SEA - National plan Electricity Supply SEA - National plan Electricity Supply

Arend Kolhoff

Netherlands Commission for EIA

Jordan - September 2003

National Plan Electricity supply (1)National Plan Electricity supply (1)

Plan (NPES) sets environmental and spatial conditions for electricity supply

Developed by national government

Electricity sector 5 private regional electricity supply companies co-operation of electricity supply companies on

behalf of regional electricity supply companies

National Plan Electricity supply (2) Electricity Act 1989

National plan electricity supply SEA

Electricity supply plan (2yr)

Construction power plant EIA

National plan Electricity supply (3) Nat. Plan Electricity supply

Decisions: • Location power plant

> 500MW • Suitability of locations for

certain fuel types• Maximum capacity per fuel type, excluding nuclear power plant

SEA

Decisions:Mandatory• ... • ...• ...Voluntary • Generation technology• De-centralised electricity

generation, wind energy• Routing of power lines

National Plan Electricity Production (4)National Plan Electricity Production (4) Plan Procedure:

draft decision Cabinet (public) consultation Cabinet Decision approval by Parliament

SEA procedure

Starting note (public) consultation/

scoping advice Preparation SEA publication SEA consultation/review motivation

National Plan Electricity Supply (5)National Plan Electricity Supply (5)

Alternatives in SEA

24 potential sites compared

6 fuel alternatives, combining• High/low demand scenario• Coal-gas: 50-50, 33-67 %• Traditional coal technology vs coal gasification

National Plan Electricity Supply (6)National Plan Electricity Supply (6)

Site comparison:

Availability cooling water and sensitivity of water for thermal pollution and additives

Other impacts on water quality

Impact of transport and storage

National Plan Electricity Supply (7)National Plan Electricity Supply (7)

Site comparison

Compatibility with land use plans, impact natural and visual landscape

Noise

External safety, radiation risk

Qualitative scores

National Plan Electricity Supply (8)National Plan Electricity Supply (8)

Fuel alternatives (comparison):

Emission of Nox, SO2 and acidification

Emission or storage of CO2

Emission of dust and gaseous emission of Cl, F, Ba, Se, Hg

National Plan Electricity Supply (9)National Plan Electricity Supply (9)

Fuel alternatives

Production of solid wastes and their disposal

Radiation

Depletion of non renewable energy sources

Quantitative scores

National Plan Electricity Supply (10)National Plan Electricity Supply (10)

Public participation

Written comments on starting document Written comments on SEA and the preliminary

core decision Public hearings in both steps

Reactions mainly from relevant stakeholders and not from general public

National Plan Electricity Supply (11)National Plan Electricity Supply (11)

Decision makers: SEA useful

Decisions 18 sites suitable for electricity generation for each site: suitable fuel In 2010 only 33% generated with coal with

maximum of 6000 MW New power plants should use coal gasification