Sierra Leone) - Linsan (Guniea) interconnection project.
The West African Power Pool (WAPP) therefore will help the Guinea economy by providing much
needed power at a critical time when the major users of electric power are investing in the Guinean
economy.
Project Description
The proposed construction of 225 kV power line Yéképa - Nzérékore and Linsan – Donya – Madina
Oula – Kagule – Dafira - Kamakwie and transformer stations N'Zérékoré and Linsan is part of the
global interconnect project in the sub-region countries to the Cote d’ivoire electricity network for
which the route is Côte d’Ivoire – Liberia - Sierra Leone - Guinea.
This project involves the construction and operation of a high voltage line with the transformation
substations providing electrical interconnection between Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The
power line is to install a high voltage line of 225 kV with a corridor or transit corridor 40 meters left in
the 20 m each side of the center line. Inside the corridor, a maintenance road of 3 m wide is
provided.
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Section
Linsan-Donya-Kamakwie
Section
Yéképa-N’Zékoré
Figure 1 Presentation of regions covered by the project in Guinea
The essential components of the high voltage line are: pylons and conductors. The project will use
four-foot detachable pylons of conventional horizontal configuration. Tower height varies from one
to another depending on the topography of the site. The height of the towers will be capable of
providing a minimum of 8 m of clearance between the lines and the free soil and 8 m of clearance
on roads. The span between two towers is about 400 m. The new line is in two sections: Section
Yekepa - Nzerekore along 12 km and the section Linsan-Donya-Kamakwie along 221 km and
construction of substations N'Zérékoré and Linsan.
This report is prepared after the Environmental Impact Assessment and Social Assessment (ESIA)
for the construction of the line.
Action plan for resettlement and compensation of affected populations
The action plan of resettlement and compensation of affected people has been developed on the
basis of the procedures of international financial institutions, including the World Bank's
environmental matters (OP Operational Policy 4.01, Environmental Assessment, 1999 "), and social
issues given the fact that populations will be displaced for the project needs, and that others will be
denied a portion of their income sources
The regulatory framework and institutional implementation of the resettlement plan has been
reviewed through the laws relating to land including the Basic Law of 23 December 1990, which
recognizes and protects property rights
The affected properties are designated by the decree or declaratory act of public utility. The period
for which the expropriation will be carried out is always indicated and may not exceed three years.
The resettlement plan will list parcels, property, rights and people to be expropriated and make
proposals for compensation. This study should precede any displacement operation and findings
are appended to the act declaring the public utility.
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The evaluation method is the replacement cost method or asset valuation. All the lands lost by the
legal owners and customary will be compensated in cash at market price or in kind by another land
with the same size on the host site or within reasonable agreement with the owners.
Implementation of the resettlement plan
Resettlement options took into account the context prevailing in each locality. The public
consultation was a key factor in the process. The aim was to involve enough people to gain their
support for the project. The consultation was organized into two main stages, namely: identification,
location of affected people and organizing meetings to exchange end to collect their views on the
project and the organization of extensive consultations with stakeholders locally. This helped to
identify vulnerable groups according to OP 4.12. These are children, elderly, women, indigenous
peoples, ethnic minorities, disabled, etc. including ex-moved from the various conflicts "back who
returned to settle in their region of origin.
In addition, activities related to the construction of power transmission lines and transformer stations
will result in relocation operations in the sous-prefectures Madina Oula and Souguéta (Linsan), in
the prefecture of Kindia, and in the sous-prefecture Yalenzou of the Urban Commune of N'Zérékoré.
This requires the concerted preparation of a relocation plan with the basic structures, and the
required technical services. The total number of PAPs is 112. The details is below;
Region Sous-Prefet
PAPs au total Propriétaire de
la maison affectée
Numbre de maison
Regidential non
Remarques
Kindia
Sougueta 12 8 27 5 tracé de la ligne
originale Madina Oula
1 2 3 0
23 - - - tracé de la ligne
alternatifs Moussaya 45 - - -
N'Zérékoré Yalenzou 31 2 3 0 tracé de la
ligne originale
Total 112 12 33 5
The numbers of PAP has been modified since the alternative route was chosen to avoid Outamba-
Kilimi national park in the Sierra Leone section. There are 68 people affected by the project on the
section Linsan - Madina Oula - Moussaya to the border of Sierra Leone to go to the Kamakwie
Substation.
