VIE: Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City Power Grid Development Sector Project

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1 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT Project Number: March 2018 VIE: Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City Power Grid Development Sector Project Prepared by Hanoi City Power Corporation, Electricity of Vietnam for Asian Development Bank

2 SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT Period July December 2017 Project Number: Loans 3161/8286-VIE: Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City Power Grid Development Sector Project Executing Agency: EVN Hanoi City Prepared by Hanoi City Power Corporation, Electricity of Vietnam for Asian Development Bank

3 ABBREVIATIONS ADB B&C documents CEMP CSC DPMB EMP EVNHANOI: EVNHCMC: HCMC IEE JV: OHL: PCC: PIC: RoW UGC: UXO: Asian Development Bank Bidding and Contract documents Contractor Environmental Management Plan Contractor Safeguard Consultant Development Project Management Board Environmental Management Plan Ha Noi Power Corporation Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation Ho Chi Minh City Initial Environmental Examination Joint Venture Over Head Line Power Construction Company Project Implementation Consultant Rights of Way Underground cable Unexploded Ordnance CURRENCIES (Rate of exchange of 31 December 2017) Currency Unit VND $1.00 = 22,709VND NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. This Environmental Monitoring Report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the terms of use section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

4 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION Project Background Report Purpose Project implementation progress MONITORING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHODOLOGY Monitoring Management System Monitoring methodology Document review of Monitoring Compliance with EMPs by CSC Site visit Compliance with ADB loan covenants and applicable government laws, regulations and requirements Compliance with ADB loan covenants Compliance with the environmental requirements of the Government of Vietnam Incorporation of Environmental Requirements into Project Contractual Arrangements Summary of Environmental Mitigations and Compensation Measures Implemented during the Construction Phase Environmental Mitigation Measures Implemented during the Construction Phase Phu Nghia substation and connecting line Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E Expansion of Thuong Dinh Substation New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation Increasing capacity of T2 transformer, rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay Main findings from site visit Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation Increasing capacity of T2 transformer, rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E EMP Performance Status Summary of Environmental Mitigations and Compensation Measures Implemented during the Operation Phase ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT MONITORING Key Issues Identified Issues identified between July and December Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation Rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E Expansion of 110kV Thuong Dinh substation kV Line to 220kV Son Tay s/s (under operation since July 2017) kV Phu Nghia substation and connecting line (under operation since July 2017) Rehabilitation of Son Tay S/S (110kV) Issues from previous report (January-June 2017)... 38

5 8 COMPLAINTS CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Conclusions Recommendation Appendix A: Summary of the environmental requirements in EMP/IEE and in B&C documents... 1 Appendix B: Photos of Site Visit Rehabilitation of Son Tay 110KV substation (Taken in December 2017) Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substation E New building 110kV Ba Vi substation... 5 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1: LIST OF SUBPROJECTS WITH IEE STATUS... 8 TABLE 2: THE SCOPE OF 07 CIVIL WORKS PACKAGES OF 6 SUBPROJECTS... 9 TABLE 3: CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS OF SUBPROJECTS TABLE 4: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING STAKEHOLDER S RESPONSIBILITIES TABLE 5: ESTABLISHED MONITORING SYSTEM AMONG RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TABLE 6: STATUS OF LOAN COVENANT COMPLIANCE TABLE 7: THE GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLIANCE LEVELS TABLE 8: EMP COMPLIANCE STATUS OF ONGOING CIVIL WORK PACKAGES TABLE 9: EMP COMPLIANCE STATUS OF COMPLETED SUBPROJECTS TABLE 10: ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT MONITORING PARAMETERS, LOCATION AND FREQUENCY OF 5 SUBPROJECTS STATED IN IEES TABLE 11: STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ANALYSIS TABLE 12: THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED DURING THE PREVIOUS PERIOD (JANUARY-JUNE 2017) AND SOLUTION TABLE 13: IDENTIFIED ISSUE AND ACTION REQUIRED LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM... 14

6 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Background 1. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved Loan 3161/8286-VIE: 1 Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City Power Grid Development Sector Project to strengthen the capacity and reliability of the power infrastructure in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City through the rehabilitation and development of the 220 kilovolt (kv) and 110 kv grids. Hanoi Power Corporation (EVN HANOI) and Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVN HCMC), which are respectively responsible for the power supply in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, are the executing agencies. The project s impact will be that growth in national electricity demand is met in a sustainable manner, and the outcome will be improved reliability and efficiency of electricity supply in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City. 2. The project s outputs, categorized into four distinct groups to enable more focused monitoring of project performance, are the development and/or rehabilitation of: (i) four core substation and transmission line subprojects in Ha Noi, (ii) four core substation and transmission line subprojects in Ho Chi Minh City, (iii) up to 19 noncore substation and transmission line subprojects in Ha Noi, and (iv) up to eight 2 noncore substation and transmission line subprojects in Ho Chi Minh City. 1.2 Report Purpose 3. This report presents the results of the environmental management performance and internal monitoring activities for period of July-December The report covers the following: - Status of compliance with ADB environmental loan covenants and with the environmental requirements of the Government of Vietnam during the report period. - Status of implementation of the environmental mitigation measures during the report period of July-December 2017, under construction six subprojects i) Phu Nghia 110KV substation and 110KV line; ii) Expansion of Thuong Dinh S/S (110kV) - E1.5, iii) 110kV line to 220kV Son Tay S/S; iv) New building 110kV Ba Vi substation; v) Increasing capacity of T2 transformer, rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4; and vi) Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13) based on the EMP requirements included in disclosure IEEs - Recommending measures to mitigate the negative impacts on the environment for the construction phase. - Monitoring results during operation phase of 5 subprojects namely: (i) Rehabilitation of Son Tay S/S (110kV); (ii) construction of Noi Bai airport S/S (110kV); (iii) Mo Lao S/S (110kV) and 110kV Branches; (iv) Chem - Tay Ho T/L (220kV); (v) Thanh Xuan S/S (110kV); and (vi) transmission line (110kV) from Thuong Tin S/S to Thanh Oai. 1.3 Project implementation progress 4. As stated in the approved IEE, the independence environmental monitoring consultant will not be mobilised to conduct environmental monitoring. Thus, the monitoring tasks have been assigned for Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC), Hanoi Development Project Management Board (DPMB) with support of Project Implementation Consultant (PIC). This monitoring focus on monitoring implementation of environmental protection measures of the construction contractors. The status of internal environmental 1 The funds are from ADB s ordinary capital resources (OCR) and ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF). 2 There were nine suprojects proposed in the original list, but one (11kV Cat Lai An Khanh power line) was withdrawn in 2017.

7 monitoring system as well as preparation of national EIAs and IEEs and construction states are summarized in Figure 1.

8 Table 1: List of subprojects with IEE status

9 5. The construction progress during the reporting period and to-date for each of the sub-projects is described below. During the second semi-annual period 2017, the construction activities are taking place in 6 subprojects: i) Phu Nghia 110KV substation and 110KV line; ii) Expansion of Thuong Dinh S/S (110kV) - E1.5, iii) 110kV line to 220kV Son Tay S/S; iv)new building 110kV Ba Vi substation; v) Increasing capacity of T2 transformer, rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4; and vi) Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13. Particularly, civil works of Ba Vi s/s, Phuong Liet s/s, and Tia s/s started in August, October and October 2017, respectively. The scope of each contract package and its implementation period is summarized in Table 2. Subproject 1.Phu Nghia 110KV substation and 110KV line 2.Expansio n of Thuong Dinh 110kV substation - E kV line to 220kV Son Tay Substation Table 2: The Scope of 07 civil works packages of 6 subprojects Contract Start Scope Contractor package Date ADB- HNPC- PN-W01- L01: Constructi on of substation ADB- HNPC- PN-W01- L02: Constructi on of OHL ADB- HNPC- TD-W01: Constructi on of substation ADB- HNPC- NRST- W01 Construction of new Phu Nghia 110kV substation in lot KT-01 of Phu Nghia Industrial Zone, Phu Nghia commune, Chuong My district, Hanoi, on an area of 6.110m 2. This is part of Phu Nghia Industrial Zone which does not require land acquisition and clearance. Construction of new Phu Nghia- Xuan Mai 110kV transmission line of km long with an acquired area of 256,355 m 2 ; and two 110kV feeder bays at vacant 110 kv distribution yard of 220kV Xuan Mai, in Thach Hoa commune, Quoc Oai District, Ha Noi City Thuong Dinh 110kV station was built and energized on December 2012 in an area of 4,844.16m2. It currently operates with 03 transformers of a total capacity of 166MVA. This subproject will install 02 additional 63MVA power transformers on an expansion area of approximately 2,705.6m 2. The whole expansion is made on part of Thuong Dinh Warehouse that is managed by National Power Transmission Corporation The subproject Construction of 110kV transmission line from the 500/200kV Thuong Tin substation to the 110kV Thanh Oai substation consist of construction of a new 110kV transmission line which consists of 13 towers with total length of overhead line is km. The new 110kV transmission line goes through nine (8) communes/town in two (2) Thuong Tin and Thanh Oai 9 Completi on date IDC Sep, 2016 Aug, % completed INCO Sep, 2016 Aug, % completed Electricity Construction Joint Stock Company No. 1 Vietnam Electricity Construction Joint Stock Company (VNECO) Jan, 2017 Jul, % completed Jan, 2017 Jul, % completed