Evaluation of the Appected
Property Evaluation was done according to the type of property: Although owned by the individual,
although the State or public authority held by an individual, or well within the national domain. In
general, it is important to note that the assessment is made on the basis of earned value, which
corresponds to the present value.
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Under the project, two important points were considered: first, when compensation is in-kind (trade),
the opinion of the Cadastre et de l'urbanisme are collected before the presentation of the case
before the Commission de Contrôle des Opérations Domaniales. The favorable opinion of the latter
allows the drafting of an instrument of exchange of the land sought against that which was
expropriated. Second, in the context of the implementation of forced displacement, the state
reached with the support of local communities, foundations, or NGOs. Some sites will not be
compensated. This is the case of non-cultivable bush. The situation of bredders settled or
transhumance possibly using these areas will be considered on a case by case basis to ensure that
mitigation measures are not appropriate monetary identified in conjunction with local authorities and
groups concerned. This is important because if the farmers affected are not properly identified and
consulted, then conflicts may arise with farmers. Insofar as it is for rural communities to establish
the corridor of cattle grazing, stakeholders may propose consensual solutions with farmers.
In summary, the compensation principles are:
The compensation will be paid before the removal or occupation of land;
The compensation will be paid at the full replacement value.
Contractor’s responsibility on environmental and social matters
Prior to the commencement of construction works, all contractors should be required to prepare
their own ESMPs (CESMP). The plan should be included in the bidding documents and in the
contractor’s contract and spell out environmental targets and objectives as outlined in the
ESIA/ESMP and how these could be achieved. The Contractor’s ESMP (CESMP) shall include, to
the extent practicable, all steps to be taken by the Contractor to protect the environment in
accordance with the current provisions of national environmental regulations, the World Bank
Groups Environmental Health and Safety General Guidelines and the Environmental, Health and
Safety Guidelines for Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, 2007 as well as the ESIA/ESMP
for this project. Provision should be made for the disposal of chemical/ hazardous wastes as the
local facilities do not exist for hazardous waste disposed. Also, for more complex environmental
management aspects, the Contractor needs to prepare and implement Method of Statement which
needs to be approved by the Supervising Engineer and the SPC upon request. In this perspective,
within 60 days of notification of contract award, the Contractor shall demonstrate an understanding
of environmental and social obligations.
In order to ensure adequate implementation of the CESMP and specific Method of Statement, the
Contractor needs to employ environmental staff for the proposed Project.
Notwithstanding the Contractor’s obligation spelt out above, the Contractor shall, in addition,
endeavor to implement all necessary measures to restore the project sites to acceptable standards
and abide by environmental performance indicators specified in the ESIA/ESMP to measure
progress towards achieving objectives during execution or upon completion of any works. It will be
largely based on the ESIA and ESMP include the following information:
organizational staff with clear identification of the leader (s) responsible (s) of the environment,
responsible environmental management of the project and its (their) CV,
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A general description of the methods that the Company proposes to adopt to reduce the impact
on the physical and biological environment of each phase of work.
A description of the actions that will implement the Contractor in each of the following (not
exhaustive):
These measures shall include but not limited to the following;
- Minimizing the effect of dust on the surrounding environment resulting from concrete mixing
sites, asphalt mixing sites, dispersing coal ashes, vibrating equipment, temporary access
roads, etc. to ensure safety, health and the protection of workers and communities living
downwind of dust generating activities;
- Ensuring that noise levels emanating from machinery, vehicles and noisy construction
activities are kept at a minimum for the safety, health and protection of workers within the
vicinity of high noise levels and communities near rock-blasting areas;
- Ensuring that existing water flow regimes in rivers, streams and other natural or irrigation
channels is maintained and/or re-established where they are disrupted due to civil works
being carried out;
- Preventing bitumen, oils, lubricants and waste water used/produced during the execution of
works from entering into rivers, streams, irrigation channels and other natural water
bodies/reservoirs and also ensure that stagnant water in uncovered borrow pits is treated in
the best way to avoid creating possible breeding grounds for mosquitoes;
- Preventing and minimizing the impacts of quarrying, earth borrowing, piling and building of
temporary construction camps and access roads on the biophysical environment including
protected areas and arable lands; local communities and their settlements. In as much as
possible restore/rehabilitate all sites to acceptable standards;
- Ensuring that the discovery of ancient heritage(Chance Find Procedure), relics or anything
that might or believed to be of archaeological or historical importance during the execution of
works is reported to the Museums and Monuments Board in fulfilment of measures aimed at
protecting such historical or archaeological resources;
- Discouraging construction workers from engaging in the exploitation of natural resources
such as hunting, fishing, and collection of forest products or any other activity that might
have a negative impact on the social and economic welfare of the local communities;
- Implementing soil erosion control measures in order to avoid surface run off and prevents
siltation, etc.;
- Ensuring that garbage, sanitation and drinking water facilities are provided in construction
workers camps;
- Ensuring that in as much as possible, local materials are utilized to avoid importation of
foreign material and long distance transportation;
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- Ensuring public safety and meeting traffic safety requirements for the operation of moving
machinery in order to avoid accidents;
- Discouraging the use of foul or infuriating words on project-affected persons (PAPs) or any
other persons seeking information on the project by construction workers. All such persons
and grievances should be politely referred to the appropriate authority for redress.