10 4. Rehabilitati on and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 5. Increasing capacity of T2 transformer, rehabilitatio n of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4 ADB- HNPC- PL-W01 ADB- HNPC- TIA-W01 districts, Hanoi city. The departure point is from the 500/200kV Thuong Tin Substation at Van Phu commune (Thuong Tin district) and arrival point at the 110kV Thanh Oai Substation in Kim Bai town (Thanh Oai district) The civil work within the existing substation property boundary including: Replacement of existing 110 kv distribution system; Installation of 22 kv distribution system; Installation 10 kv distribution system, and Replacement of existing control and protection system. Updating of information channels SCADA signal from the 110 kv Phuong Liet substation; And Construction of new two storey distribution control building Substation s land use will be expanded toward the West for 16m x111.5m and to the South35.3mx59m which is enough to renovate and build 06 new 110 kv outgoing bays according to 2 bus bars map with contact breaker. Station s existing area is 4.105,5 m2. The total expansion area is 4,039m2 including 2.916,3m2 of station expansion area, 1,122.7m 2 is returned residential roads outside the station s fence, embankment slope and retrieving intertwined land Electricity Construction Joint Stock Company No. 1 Joint venture of Industrial Electrical Construction Joint Stock Company and Electrical Construction One Member Limited Company 1 - Ha Dong Oct, 2017 Dec, % completed Oct, 2017 Dec, % completed 6. New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation ADB- HNPC- BV-W01: constructi on of substation The subproject is composed of 1) 110 kv substation component, comprising a transformer T1-and associated compartment; and 110kV connection line component with the starting point from 220kV Tay Son Substation and ending point is 110kV Ba Vi Joint Venture of Electric 1 Limited Company - Hanoi and Electrical Construction One Member Limited Company 1 - Ha Dong August, 2017 Dec, % completed 10

11 ADB- HNPC- BV-W02: constructi on of OHL Joint venture of Electric Construction Joint Stock Company No.1 and Electric Construction and Assembly Joint Stock Company Dec, % completed JV = Joint Venture, OHL = Over Head Line, PCC = Power Construction Company, UGC = Under Ground Cable 6. Thus, during this second semimanual period, three subprojects were completed: i) Phu Nghia 110KV substation and 110KV line; ii) Expansion of Thuong Dinh S/S (110kV) - E1.5, iii) 110kV line to 220kV Son Tay S/S in August, July and July, respectively. 7. Until Dec 2017, Three others, namely iv) New building 110kV Ba Vi substation; v) Increasing capacity of T2 transformer, rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4; and vi) Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 are in working progress of of 21%, 38% and 70% respectively. 8. The monthly construction progress of six subprojects is summarized in Table 3. 11

12 Contract package Phu Nghia PN- W01-LO1: Construction of substation Phu Nghia PN- W01-LO2: Construction of Over head line Thuong Dinh s/s Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay SS Ba Vi s/s Table 3: Construction Progress of subprojects Physical progress July, 2017 Testing the disconector pantograph and testing current and voltage circuit. Acceptance certificate handover. August-December, 2017 Under operation July, 2017 Completed laying down overhead line cable on electrical pile. August-December, 2017 Under operation July, 2017Complete installing 58/58 electrical equipment; Complete installing busbar system of substation and outdoor electrical equipment; Complete installing 32/32 outgoing bay of control center; Complete laying down secondary cable in to cable trench; Complete connecting secondary cable inside MK cubicle and outdoor cubicle; Complete testing 110kV underground cable to transformer and outgoing bay; Complete testing SCADA system. Complete installing anti fire system. Complete all civil work. August-December, 2017 Under operation July, 2017 Completed drilling of 19/19 electric pile foundation; Completed erecting whole electrical piles for 19/19 electric towers; Lay down overhead line on electrical piles for whole route. Removed scaffolding of 22kV and 35kV. Acceptance certificate for 110kV branch which has 4 circuits; Acceptance certificate for 110kV branch which has 6 circuits; August, 2017 Acceptance certificate for 110kV branch which has 5 circuits; September-December, 2017 Under operation October, 2017 Civil works started Levelling the ground of substation; November, 2017 Erecting formwork and steel skeleton for indoor cable trench; Painting cement for control center s foundation; Erecting formwork and steel skeletons for oil fault reservoir; Building surrounding brick wall of substation; Casting concrete foundation for pooctich tower; Casting concrete for outdoor electrical equipment (8 positions); Casting concrete base for transformer s foundation; Casting concrete base for pooctich s foundation; Erecting steel skeletons for transformer s foundation, oil fault reservoir, pooctich s tower foundation, and electrical equipment support pole s foundation; December, 2017 Building surrounding brick wall of substation; Plastering inward wall of oil fault reservoir; Completed drilling of 20/65 electric pile foundation; 12

13 Contract package Phuong Liet s/s Tia s/s Physical progress Completed casting base for 18/65 electric pile foundation; Completed installing steel skeleton for 18/65 electric pile foundation; Completed casting for 18/65 electric pile foundation; December, 2017 Civil works started Consolidating steel in order to erecting electrical equipment s foundation; Digging foundation for circuit breaker, disconector, and pooctich, preparing for temporary systems; October, 2017 Civil works started Pumping mud out around 40m3/ per day. Inventorying reclaim materials of substation. November, 2017 Levelling soil for B1, C1 area; Gather soil for levelling ground of substation at site; Filling soil at the bottom of foundation before casting base for outgoing electrical pile. December, 2017 Completed erecting steel skeleton and formwork for pooctich foundation No 6, 10; Casting concrete base for pooctich 6,10 foundation; Completed erecting steel skeleton, formwork of underground floor of control center; Erecting steel skeleton, formwork for surrounding brick wall of substation. 2 MONITORING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHODOLOGY 2.1 Monitoring Management System 9. As stated in the approved IEE, the independence environmental monitoring consultant will not be mobilised to conduct environmental monitoring. Thus, the monitoring tasks have been assigned for Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC), HANOI DPMB with supported by Project Implementation Consultant (PIC). This monitoring focus on monitoring implementation of environmental protection measures of the construction contractors. The status of internal environmental monitoring system could be summarized in Figure 1. The detail description of Environmental monitoring responsibilities of each stakeholder is presented in Table 4. 13

14 Figure 1: Environmental management system 14

15 Table 4: Environmental monitoring Stakeholder s responsibilities Stakeholder Responsibilities Status of compliance Hanoi Establish an Environment Unit led by an Hanoi DPMB established an Development Environmental Staff to implement EMP Environment and Social Unit Project tasks which is led by a vice director of Management Manage, implement and supervise the DPMB and consists of Head of Board (DPMB) compliance of the EMP and any conditions Technical and Supervisory, one for approval, including the supervision of safeguard expert staff, and some construction and operation of all Board other DPMB staff who are staff and Contractor assigned for each subproject to Evaluate the performance of EMP and be responsible for environmental conduct revisions, or suspension of issues such as supervision of operations in cases of violating the EMP implementation, its conditions of the EMP, which can cause monitoring and coordination with serious impacts on the local community. relevant stakeholders. Ensure the effective communication and dissemination of content and requirements in EMP to the Contractor. Assist the Contractor in implementing subplans Supervise EMP performance Report EMP performance to EVN, ADB by semi-annual environmental monitoring report Prepare summary reports on Project s environmental activities upon request Brief the Project s information in community meetings Ensure continuing communication with local communities and fulfil commitments to facilitate for community consultations during project life. Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) (which has one Construction safeguard consultant) Project Implementation Consultant (PIC) Prepare and implement Environmental Supervision Plan during construction phase Approve the Environmental Monitoring Plans (during construction phase) prepared by contractors, and supervise their implementation Report on any incidents or noncompliances of EMP to DPMB Ensure adequate education and training to all staff related to environmental supervision Provide recommendations on EMP performance to DPMB Assist EVN/DPMB in reviewing detailed design for the subproject to ensure mitigation measures being incorporated. Assist EVN/DPMB for monitoring and evaluation of safeguards compliance Maintain close coordination with HANOI DPMB s Environment Unit throughout the project life. Work with HANOI DPMB to provide education and training for awareness building on safeguards issues 15 One CSC, who oversees EMP compliance monitoring as well as construction work and engineering, was assigned for 5 ongoing civil work packages respectively. S/he prepared an Environmental Supervision Plan right after they signed the contracts with the HANOI DPMB, and reviewed Environmental Monitoring Plans prepared by contractors. These plans are prepared under the instruction of HANOI DPMB and approved by HANOI DPMB. Hanoi DPMB mobilized project implementation consultant to support IEE preparation and provide trainings and conduct site inspection

16 Stakeholder Responsibilities Status of compliance Contractor Prepare an Environmental Monitoring Plan Yes, 7 contractors of ongoing Keep records and necessary data as civil work packages have required in EMP and submit to assigned 7 environmental Construction Supervision Consultant officers to be in charge of Ensure that workers are informed of environmental management purposes of EMP and aware of necessary measures to implement EMP Local authority and community Participate in monitoring EMP implementation 10. Monitoring system has been established among relevant stakeholders of ongoing subprojects to ensure internal monitoring of EMP compliance; the detail is summarized in Table 5. Environmental officer Ha Tuan Minh Nguyen Duc Ninh Nhu Xuan Quang Nguyen Van Hai Tran Kieu Ngoc Nguyen Thi Loan Phu Nghia substation Nguyen Thanh Tung, Nguyen Huu Tuan 16 Yes Table 5: Established Monitoring system among relevant stakeholders Agency Project Management Board of Hanoi Power Development Project Implementation consultant Package No. ADB-HNPC-PL-W01-L01 ADB-HNPC-BV-W01 ADB-HNPC-TIA-W01 ADB-HNPC-TIA-W01 Contractor - Power Engineering Construction Joint Stock Company ADB-HNPC-PN-W01- L01 Nguyen Van Hien Contractor - Machine Engineering Joint Stock ADB-HNPC-PN-W01- Company L02 Le Van Thiep CSC - Vietnam electrical construction consultant service JSC. HANOI DPMB-PN-TVGS Phu Nghia overhead connecting line Nguyen Van Ky Contractor - Power construction JSC No.1 ADB-HNPC-TTTO-W01 Le Van Thiep CSC - Vietnam electrical construction HANOI DPMB-TTTOconsultant service JSC. TVGS Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay SS Le Thanh Nha Vietnam Electricity Construction Joint Stock Corporation (VNECO) ADB-HNPC-NRST-W01 Le Van Thiep CSC - Vietnam electrical construction HANOI DPMB-NRSTconsultant service JSC. TVGS Ba Vi SS Nguyen Hoang Son Contractor Joint venture of Power construction JSC No.1- Hanoi and Joint venture ADB-HNPC-BV-W01 Power construction JSC No.1- HaDong Pham Van Hoan CSC - Power Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company. HANOI DPMB-BV-TVGS Phuong Liet SS Lai Thi Nhu Contractor Power construction JSC No.1 ADB-HNPC-TD-W01 Le Van Thiep CSC - Joint venture of Infrastructure Technical & Electricity construction Investment consultancy JSC and Electric power design HANOI DPMB-TD-TVGS survey JSC Tia SS Nguyen Thong PHan Joint venture, PICO JSC and Power ADB-HNPC-TIA-W01 Lam Anh Hung Thuong Dinh SS construction JSC No.1- Hà Đông CSC Infrastructure Technical & Electricity construction Investment consultancy JSC HANOI DPMB-TIA- TVGS

17 Environmental officer Agency Package No. Lai Thi Nhu Contractor Power construction JSC No.1 ADB-HNPC-TD-W01 Le Van Thiep CSC - Joint venture of Infrastructure Technical & Electricity construction Investment consultancy JSC and Electric power design survey JSC HANOI DPMB-TD-TVGS 2.2 Monitoring methodology 11. The EMP compliance monitoring has been conducted through: i) reviewing the completed monthly EMP compliance forms of CSCs for each civil work package; ii) Site inspection by HANOI DPMB (weekly); iv) environmental effect monitoring; and iv) Random site inspection by PIC, at least twice per year Document review of Monitoring Compliance with EMPs by CSC 12. All documents related to environmental management of the project are collected and reviewed to understand the performance of mitigation measures through its documentation. The reviewed documents include: internal monitoring reports of contractors of ongoing civil work packages, site inspection of CSC for every ongoing civil work packages, contractor environmental management plans (CEMP) and biding and contract documents. The Monthly reports on EMP compliance of contractors are done through site inspection of CSC for every ongoing civil work packages. Monitoring form aided by the monitoring checklist were prepared based on detail described mitigation measures, as per stated in EMPs, proposed in Annex C. The effectiveness of a contractor s environmental management of a particular impact item is evaluated subjectively using the following rating criteria: 1 Very good: all required measures are conducted 2 Good: main measures are conducted 3 Medium: some measures conducted 4 Weak: few measures conducted 5 Very weak: few measures conducted Site visit 13. Site visit has been conducted by HANOI DPMB (weekly). The PIC visits construction site at least two times every year. During this report period (July-December 2018), PIC has conducted site visit on October and December to random check performance of contractors on the site, check the location of worker camps, interview workers. 3 Compliance with ADB loan covenants and applicable government laws, regulations and requirements 3.1 Compliance with ADB loan covenants 14. As required, all safeguard environmental schedule stated on Loan Covenant need to strictly be complied with, the list of environmental loan covenants and the level of compliance of Loan 3161/8286 is presented in Table 6. Table 6: Status of Loan Covenant Compliance ADB Environmental loan covenants Schedule 4, Para. No. 7 The Borrower shall ensure that the Executing Agencies do not award any Works contract which involves environmental impacts until:(a) The Ministry (or its Department, as the case may be) of Environment and Natural Resources has issued an environmental Status of compliance Not Complied with EIA and IEE reports were prepared and approved as requirements of Vietnamese regulation and ADB s requirements respectively, and EMP is included in bidding documents of issued civil 17

18 ADB Environmental loan covenants certificate approving the IEE relevant to the Subproject; and (b) the Executing Agencies have incorporated the relevant provisions from the EMP into the Works contract related to the Subproject. Schedule 4, Para. 10 The Executing Agencies shall recruit the individual consultants for preparation of safeguard documents, financial and economic analyses, technical specifications, bidding documents and bid evaluation reports in accordance with procedures acceptable to ADB for recruiting individual consultants. Schedule 5, Para. No. 3 The Borrower shall cause the Executing Agencies to ensure that the preparation, design, construction, implementation, operation and decommissioning of the Project and all Project facilities comply with (a) the Borrower's applicable laws and regulations relating to environment, health and safety; (b) the Environmental Safeguards; and (c) all measures and requirements set forth in the IEE, the EMP, and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report. Schedule 5, Para. No 8 The Borrower shall cause the Executing Agencies to make available necessary budgetary and human resources to fully implement the EMP and the RP. Schedule 5, Para. No 9 The Borrower shall cause the Executing Agencies to ensure that all bidding documents and contracts for Works contain provisions that require contractors to: (i) comply with the measures relevant to the contractor set forth in the IEE, the EMP and the RP and any corrective or prevent active actions set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report; (ii) make available a budget for all such environmental and social measures; and (iii) provide the Executing Agencies with a written notice of any unanticipated environmental, resettlement or indigenous peoples risks or impacts that arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP, and the RP. Status of compliance packages (namely: NRST-W01, PL_W01, BV_W01,, BV_W02, TIA-W01). However, the bidding documents of Rehabilitation of Son Tay 110KV substation, Phu Nghia substation and connecting line and Thuong Tin-Thanh Oai Transmission line did not specifically mention the requirement of environmental effect monitoring required by the IEEs. Being complied with Hanoi DPMB has recruited Project Implementation Consultant (PIC) as well as Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) for supporting in revising/preparing environmental reports and supervising in environmental mitigation measures. The bidding documents and bid evaluation reports in accordance with procedures acceptable to ADB for recruiting individual consultants. Being compliance with - The compliance status of the Borrower's applicable laws and regulations relating to environment, health and safety is explained in Section IEEs, and semi -annual monitoring reports have been submitted to ADB for approval and disclosure; - Daily monitoring at site is conducted by supervisor consultants and supervisor contractors; - EMP included in biding documents of PL-W01- L01, NRST-W01, PL_W01, BV_W01, BV_W02, TIA_W01) civil constructs. The compliance monitoring system has been taken place as noted above. Being compliance with - The budget for EMP implementation will be available by project owner and contractors - The environmental staff of contractor, project owner as well as PIC are assigned to support and inspect EMP implementation Not Complied with The bidding documents of PN-W01-L01, PN-W01- L02, TTTO-W01, ST-W01, TD-W01, NRST-W01) civil constructs and contracts for Works contain provisions that require contractors to comply with mitigation measures stated in IEE; make budget available and inform the Executing Agencies any unanticipated environmental, resettlement issues. However, the bidding documents of Rehabilitation of Son Tay 110KV substation, Phu Nghia substation and connecting line and Thuong Tin-Thanh Oai Transmission line did not specifically mention the requirement of environmental effect monitoring required by the IEEs. Schedule 5, Para. No 10 Being complied with 18

19 ADB Environmental loan covenants (e) The Borrower shall cause the Executing Agencies to do the following: (a) submit semimanual Safeguards Monitoring Reports to ADB until the Project completion and disclose relevant information from such reports to the affected persons and to ADB web site promptly upon submission; (b) if any unanticipated environmental and/or social risks and impacts arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE, the EMP, and the RP, as applicable, promptly inform ADB of the occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed description of the event and proposed corrective action plan; and (c) report any actual or potential breach of compliance with the measures and requirements set forth in the EMP, and the RP promptly after becoming aware of the breach. Schedule 5, Para. No 26 For any Works supported under the Project, the Borrower shall ensure that the Executing Agencies will not issue a notice to proceed with such Works, until it has been confirmed in writing that the related construction site is free and clear from any unexploded ordnance. Status of compliance - unanticipated environmental impacts and corrective action is a part in environmental monitoring reports; - as reported in monitoring reports, there were no unanticipated environmental impacts identified; - As confirm from Hanoi Development Project Management Board (DPMB), there are not large changes in projects which could create adverse impacts on environment; - Semi-annual Environmental Monitoring reports are submitted to ADB (first monitoring period: July- December 2015) - All civil works on the site complied with ADB requirements - This monitoring report will be disclosed on ADB website; the important sections of the monitoring reports like conclusion (problem findings) and recommendation will be translated into Vietnamese and distributed to contractors for implementation of corrective actions and placed at construction sites. If affected people are interested in, they can read it. Being complied with The Project Owner has sent a letter to the Hanoi Capital Military Command to get recommendation for UXO clearance for every subproject. If the Hanoi Command request for UXO clearance, this is always done before subproject construction. For 3 subprojects monitored in this report, UXO was required by Hanoi Capital Military Command and the UXO clearance was conducted before construction starts. 3.2 Compliance with the environmental requirements of the Government of Vietnam 15. The status of compliance with Government Environmental requirements are presented in Table 7. Table 7: The Government Environmental requirements and compliance levels No. Government Environmental requirements Compliance levels Legal documents on environment protection 1 Environmental Protection Law No.55/2014/QH13 of the 13 th National Assembly, the 7 th Session, passed on 23 Jun 2014 and put into force from 1 Jan Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP dated 14 Feb 2015 of the Government on Regulating Strategic Environmental Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Protection Commitment; 3 Decree No.38/2015/ND-CP dated 24 Apr 2015 issued by the GOV on waste and wasted materials management. 19 Fully complied with All environmental protection requirements are fulfilled, such as preparation of EIA report, implementation of mitigation measures. Being compliance with EIAs have been prepared and approved for all subprojects as per regulation stated in the Decree, before the civil works start. Being compliance with Solid waste is properly collected and disposed at Xuan Son city licenced landfill site by Hanoi urban Environmental Company, who signed a disposal contract with contractors 4 Circular No.36/2015/TT-BTNMT dated 30 June Being compliance with Hazardous waste is collected and treated separately during