- The overall management of the movement of land that the operation and rehabilitation of
borrow areas and quarries (anti-erosive planned redevelopment planned); erosion control
operations will be scheduled;
- Management of human resources;
- The prevention and mitigation of STDs and HIV / AIDS;
- Communication and information directed to people as well as to local and national
authorities;
- Training;
- Conflict management;
- The use of commercial or business environment for local subcontracting;
- Description of the monitoring and control of the Environmental and Social Management Plan
of the site. The measures will include the submission of monthly reports to the supervisor.
Any significant event or incident should be an immediate report from the company.
This Environmental Management Plan will be submitted for technical approval of the Supervisor,
who will share his observations and his decision within 20 days of receipt.
Cut-off date
The public consultation was held from November 2009 and it was verified by the Consultant with EDG
on November 2011. So the beginning of Census is November 2009 by the definition of the World
Bank OP 4.12. During the public consultation with the PAPs, the consultant clearly informed and
explained the concept of the “cut-off date” to the PAPs in the presence of the village’s population. The
consultant also informed that no one shall be registered on the PAPs after the cut-off date..
The modification of the PAPs is unable to provide that by changing the line route.
Grievance Mechanism and Grievance Redress Committee
Dissatisfactions may arise through the process of compensation for a variety of reasons including
disagreement on the compensation value during valuation of assets, controversial issue on property
ownership etc.
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To address the problem of PAPs during implementation of compensation, establishment of a
grievance redress committee is recommended with a participation of project affected persons.
The main function of the committee would be arbitration and negotiation based on transparent and
fair hearing of the cases of the parties in dispute, Project Affected Persons (PAPs), the
implementing agencies and local government. The committee gives solution to Grievances related
to compensation amount, delays in compensation payment or provision of different type of
resettlement assistance.
Rational operational procedure is essential for Grievance mechanism with reflection to aspects as
described below:
All PAPs will be informed in case of any grievance regarding compensation can approach to
chair man of the grievance committee or the project implementer.
Any PAPs who have grievance would present his /her all case to the grievance redress
committee. The committee examines the case and responds with in period of 15 days.
If the PAPs are not satisfied with the decision of the Grievance Redress Committee (GRC),
they can approach the regular court.
The objective of the grievance procedure stated above seeks to address the following:
Provide PAPs with avenues for making compliant or resolve any dispute that may the course
of land, structure and any assets acquisition, including the process of moving.