20 2015 issued by the MONRE regarding the hazardous wastes management. 5 Circular No.27/2015/TT-BTNMT dated on 29 May 2015 on strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment, and environmental protection plan. 6 Circular No. 31/2016/TT-BTNMT dated 14 October 2016 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment regarding environmental protection for industrial clusters, concentrations of businesses, service providers, trade villages, production, commercial and service establishments Legal documents on electricity 1 Decree No.14/2014/ND-CP dated 26 Feb 2014 promulgated by the GOV regarding the detailed regulation on the implementation of the Electricity Law on electric safety, put into force from 15 Apr Circular No.31/2014/TT-BCT dated 2 Oct 2014 issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) regarding the detailed regulation on some contents of electrical safety. Other relative legal documents: 1 Decree No. 45/2013/ND-CP dated 10 May 2013 of the GOV regarding the detailed regulation on some articles of the Labor Code on working hours, rest hours, occupational safety and occupational hygiene. 2 Circular No.22/2010/TT-BXD dated 2 Dec 2010 issued by the Ministry of Construction (MOC) regarding the regulation on labour safety during the project construction process. 3 Decision No.3733/2002/QD-BYT issued by the Ministry of Health dated 10 Oct 2002 regarding the promulgation of 21 labor hygiene standards, 5 principles and 7 labor hygiene measurements. Environmental Standards and Regulations 1 QCVN 05:2013/BTNMT - National technical regulation on ambient air quality; 2 QCVN 26:2010/BTNMT - National technical regulation on noise. 3 QCVN 08-MT:2015/BTNMT - National technical regulation on surface water quality. construction phase at Xuan Son and Nam Son landfill sites by Son Tay and Hanoi urban Environmental Company. Being compliance with EIAs have been prepared and approved for all subprojects following the guidance in the Circular and approved by relevant authorities before construction started It is complying with Mitigation measures for environmental impacts are implemented in general. It is complying with All safety regulations on ROW distances, UGC safety regulations etc. are strictly followed. It needs to be improved The regulated working hours, rest hours, occupational safety and occupational hygiene are followed in general but need improvement. [Not improved from the previous monitoring period] It needs to be improved All workers must wear working protection facilities and trained on safety regulation at construction site[not improved from the previous monitoring period] It needs to be improved The labour hygienic conditions are relatively followed but needs improvement. [Not improved from the previous monitoring period] It is complying with The impact mitigation measures are applied to meet the labour standard. It is complying with The impact mitigation measures are applied to meet the standard on ambient air quality. Water is sprayed when the dust is visible at construction site. All trucks transporting construction material are covered by canvas, etc. It is complying with. The impact mitigation measures are applied to meet the standard on noise. Contractor avoids operating machine, equipment creating big noise during rest time of local people. It is complying with. The impact mitigation measures are applied to meet the standard on surface water quality. Hazardous wastes are gathered at one place and disposed by regulated unit which is Son Tay Urban Environmental 20

21 4 QCVN 07:2009/BTNMT - National technical regulation on hazardous waste thresholds. Company. It is complying with. The impact mitigation measures are applied to meet the standard on hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is gathered at one place and disposed by regulated unit which is Hanoi Urban Environmental Company. 16. The environmental requirements of the Government of Vietnam are followed by HANOI DPMB and Contractors in general, but some improvements are required for full compliance. 4 Incorporation of Environmental Requirements into Project Contractual Arrangements 17. The environmental consideration has been incorporated into the subproject documents such as the EMP/IEE and the bidding and contract (B&C) documents of PL-W01- L01, NRST-W01, PL_W01, BV_W01, BV_W02, TIA_W01) as stated in Appendix A. 18. In these B&C documents, the content of the potential environmental impact and proposed mitigation measures for construction period in the EMP chapter in IEE and the emergency respond plan are included. 5 Summary of Environmental Mitigations and Compensation Measures Implemented during the Construction Phase 19. During this report period, 7 construction packages of 6 subprojects, namely: Phu Nghia SS, Thuong Dinh substation, Tia substation; Ba Vi substation and connecting line (2 packages), Son Tay TL (1 package), Phuong Liet substation are under construction. The monthly site inspection was conducted by the environmental officer of the HANOI DPMB. The Construction supervision consultant monitor at construction site every day. 20. Two substations have been completed during this second semimanual They are Thuong Dinh substation (completed in July 2017) and Phu Nghia substation (completed in August 2017). Thus, these two subprojects have been assessed during both construction and operation phases. 5.1 Environmental Mitigation Measures Implemented during the Construction Phase 21. The environmental mitigation measures implemented at the six subprojects are as follows: Phu Nghia substation and connecting line 22. Sites are located inside the subproject area so that they do not interfere with the welfare or social cohesion of surrounding communities. There is no clearance of vegetation and other facilities outside the construction. Contractor s storage facilities have been surrounded by a security fence. Excavated material is disposed of outside and away from the work area to Xuan Son licensed landfill site. The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material; made fence surrounding construction site; covered construction material piles etc. The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. It is expected that an amount of construction wastewater of m 3 /day is generated from construction of Phu Nghia substation. Construction wastewater is preliminary treated by the sediment hole before discharging into surrounding water bodies. The wastewater quantity is small, the negative impact is negligible. Oil and fuel from machinery was collected and disposed to Xuan Son licensed and regulated site; All fuel storage areas were securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. 21

22 23. Fuel was stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to Xuan Son licensed landfills 24. Contractor has provided workers with safety equipment potable water, sanitary toilet, washing and showering facilities, medical and first aid facilities. Regarding the community/worker health and safety, warning signs and barriers around work areas were erected. Site could only be accessed with permission of contractor. Visitors were warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident. Workers have been educated on the social problems and measures of preventing HIV/AIDS Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E Phuong Liet substation is built in a closed area within a surrounding wall. Warning signs and barriers around work areas were erected. Site could only be accessed with permission of contractor. The construction activities are conducted inside the substation area. Thus, the environmental impact, such as, dust and noise to residential areas is negligible. Building materials are gathered in the substation area, therefore it does not create dust and does not make traffic obstructs. There is no clearance of vegetation and other facilities outside the construction area. The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material; surrounded construction site by a fence. The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. Oil and fuel from machinery was collected and disposed to Nam Son landfill, which is licensed site for solid waste treatment/disposal. The workers are supplied on-site with potable water Expansion of Thuong Dinh Substation 26. Thuong Dinh substation is expanded on part of Thuong Dinh warehouse that is managed by National Power Transmission Corporation. Warning signs and barriers around work areas were erected. Site could only be accessed with permission of contractor. The construction activities are conducted inside the Thuong Dinh warehouse area. Thus, the environmental impact, such as, dust and noise to residential areas is negligible. Building materials are gathered in the substation area, therefore it does not create dust and does not make traffic obstructs. The excavated area was limited to the area needed for construction only. There is no clearance of vegetation and other facilities outside the construction area. The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material; surrounded construction site by a fence. The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. Oil and fuel from machinery was collected and disposed to Nam Son landfill, which is licensed site for solid waste treatment/disposal. The workers are supplied on-site with potable water New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation 27. Sites are located in the rice field so that they do not interfere with the welfare or social cohesion of surrounding communities. The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material. The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. Construction wastewater is preliminary treated by sedimentation in the excavated hole before being pumped to surrounding rice field. However, the wastewater quantity is small, and the receiving water bodies are rice field that does not require the high water quality standard. Therefore, the negative impact is negligible. All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed to the regulated area. No solid waste is disposed at the surrounding area. All fuel storage areas were securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. Fuel was stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. 28. Contractor has provided workers with safety working environment, No drugs or alcohol on-site. Before construction, workers need to be introduced and explained site safety procedures. Regarding the community/worker health and safety, site could only be accessed 22

23 with permission of contractor. Visitors were warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident. Workers have been educated on the social problems and measures of preventing HIV/AIDS Increasing capacity of T2 transformer, rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E Sites are located inside the subproject area so that they do not interfere with the welfare or social cohesion of surrounding communities. There is no clearance of vegetation and other facilities outside the construction. Contractor s storage facilities have been surrounded by a security fence. Excavated material is used to refile the new substation base. The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material; made fence surrounding construction site; covered construction material piles etc. The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. It is expected that an amount of construction wastewater of m 3 /day is generated from construction of Tia substation. Construction wastewater is preliminary treated by the sediment hole before discharging into surrounding water bodies. The wastewater quantity is small, the negative impact is negligible. Oil and fuel from machinery was collected and disposed to Xuan Son licensed and regulated site; All fuel storage areas were securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. 30. Fuel was stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to Xuan Son licensed landfills 31. Contractor has provided workers with safety equipment potable water, sanitary toilet, washing and showering facilities, medical and first aid facilities. Regarding the community/worker health and safety, warning signs and barriers around work areas were erected. Site could only be accessed with permission of contractor. Visitors were warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident. Workers have been educated on the social problems and measures of preventing HIV/AIDS Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay 32. The 110 kv connection line starts from the 110 kv bay of the 220 kv Son Tay SS and terminate at the separated connection of the existing 110 kv TLs. The connection line traverses Thanh My and Xuan Son communes of Son Tay Town, and mainly passes through paddy fields, rain-fed crop growing area, and low hills in line with the master plan of the satellite urban area of Son Tay. The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material. The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. Construction wastewater is preliminary treated by sedimentation in the excavated hole before being pumped to surrounding rice field. However, the wastewater quantity is small, and the receiving water bodies are rice field that does not require the high water quality standard. Therefore, the negative impact is negligible. All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed to the regulated area. No solid waste is disposed at the surrounding area. All fuel storage areas were securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. Fuel was stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. 33. Contractor has provided workers with safety working environment, No drugs or alcohol on-site. Before construction, workers need to be introduced and explained site safety procedures. Regarding the community/worker health and safety, site could only be accessed with permission of contractor. Visitors were warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident. Workers have been educated on the social problems and measures of preventing HIV/AIDS. 23

24 5.2 Main findings from site visit 34. During this report period, PIC conducted site visit during October and December 2017 to random check performance of contractors on the site of 3 subprojects under construction period: i) Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13; ii) New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation; and iii) Tia substation - E10.4. Three remaining subprojects namely i) Expansion of Thuong Dinh Substation; ii) Phu Nghia substation and connecting line and iii) Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay are under operation period since July and CSCs of each subproject was confirm by photos that all that sites were rehabilitated so PIC was not visit these sites. 35. The main findings from site visit could be summarized as below: Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 The good points: - The worker wearing safety equipment while working and warning banner was cover the construction site (Appendix B - Photo 4) - The safety regulation board is in place (Appendix B -Photo 5, 6) - No complaints from surrounding residents about the environmental problems caused by the project Problems to overcome - Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call (Appendix B -Photo 7) New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation The good points: - Leveling ground for 110kV Ba Vi substation with compacted slopping levee to avoid soil erosion (Appendix B -Photo 8) - The warning banner was cover the construction site area (Appendix B -Photo 9) - Deep hole has been surrounded by safety warning pass and sign (Appendix B -Photo 10) - Warning site to prevent outsider get in construction site (Appendix B -Photo 11) - No complaints from surrounding residents about the environmental problems caused by the subproject Points to overcome - Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call (Appendix B -Photo 12) - Electric wire is placed on the ground could cause electric shock for workers (Appendix B -Photo 13) - Workers partially use protective facilities (without working helmet) (Appendix B -Photo 14) Increasing capacity of T2 transformer, rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4 The good points: - The tower foundations are constructed on the rice field. No residential area at distance 500m from the tower excavation. The environmental impacts on the communities such as dust, noise, water are negligible. - Worker wearing safety equipment while working (Appendix B -Photo 15) - The warning banner was surrounded the construction area. (Appendix B -Photo 16) - Truck transporting construction material was covered by canvas to prevent dust (Appendix B -Photo 17) - Workers wearing protective equipment while building brick wall surrounded the substation (Appendix B -Photo 18) 24

25 - Medical box and fire distinguisher is available at construction site (Appendix B -Photo 19, 20) - No complaints from surrounding residents about the environmental problems caused by the subproject Points to overcome - Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call (Appendix B -Photo 21) 5.3 EMP Performance Status 36. The EMP compliance monitoring results based on the reviewing of CSC site inspection forms (see annex C) and site inspection of Hanoi DPMB and PIC is summarized in Table 8. 25

26 Table 8: EMP Compliance Status of Ongoing Civil Work Packages Compliance Attained EMP Requirements Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4 Expansion of Thuong Dinh Substation Phu Nghia substation and connecting line Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay Establishment of contractor s facilities (camps, offices, quarries, concrete batching areas etc.). - Phuong Liet substation is built in a closed area with surrounding wall. The construction activities are conducted inside the substation area. Thus, the environmental impact, such as dust, noise to residential areas is negligible - Sites are located the rice field so that they do not interfere with the welfare or social cohesion of surrounding communities. - Sites are located inside the subproject area so that they do not interfere with the welfare or social cohesion of surrounding communities. - Drinking water is bottled water. - Contractor s storage facilities are surrounded by a security fence. - Thuong Dinh substation is expanded on part of Thuong Dinh warehouse. The construction activities are conducted inside the Thuong Dinh warehouse area. Thus, the environmental impact, such as dust, noise to residential areas is negligible - Building materials are gathered in the substation area, therefore it does not create dust and do not make traffic obstructs - Sites are located inside the subproject area, which is surrounded by high brick wall, so that they do not interfere with the welfare or social cohesion of surrounding communities. - Contractor s storage facilities are surrounded by a security fence. - Sites are located the rice field so that they do not interfere with the welfare or social cohesion of surrounding communities. Demarcation and clearing of RoW and ancillary facilities - The subproject site is bounded by fence. No clearance of vegetation and other facilities is needed. A rice crop has been cleared at the excavated substation foundation only. - Vegetation has been cleared at the excavated tower foundation only, therefore the vegetation at other no-construction place is protected - The subproject site is bounded by fence. - No clearance of vegetation and other facilities is needed. - The subproject site is bounded by high wall. - No clearance of vegetation and other facilities is needed. Vegetation has been cleared at the excavated tower foundation only, Therefore the vegetation at other non-construction place is protected Preparation of site: excavation, removal and - The excavated area was limited to the - The excavated area was limited to the area - - The excavated area was limited to the area 26 - The excavated area was limited to the - The excavated area was limited to the - The excavated area was limited to the

27 EMP Requirements disposal of unusable (incompetent) materials Dust management Noise and vibration Waste water from construction site Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 area needed for construction only. - Excavated material was stored at construction site then being transported and disposed at Soc Son licensed landfill. - The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material; made fence surrounding construction site; - The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. - Noise is managed not to exceed 55dBA at boundary of any residential area between 6hr and 21h00 and 45 dba between 21h00 and 06h00; - No wastewater generated at the construction site. New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation needed for construction only. - Excavated material was stored at construction site then being transported and disposed at Xuan Son licensed landfill - The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material; made fence surrounding construction site; covered construction material piles etc. - The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. - Noise is managed not to exceed 55dBA at boundary of any residential area between 6hr and 21h00 and 45 dba between 21h00 and 06h00; - Construction wastewater is preliminary treated by the sediment hole before Compliance Attained rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4 needed for construction only. - Excavated material was stored at construction site then being transported and disposed at Xuan Son licensed landfill. - The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material. - The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. - Noise was managed not to exceed 55dBA at boundary of any residential area between 6hr and 21h00 and 45 dba between 21h00 and 06h00; - Construction wastewater is preliminary treated by 27 Expansion of Thuong Dinh Substation area needed for construction only. - Excavated material was stored at construction site then being transported and disposed at Nam Son licensed landfill - The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material; made fence surrounding construction site; - The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. Noise is managed not to exceed 55dBA at boundary of any residential area between 6hr and 21h00 and 45 dba between 21h00 and 06h00; - No wastewater generated at the construction site. Phu Nghia substation and connecting line area needed for construction only. - Excavated material was stored at construction site then being transported and disposed at Xuan Son licensed landfill. The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material; made fence surrounding construction site; covered construction material piles etc. - The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. Noise is managed not to exceed 55dBA at boundary of any residential area between 6hr and 21h00 and 45 dba between 21h00 and 06h00; m 3 /day of construction wastewater is Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay area needed for construction only. - Excavated material was stored at construction site then being transported and disposed at Xuan Son licensed landfill - The contractor has applied dust control measures: covered truck transporting construction material; - The work generating big noise is implemented at daylight hours only. - Noise was managed not to exceed 55dBA at boundary of any residential area between 6hr and 21h00 and 45 dba between 21h00 and 06h00; - Construction wastewater is preliminary treated by

28 Compliance Attained EMP Requirements Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 - Oil and fuel from machinery was collected and disposed to Soc Son landfill site. New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation discharging into surrounding water bodies - Oil and fuel from machinery was collected and disposed to Xuan Son landfill site rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4 sedimentation in the excavated hole before being pumped to surrounding rice field. - Oil and fuel from machinery was collected and disposed to Xuan Son landfill site. Expansion of Thuong Dinh Substation - Oil and fuel from machinery was collected and disposed to Nam Son landfill site. Phu Nghia substation and connecting line generated from construction of Phu Nghia substation. Construction wastewater is preliminary treated by the sediment hole before discharging into surrounding water bodies. - Oil and fuel from machinery was collected and disposed to Xuan Son landfill site Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay sedimentation in the excavated hole before being pumped to surrounding rice field. Oil and fuel from machinery was collected and disposed to Xuan Son landfill site. Waste water from worker camps Not applicable No worker camp has been built. Workers rent local house to stay - Wastewater is preliminary treated by settling chamber. The wastewater quantity is small the negative impact is negligible. - Wastewater is preliminary treated by wastewater treatment system (septic tanks) before discharging into water bodies. The wastewater quantity is small (about 2.6 m 3 /day from 40 workers; source: IEE), the negative impact is negligible. - All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to landfills - No worker camp has been built. Workers rent local house to stay - Workers use the toilet of existing substation and not cooking meal so the waste water is collected to the existing drain system of substation. Wastewater is preliminary treated by settling chamber. The wastewater quantity is small (about 2.4 m 3 /day from 30 workers; source: IEE), the negative impact is negligible. Wastewater is preliminary treated by settling chamber. The wastewater quantity is small the negative impact is negligible. Prevention of soil erosion on No soil erosion 2: Good Soil erosion may occur 28 No soil erosion No soil erosion 2: Good Soil erosion may occur

29 EMP Requirements construction site. Disposal of site waste Storage and handling of: fuel and lubricants Workplace health and safety Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4 Compliance Attained occurred No soil erosion occurred from improperly compacted substation foundation Domestic solid waste is collected and disposed properly - All fuel storage areas were securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. Fuel hoses and shut off valve to be locked. - Fuel was stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. - All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to landfills - Contractor has abided: Vietnamese Labor Code as amended 2002 as follow: - Provided workers be with safety working environment Domestic solid waste is collected and disposed properly - All fuel storage areas were securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. Fuel hoses and shut off valve to be locked. - Fuel was stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. - All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to landfills 2: Good - Contractor has abided: Vietnamese Labor Code as amended 2002 as follow: - Provided workers be with safety working environment - Erect warning signs and Domestic solid waste is collected and disposed properly - All fuel storage areas were securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. Fuel hoses and shut off valve to be locked. - Fuel was stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. - All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to landfills 2: Good - Contractor has abided Vietnamese Labor Code as amended 2002 as follow: - Provided workers be with safety working environment 29 Expansion of Thuong Dinh Substation Phu Nghia substation and connecting line Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay occurred occurred from improperly compacted tower foundation Domestic solid waste is collected and disposed properly - All fuel storage areas were securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. Fuel hoses and shut off valve to be locked. - Fuel was stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. - All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to landfills - Contractor has abided: Vietnamese Labor Code as amended 2002 as follow: - Provided workers be with safety working environment Domestic solid waste is collected and disposed properly - All fuel storage areas were securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. Fuel hoses and shut off valve to be locked. - Fuel was stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. - All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to landfills - Contractor has abided: Vietnamese Labor Code as amended 2002 as follow: - Provided workers be with safety working environment 3: Medium Solid waste is disposed at the surrounding area. - All fuel storage areas were securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. Fuel hoses and shut off valve to be locked. - Fuel was stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. - All waste oil and oil filters were collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to landfills - Contractor has abided Vietnamese Labor Code as amended 2002 as follow: - Provided workers be with safety working environment