Ensure that appropriate and mutually acceptable corrective actions are identified and
implemented to address complaints; verify that complainants are satisfied with outcomes of
corrective actions; and avoid the need to resort to judicial proceedings
To provide timely and relevant information and give them opportunities to participate in planning,
implementing, and monitoring resettlement.address through the GRC, the Consultant visited the
local communities afftected to establish the GRC at each Sous-Prefecture. Thoes are Sougueta,
Madina Oula, and Moussaya Sous-Prefecture in the Kindia Region and Yalenzou Sous-Prefecture
in the Nzérékoré Region from November 21, 2011 to November 28, 2011. The Consultant with
EDG (Mr. Sekou FOFANA and Mr. BaBa Alimou Baly) visited the villages and the Sous-Prefecture’s
Offices to discuss Grievance mechanism and its roll and who will be the Grievance Redress
Committee. The Minutes is attached in the Annex 4 and the schedules and GRC members are as
below;
Comité pour la réparation des griefs par le Sous-Préfeture
Region Sous-
Préfecture Name Position Date
Kindia
Sougueta (Linsan)
Alseny Diallo Elhadj Mamadou S Bah Ibrahima Kaké Fodé Souleymane Sylla Bamboo Keita
P / Sous-préfet P.O Vice président de la CRD District Linsan District Tafory Representative of PAPs
11/21
Madina Oula
Kémoko Mara Fodé Morciré Dramé
Commandant de Sous-préfet District de Dar-Es-Salam
11/23
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Region Sous-
Préfecture Name Position Date
Fodé Bakarba Touré Elhadj Mamata Fodé Soumah
District de Sekou Sorya Représentant des PAPs Représentant des PAPs
Moussaya
Mr BARRY Mohamed Hafiziou Naby Diané Sékou Dramé
Receveur communal de Moussaya District de Sekou Sorya Représentant des PAPs
11/23
N’Zérékoré Yalenzou
Non-Za Célestin Kourouma Cé 3 Mamy Nian Nawa Mamy Goulèpa Kéléba Jacque Mamy
P/Sous-préfet P.O l’Adjoint District de Yalenzou District de N’Zao Représentant des Représentant des PAPs Yalenzou Représentant des PAPs N’Zao
11/28
Livelihood restoration program
In addition to compensation for losses of land and other productive assets, the World Banks OP 4.12 “Involuntary Resettlement” requires that displaced persons be assisted with their move and supported for a transition period at the settlement site and assisted in the effort to improve their livelihood, or at least to restore them.
Livelihood restoration measures have been designed to assist severely affected farmers and others lose productive/income generating assets, including those losing their houses and for vulnerable households. These measures may include the following:
Provision of agricultural extension services: Severely affected farmers will be assisted to
improve productivity on remaining agricultural land, by linking them with government driving
programmes such as West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program funded by World Bank.
The Consultant recommends that links will be facilitated by EDG and Ministry of Agriculture
to the local agricultural and rural development when a detailed PAPs investigation has been
carried out.
- West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP-1C): Approved 24-Mar-2011,
$83.8million of total project cost, To generate and accelerate the adoption of improved
technologies in the participating countries' top agricultural commodity priority areas that
are aligned with the sub-region's top agricultural commodity priorities.
Skills training: Displaced PAPs will be provided the skills training programme such as soap
or baskets production in the job training centres and social organisations in and out of
county, which would help them to maintain and/or improve their income generation potential.
The skills training programme will be designed during project implementation.
Project related job opportunities: PAPs will be prioritized in gaining employment in the
works linked to the project including the short pre-recruitment training. Information about the
employment opportunities will be comprehensively available at to local community by the
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environmental coordinator of the SPC.
Estimated cost of livelihood restoration program
Restoration
Cost
PAPs Total
Amount Unit cost (USD)
Duration (weeks)
Sum (USD)
Agricultural extension services
40 3 120 102 12,240
Skills training 15 6 90 10 900
Programme Facilitation/Support
- -
- 1,314
Total 14,454
Compensation
Compensation in kind is always recommended when the state should expropriate land. The loss of
land rights for public purposes is reflected in the compensation in kind or, more precisely by
replacing the lost parcel by parcel equivalent.
In cases in which compensation in kind is not possible or the PAP prefers cash compensation, the
procedures are based on national legislation, with taking into account local realities. National
legislation sets of scales per square meter per municipality or rural community.
In terms of buildings and infrastructure, assessment of compensation made by a commission
established for that purpose. It is composed of technical services to government and local
communities.
For compensation in kind, lost all these facilities are rebuilt on acquired replacement land. The new
buildings will have areas equivalent both quantitatively and qualitatively. For compensation in case
the assessment is based on the price of buildings the Ministry in charge of habitat.
The estimated overall cost of resettlement and compensation will be determined during the socio-
economic studies. The interconnection project, through Ministère d’Etat Energie et Environnement
(MEEE), will support the financing of the compensation due to resettlement.
For now, the relative cost of relocation can be estimated at 13,437,932,390 GNF (1,866,368 USD)
on the basis of estimates of agricultural land, plantations, buildings and infrastructure.This budget is
accepted by the local community in relation to other structures involved in financing the project.