30 Compliance Attained EMP Requirements Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 - Not allow drugs or alcohol on-site; - The workers are provided on-site with Potable water for drinking - Prepared work safety regulation for each activity - Before execution, workers are introduced and explained site safety procedures. New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation barriers around work areas - Not allow drugs or alcohol on-site; - Control noise and dust provided all workers with safety equipment appropriate for the task they are employed. However, some workers do not use it properly - The workers are supplied on-site with: Potable water for drinking, - Prepared work safety regulation for each activity - Before execution, workers need to be introduced and explained site safety procedures. - Provided medical and first aid facilities together with a person qualified in first aid. rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E Not allow drugs or alcohol on-site; - Before execution, workers need to be introduced and explained site safety procedures. - However, some workers do not wear safety equipment appropriate for the task they are employed. Expansion of Thuong Dinh Substation - Not allow drugs or alcohol on-site; - The workers are provided on-site with Potable water for drinking - Prepared work safety regulation for each activity - Before execution, workers are introduced and explained site safety procedures. - Provided medical and first aid facilities together with a person qualified in first aid. Phu Nghia substation and connecting line - Erect warning signs and barriers around work areas - Not allow drugs or alcohol on-site; - Control noise and dust provided all workers with safety equipment appropriate for the task they are employed. - The workers are supplied on-site with: Potable water for drinking, Prepared work safety regulation for each activity - Before execution, workers need to be introduced and explained site safety procedures. Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay - Not allow drugs or alcohol on-site; - Before execution, workers need to be introduced and explained site safety procedures. Chance discovery of archaeological and cultural sites No chance of discovery of archaeological and cultural sites. No chance of discovery of archaeological and cultural sites. No chance of discovery of archaeological and cultural sites. No chance of discovery of archaeological and cultural sites. No chance of discovery of archaeological and cultural sites. No chance of discovery of archaeological and cultural sites. Public access to site - Warning signs and barriers around work areas were erected. - Warning signs and barriers around work areas were erected. - Site could only be accessed with permission of - Warning signs and barriers around work areas were erected. - Warning signs and barriers around work areas were erected. - Site could only be accessed with permission of 30

31 Compliance Attained EMP Requirements Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 - Site could only be accessed with permission of contractor. - Visitors were warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation - Site could only be accessed with permission of contractor. - Visitors were warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4 contractor. - Visitors were warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident Expansion of Thuong Dinh Substation - Site could only be accessed with permission of contractor. - Visitors were warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident Phu Nghia substation and connecting line - Site could only be accessed with permission of contractor. - Visitors were warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay contractor. - Visitors were warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident Community and worker health and safety 2: Good - No issue with Community health and safety - Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call 3: Medium - Workers have been educated on the social problems. and measures of preventing HIV/AIDS; - Workers are provided, safe water and hygienic bathing and cooking; - First aid, medicines are available at site and camps for workers; - Workers have not fully use labor protecting equipment and wear them during working time - Electric wire is placed on the ground could cause electric shock for workers - Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call 2: Good - Workers have been educated on the social problems. and measures of preventing HIV/AIDS; - First aid, medicines are available at site and camps for workers; - Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call - No issue with Community health and safety. The toilet, washing and showering facilities for workers are the system of existing substation. - Workers have been educated on the social problems. and measures of preventing HIV/AIDS; - Workers are provided, safe water and hygienic bathing and cooking; - First aid, medicines are available at site and camps for workers. - Workers have been educated on the social problems. and measures of preventing HIV/AIDS; - First aid, medicines are available at site and camps for workers; 31

32 5.4 Summary of Environmental Mitigations and Compensation Measures Implemented during the Operation Phase 37. The High Voltage Grid Company under EVN Hanoi, that manages operation of substations and transmission lines, is conducting the environmental monitoring on hazardous solid waste, accident cases, health and safety. The monitoring results are submitted to DONRE and kept at the office for occasional inspection by DONRE. The summary of the monitoring results is in Table 9. No. 1 2 Table 9: EMP Compliance Status of Completed Subprojects Rehabilitation of Construction of Mo Lao S/S Chem - Tay Ho T/L Thanh Xuan S/S Expansion of Phu Nghia S/S T/L (110kV) from 110kV line to EMP Requirement Son Tay S/S Noi Bai airport S/S (110kV) and 110kV (220kV) (110kV) Thuong Dinh S/S and connecting Thuong Tin S/S to 220kV Son Tay (110kV) (110kV) Branches (110kV) - E1.5 line (110kV) Thanh Oai S/S Came into operation in: June 2017 April 2016 June 2016 August 2015 June 2016 July 2017 August 2017 May 2017 July 2017 Occupational health The substation The substation The substation The transmission The substation The substation The substation The transmission The transmission and safety under control of under control of under control of line under control under control of under control of under control of line under control line under control of regulations and High Voltage Grid High Voltage Grid High Voltage Grid of High Voltage High Voltage Grid High Voltage Grid High Voltage Grid of High Voltage High Voltage Grid guidelines of Company, under Company, under Company, under Grid Company, Company, under Company, under Company, under Grid Company, Company, under MoLISA should be EVN HANOI. All EVN HANOI. All EVN HANOI. All under EVN HANOI. EVN HANOI. All EVN HANOI. All EVN HANOI. All under EVN HANOI. EVN HANOI. All applied to the workers carry the workers carry the workers carry All the workers the workers carry the workers carry the workers carry All the workers the workers carry operations out the control of out the control of out the control of carry out the out the control of out the control of out the control of carry out the out the control of of substation or substation and substation and substation and control of substation and substation and substation and control of transmission line transmission line. transmission line transmission line transmission line transmission line transmission line transmission line transmission line transmission line are use safety are use safety are use safety are use safety are use safety are use safety are use safety are use safety are use safety equipment during equipment during equipment during equipment during equipment during equipment during equipment during equipment during equipment during working hours, thus Ensure substation pr operty is adequately fenced with clearly visable danger warning signs to keep public out. working hours, thus no accident occurred during operating phase. All gates of substation always be lock, to ensure no outside come in without allowance of substation s caption. Guest can go in substation only if they were training on electricity safety process of EVN HANOI. working hours, thus working hours, thus working hours, thus working hours, thus working hours, thus working hours, thus working hours, thus no accident no accident occurred during operating phase. no accident occurred during operating phase. no accident occurred during operating phase. no accident occurred during operating phase. no accident occurred during operating phase. no accident occurred during operating phase. no accident occurred during operating phase. All gates of substation always be lock, to ensure no outside come in without allowance of substation s caption. Guest can go in substation only if they were training on electricity safety process of EVN HANOI. All gates of substation always be lock, to ensure no outside come in without allowance of substation s caption. Guest can go in substation only if they were training on electricity safety process of EVN HANOI. N/A to transmission line 32 All gates of substation always be lock, to ensure no outside come in without allowance of substation s caption. Guest can go in substation only if they were training on electricity safety process of EVN HANOI. All gates of substation always be lock, to ensure no outside come in without allowance of substation s caption. Guest can go in substation only if they were training on electricity safety process of EVN HANOI. All gates of substation always be lock, to ensure no outside come in without allowance of substation s caption. Guest can go in substation only if they were training on electricity safety process of EVN HANOI. N/A to transmission line occurred during operating phase. N/A to transmission line 3 Ensure transmission N/A to substation N/A to substation N/A to substation Transmission line N/A to substation N/A to substation N/A to substation Transmission line Transmission line

33 No. 4 5 EMP Requirement line towers are marked with clearly visable danger warning signs to keep public out. (For substation) Store and handle transformer fluids and other hazardous materials according to international procedures and standards Other (if any) Rehabilitation of Son Tay S/S (110kV) All hazardous waste during operating of substation has been storing in enclose room and they will transmission to hazardous license land fill. The site used for workers camp is not properly recovered and. This area should be cleaned up Construction of Mo Lao S/S Chem - Tay Ho T/L Thanh Xuan S/S Noi Bai airport S/S (110kV) and 110kV (220kV) (110kV) (110kV) Branches towers are marked with clearly visible danger warning signs to keep public out. All hazardous All hazardous N/A to transmission All hazardous waste during waste during line waste during operating of operating of operating of substation has substation has substation has been storing in been storing in been storing in enclose room and enclose room and enclose room and they will they will they will transmission to transmission to transmission to hazardous license hazardous license hazardous license land fill. land fill. land fill. Expansion of Thuong Dinh S/S (110kV) - E1.5 All hazardous waste during operating of substation has been storing in enclose room and they will transmission to hazardous license land fill. Phu Nghia S/S and connecting line (110kV) All hazardous waste during operating of substation has been storing in enclose room and they will transmission to hazardous license land fill. T/L (110kV) from 110kV line to Thuong Tin S/S to 220kV Son Tay Thanh Oai S/S towers are marked towers are marked with clearly visible with clearly visible danger warning danger warning signs to keep signs to keep public public out. out. N/A to transmission N/A to transmission line line 33

34 6 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT MONITORING 38. Environmental effect monitoring should be conducted in line with the national regulation and as required in IEE. The required monitoring aspects are: noise and air quality (for 4 subprojects), surface water quality (for subproject Ba Vi ss only) and soil quality (only for subproject Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13). The requirement of environmental effect monitoring stated in IEEs of 5 ongoing subprojects are summarised in Table 10, and the status of environmental monitoring analysis of each subproject is summarized in Table Four subprojects (namely Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13, Phu Nghia substation and connecting line, Thuong Dinh Substation and New building 110kV Ba Vi S/S) have to monitor air quality. However Phuong Liet SS and Ba Vi SS have not conducted the environmental monitoring, because the construction activities have just started at the end of October, so they will conduct air quality effect monitoring during First semi-annual period The air quality monitoring was conducted in July 2017 of Phu Nghia SS and Thuong Dinh SS were attached in previous internal monitoring report (Jan-Jun 2017). 40. The soil and surface water effect monitoring are required for Phuong Liet SS subproject and Ba Vi SS respectively once in three months, so these environmental monitoring effects will be conducted during first semi-annual period During this second 6 months, two air quality effect monitoring has been conducted for two subproject (Thuong Dinh SS, Phu Nghia SS) in July Four other subprojects have been just started, the construction activities are not too much and they will conduct environmental effect monitoring during first semi-annual period

35 Environmental aspects/ monitoring frequency Noise and Air quality Affected surface water quality Analysis of contaminated soil quality Parameter Table 10: Environmental Effect Monitoring parameters, location and frequency of 5 subprojects stated in IEEs Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 dust, CO, NOx, SOx, noise Expansion of Thuong Dinh S/S (110kV) - E1.5 dust, CO, NOx, SOx, noise Phu Nghia S/S and connecting line (110kV) Dust, CO, NOx, SO2, - Noise Rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia S/S - E10.4 dust, noise (by visual observation) Location At substation site At substation site At SS site and TL At substation site At TL site Frequency Parameter Quarterly during construction periods Quarterly during construction periods Quarterly during construction periods TSS, oil and grease, BOD5, TDS, TP, TN (by visual observation) Quarterly during Construction periods 110kV line to 220kV Son Tay S/S dust, noise (by visual observation) Quarterly during construction periods New building 110kV Ba Vi S/S dust, noise 03 locations at 03 construction sites 3 Once in 3 months and Daily record Wastewater TSS, oil and TSS, oil and At 03 locations at the grease, BOD5, TDS, grease, BOD5, TDS, Not required Not required sewage discharge of TP, TN (by visual construction sites TP, TN (by visual domestic wastewater Location observation) including worker observation) into the surrounding camps environment at 03 construction sites. Frequency Monthly Once in three months Parameter Location Frequency oil and grease, PCBs, heavy metals (As, Cd, Pb) At sites where contaminated soil is suspected. Once at start of excavations Not required Not required Not required Not required Not required 3 Construction site 1 (Yen My Hamlet, Thanh My Commune, Son Tay Town) + Construction site 2 (Thuy An Commune, Ba Vi District) + Construction 3 (Yen Bo Hamlet, Vat Lai Commune, Ba Vi District) 35

36 Core subprojects New development of Noi Bai Airport 110kV Substation and associated 110 kv line Table 11: Status of Environmental Monitoring Analysis 2016 Q1 Done on 11 March 2016 Q2 Operation (from Apr) 2016 Q Q Q Q Q Q4 Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Rehabilitation of Son Tay 110KV substation - Not yet due Not Not Done on 13 Operation Conducted Conducted March (from June) Operating Operating Rehabilitation and upgrading of E12 Tran Hung Dao 110 kv Substation Rehabilitation and upgrading of E13 Phuong Liet 110 kv Substation Not yet due None Core Chem - Tay Ho 220kV transmission line Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Done on 13 Done on kv Mo Lao Substation and connection line Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Mar Jun kv Tay Ho Tay SS and connection line Increasing capacity of T2 transformer, rehabilitation of 110 kv bay- Tia substation E Not yet due Done on 11 Done on 9 Installation of new transformer T3, E1.20 Thanh Xuan 110 kv SS Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Operating Mar Jun Done on 13 Done on 12 Operation Expansion of E5 110 kv Thuong Dinh SS Not yet due Operating Mar July (from July) Not Done on 10 Done on 12 Operation Phu Nghia substation and connecting line - - Not yet due Operating Conducted Jan Apr (from Augst) New development of 110 kv Ba Vi SS Not yet due 110 kv Tay Ho - Yen Phu Underground Cable Line (UGC) New development of 110 kv Phung Town SS and connecting line New development of 110 kv Ngoc Hoi SS and connecting line kv Thanh Cong Thuong Dinh UGC kv transmission line from 500/220 kv Thuong Tin SS to Thanh Oai - - Not yet due Not Conducted Not Conducted Operation Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay SS Not required Not required (from July) 110 kv Transmission line from 500 kv Thuong Tin SS to E1.34 Quat Dong and E10.4 Tia substations New development of 110 kv Chuong My (1x40 MVA) SS and 110 kv Thanh Oai- Chuong My transmission line kv Bac An Khanh-Nam An Khanh Transmission line New development of 110 kv Sai Dong 2 (Industrial park Sai Dong) SS kv Connecting line to Sai Dong Upgrading of E10.7 Thach That 110 kv SS Done on 12, 25 Jul Operating Operating Operating 4 The IEE requires quarterly monitoring of noise, ambient air quality, surface water quality and soil quality (Table 11), however, only surface water quality was monitored in this period. 36

37 7 Key Issues Identified 7.1 Issues identified between July and December According to IEE requirement, the subproject New building 110kV Ba Vi S/S needs to monitor the air quality and wastewater quality quarterly. However, this subproject has just started at the end of October 2017, the construction activities were not many, so these environmental effect monitoring would be conducted in first semi-annual period PIC is supposed to visit 30% subprojects under construction twice a year. However, during this year 2017, PIC visited field sites 3 times. Particularly, during April 2017 visited all 5 under construction subprojects. During this period (July-December 2017), PIC visited two times (October and December 2017) three subprojects under construction. Because the three remaining subprojects are under operating period since July and CSCs of each subproject was confirm by photos that all that sites were rehabilitated. Therefore, for three subprojects which were not visited by PIC. Next semi-annual report of 2018, PIC will visit all the subprojects during that reporting period. 44. The main points of environmental performance monitoring for the six subprojects under construction/operation during this monitoring period are summarized as follows: Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 - Subproject information board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation - Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call - Electric wire is placed on the ground could cause electric shock for workers - Workers partially use protective facilities (without working helmet) Rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call - Soil erosion may occur from improperly compacted substation foundation - Some workers do not wear safety equipment appropriate for the task they are employed Expansion of 110kV Thuong Dinh substation - No environmental issues have been found kV Line to 220kV Son Tay s/s (under operation since July 2017) - Soil erosion may occur from improperly compacted tower foundation kV Phu Nghia substation and connecting line (under operation since July 2017) - No environmental issues have been found 45. The environmental performance monitoring for the subprojects under operation during this monitoring period are good only one issue summarized as follows: Rehabilitation of Son Tay S/S (110kV) - The site used for workers camp is not properly recovered. This area should be cleaned up 37

38 7.2 Issues from previous report (January-June 2017) 46. The issues from previous reports were related to improper construction activities, solid waste management, soil erosion, working safety etc. Though, almost all environmental issues have been corrected right after reminder of PIC or CSC, some issues were continued from the previous monitoring period from subprojects such as rehabilitation of Son Tay 110KV substation and Thuong Tin-Thanh Oai transmission line. The detail description of issues of each subproject is presented in Table 12. Table 12: The Issues Identified during the previous period (January-June 2017) and solution Issues Location Targets/Solutions Proposed Closed date Rehabilitation of Son Tay 110KV substation Construction of cable trench is not done section by section. This can cause dust generation and run-off with soil particles Water stagnant at a road section; construction of cable trench is not done section by section. Some workers are not using personal protective equipment while working. This issues was not improved from the previous monitoring period Temporary accommodation of workers is not tidy. Kitchen area is not hygienic. This issues was not improved from the previous monitoring period Domestic solid waste is not collected and disposed properly. This issues was not improved from the previous monitoring period The toilet, washing and showering facilities for workers are very poor. This issues was not improved from the previous monitoring period On site On site On site Worker camp Worker camp Worker camp Phu Nghia substation and connecting line An uncompleted trench without cover On site could cause accident at nigh time Contractor should complete one section before starting other section to prevent dust generation and run-off with soil particles Water stagnant at a road section should be drained; construction of cable trench should be done section by section to avoid dust generating and accident occurred. Workers should wear safety equipment while working. Environment officers of EVN Hanoi together with CSCs and EOs of contractors on each site should enforce workers follow strictly the requirements of environmental protection Temporary accommodation of workers and kitchen area should be cleaned to be more hygienic. Garbage need to be collected and transported to Xuan Son landfill The toilet, washing and showering facilities for workers should be upgraded to be more hygienic An uncompleted trench should be covered or complete as soon as possible to avoid accident at nigh time May 2017 Contractor finished the undone sections then starts the new section May 2017 Contractor drained and finished the undone sections then starts the new section April 2017 Workers wearing personal protective equipment were the right after PIC reminder April 2017 The workers camp and kitchen area were cleaned one week after PIC visit April 2017 Contractor collected and disposed to Xuan Son landfill one week after PIC visit May 2017 The toilet, bathing facilities was upgraded two weeks after PIC visit April 2017 (Right after PIC visit) 38

39 Issues Location Targets/Solutions Proposed Closed date Domestic solid waste is collected but On site Domestic solid waste should be April 2017 disposed directly into the surrounding area. This issues was not improved from the previous monitoring period transported and disposed at regulated place by Son Tay URENCO The construction site was cleaned up right after PIC Workers not fully use personal protective facilities while working Thuong Tin-Thanh Oai transmission line The earth filled tower foundation is not properly compacted. This can cause soil erosion after heavy rain Worker camp On site Workers should fully use personal protective facilities while working Environment officers of EVN Hanoi together with CSCs and EOs of contractors on each site should enforce workers follow strictly the requirements of environmental protection The earth filled tower foundation should be properly compacted to avoid soil erosion after heavy rain visit April 2017 Workers wearing personal protective equipment after warning were the right PIC April 2017 (Right after PIC visit) Solid waste is still remained at construction site Some workers do not wear safety equipment appropriate for the task they are employed. On site The holes dug for tower foundation is On site without safety tape could make people falling into a pit at night. This issues was not improved from the previous monitoring period Expansion of Thuong Dinh 110KV substation Domestic solid waste is not collected and On site disposed properly Connecting line to 220 kv Son Tay Substation The filled soil at tower foundation was not On site properly compacted. This would generate dust when strong wind blows Solid waste is disposed at the surrounding area. Workers did not fully use personal protective equipment while working On site Onsite 39 Solid waste should be cleaned up from the construction site Workers should fully use personal protective equipment while working Environment officers of EVN Hanoi together with CSCs and EOs of contractors on each site should enforce worker follow strictly the requirements of environmental protection The safety tape should be hang around the holes dug for tower foundation to prevent people fall into a pit at night Domestic solid waste should be collected and disposed properly through Hanoi URENCO The filled soil at tower foundation should be properly compacted to prevent generating dust when strong wind blows Solid waste should be disposed in Xuan Son landfill site Workers should fully use personal protective equipment while working Environment officers of EVN Hanoi together with CSCs and EOs of contractors on each site should enforce May 2017 The construction site was cleaned up two weeks after PIC visit April 2017 Workers were wearing the personal protective equipment right after PIC warning April 2017 (Right after PIC visit) April 2017 The construction site was cleaned up one week after PIC visit April 2017 (Right after PIC visit) May 2017 Solid waste was disposed in Xuan Son landfill site two weeks after PIC visit April 2017 Workers were wearing the personal protective

40 Issues Location Targets/Solutions Proposed Closed date worker follow strictly the requirements equipment right of environmental protection after PIC warning The holes dug for tower foundation is without safety tape could make people falling into a pit at night On site The safety tape should be hang around the holes dug for tower foundation to prevent people fall into a pit at night April 2017 (right after PIC visit) 8 COMPLAINTS 47. No complaints regarding environmental issue in the period between July and December CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 9.1 Conclusions 48. The compliance with requirements during construction phase is generally good. Almost all impact mitigation measures have been implemented. 49. The main environmental issues of the three subprojects are related to: hygienic condition of worker camp; management of construction and domestic solid waste; soil erosion, not wearing working protected equipment, lack of phone number in subproject information board; workers and community safety etc. 50. The ambient environmental monitoring for required subproject which is new building 110kV Ba Vi S/S has not been conducted during this monitoring period because this subproject has just started at the end of October 2017, the construction activities were not many. Thus, these environmental effect monitoring would be conducted in first semi-annual period All subprojects have no complaints from residents living surrounding the subproject area on the environment issues. 9.2 Recommendation 52. Summary of identified issues and action required is presented in Table 13. Those identified issues were notified to the contractors immediately during the monitoring visit of PIC, environmental office of Hanoi DPMB or CSC. The deadline for the implementation of corrective actions was agreed among contractor and monitoring teams at the same time. The corrective actions were implemented by contractor then confirmed by CSC, and reported to the environmental office of Hanoi DPMB. Table 13: Identified Issue and action required Issues Location Targets/Solutions Proposed Issue Closed (date) Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substations - E13 Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call On site The Contractor should add phone numbers of all related parties or hot line into project information Board for the case local people to call when thay have claim January 2018 (Right after PIC visit in December 2017). The deadline for the implementation of corrective actions was agreed among contractor and monitoring teams at the same time. The completed corrective 40

41 Issues Location Targets/Solutions Proposed Issue Closed (date) actions implemented by contractor then confirmed by CSC, are reported to the environmental office of Hanoi DPMB. New building 110kV Ba Vi Substation Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call Electric wire is placed on the ground could cause electric shock for workers Workers partially use protective facilities (without working helmet) On site On site On site 41 The Contractor should add phone numbers of all related parties or hot line into project information Board for the case local people to call when they have claim. Electric wire should be hang at height to avoid causing electric shock for workers Workers should fully use protective facilities (gloves, boots, working dress, helmet) January 2018 (Right after PIC visit in December 2017). The deadline for the implementation of corrective actions was agreed among contractor and monitoring teams at the same time. The completed corrective actions implemented by contractor then confirmed by CSC, are reported to the environmental office of Hanoi DPMB. December 2017 (Right after PIC visit in December 2017). The deadline for the implementation of corrective actions was agreed among contractor and monitoring teams at the same time. The completed corrective actions implemented by contractor then confirmed by CSC, are reported to the environmental office of Hanoi DPMB. December 2017 (Right after PIC visit in December 2017). The deadline for the implementation of corrective actions was agreed among contractor and monitoring teams at the same time. The completed corrective actions implemented by contractor then confirmed by CSC, are reported to the environmental office of Hanoi DPMB.

42 Issues Location Targets/Solutions Proposed Issue Closed (date) Rehabilitation of 110KV bay - Tia substation - E10.4 Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call On site The Contractor should add phone numbers of all related parties or hot line into project information Board for the case local people to call when they have claim Rehabilitation of Son Tay S/S (110kV) (under operation since April 2017) The site used for workers camp is not properly recovered (Photo 2 in Annex B). Previous worker camp This area should be properly recovered and cleaned up December 2017 (Right after PIC visit in December 2017). The deadline for the implementation of corrective actions was agreed among contractor and monitoring teams at the same time. The completed corrective actions implemented by contractor then confirmed by CSC, are reported to the environmental office of Hanoi DPMB. December 2017 (Right after PIC visit in December 2017). The deadline for the implementation of corrective actions was agreed among contractor and monitoring teams at the same time. The completed corrective actions implemented by contractor then confirmed by CSC, are reported to the environmental office of Hanoi DPMB. (Photo 3 in Annex B) 42

43 APPENDIXES APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS IN EMP/IEE AND IN B&C DOCUMENTS... 1 APPENDIX B: PHOTOS OF SITE VISIT... 3 Appendix - 1

44 Appendix A: Summary of the environmental requirements in EMP/IEE and in B&C documents Environmental issues Establishment of contractor s facilities (camps, offices, quarries, concrete batching areas etc.). Demarcation and clearing of RoW and ancillary facilities Preparation of site: excavation, removal and disposal of unusable (incompetent) materials Dust management Noise and vibration Waste water to construction site Prevention of soil erosion on construction site. Disposal of site waste Storage and handling of: fuel and lubricants Environmental requirements in the EMP/IEE - Sites are located so that they do not interfere with the welfare or social cohesion of surrounding communities - Site is limited to reduce unnecessary clearing of vegetation. - Sanitary soakage areas from offices and camps to be sited so that effluent is treated. - No discharge of grey water or sewage allowed to surface water systems. - Workshops to be provided with oil and water separators. - Fuel storage areas not to be located within 20m of watercourse. - Contractor s storage facilities may need to be surrounded by a security fence. - Concrete batching areas to be provided with bunds to control movement of runoff to waterways. - Define the 22m RoW width. - Identify trees to be removed within the RoW and arrange to get approval for remove. - Limit area to be cleared - Identify areas with any significant vegetation - Areas to be defined by a clear boundary. - Clearing boundaries need to be shown to machinery operators. - Cleared vegetative material to be offered to communities for use as fuel wood or - If an impediment to work may otherwise be disposed of by clean burning fires. - Limit area to be excavated. - Topsoil to be removed and stored for re-use. - Excavated material to be disposed of outside and away from the work area. - At completion of work dumping areas to be re-top soiled and revegetated. - When dust is carried towards residential areas or becomes problematic on-site, the contractor is to apply dust control measures; - If particular noisy work is implemented, the work may need to be limited to daylight hours. - Noise not to exceed 55dBA at boundary of any residential area between 6hr and 21h00 and 45 dba between 21h00 and 06h00; - Not allow to discharge waste water directly to water body surrounding the site ; - Make a discharging canal surrounding the foundation holes to collect runoff water to reduce its turbidity before discharging it into water body surrounding the site ; - Not allow to drop oil and fuel from machinery to site; - Apply soil conservation and erosion protection technologies. - Avoid operating machinery in adverse ground conditions. - Protect and vegetate newly excavated areas as soon as possible - All waste materials to be collected and sorted into two categories (i). those that can be recycled and - (ii) those that need to go to an approved landfill site for disposal; - All fuel storage areas should be securely fenced and provided with oil and water separators. Fuel hoses and shut off valve to be locked. - Fuel should be stored in properly sealed containers. Regularly check its locks to prevent fuel from running over to environment. - All refueling to be done at least 20 m away from waterways by trained personnel Appendix - 1 In B&C documents All environmental requirements in the EMP/IEE have been integrated into the B&C documents and the CEMP of PL- W01-L01, NRST- W01, PL_W01, BV_W01, BV_W02, TIA_W01

45 Community Safety from increased vehicle movements Workplace health and safety Chance discovery of archaeological and cultural sites Clearance and rehabilitation of Construction sites and removal of contractor s facilities. Public access to site - All waste oil and oil filters to be collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to landfills - The contractor needs to train refueling personnel in these procedures. The contractor has to develop an accidental spill handling action plan - All vehicles need to be properly maintained and operated in accordance with transportation laws. - All loads should be properly secured and fugitive loads to be covered. - Drivers are fined if ignore safety requirements. - Contractor should abide: Vietnamese Labor Code as amended 2002 as follow:. - Provided workers be with safety working environment - Erect warning signs and barriers around work areas - Not allow drugs or alcohol on-site; - Control noise and dust provided all workers with safety equipment appropriate for the task they are employed. - The workers are to be supplied on-site with: Potable water, sanitary toilet, washing and showering facilities. - Prepared work safety regulation for each activity - Before execution, workers need to be introduced and explained site safety procedures. - Provided medical and first aid facilities together with a person qualified in first aid. - Chance discoveries should be notified to the SO who will report to the EO of HANOI DPMB. EO would advise on procedure for dealing with chance discoveries. - All solid waste should to be removed from sites and disposed in approved landfills. - All contaminated soil should be removed. - All sites must be rehabilitated and restored to original condition. - Drainage should be re-established. - Those activities should be included as part of final inspection before payment made. - Erect warning signs and barriers around work areas. - Site can only be accessed with permission of contractor. - Visitors are to be warned against site hazards to avoid possible accident - Promulgate, educate workers on the social problems. Implement measures of preventing HIV/AIDS; - Provide good daily life conditions for workers in camps in terms of sanitation, safe water and cooking; Community and - Worker s camps shall be constructed in a high places and worker health and - Local workers should be hired for normal works; safety - Equip workers with labor protecting equipment and force them to wear during working time. - Provide means of first aid, medicines at site and camps for workers; - Ensure sanitation in worker s camps. Provide dust bin to collect wastes; - Prohibit hunting and trading wild animals; EO = Environmental Officer of HANOI DPMB, SO = Safeguard Officer of HANOI DPMB. Appendix - 2

46 Appendix B: Photos of Site Visit 1. Rehabilitation of Son Tay 110KV substation (Taken in December 2017) Photo 1 The substation area is cleaned Photo 2 The site used for workers camp is not properly recovered. (in December 2017) Photo 3 The previous area of worker camp has been cleaned/rehabilitated. The previous area of worker camp has been fenced by newly brick wall (on 21 March 2018) Appendix - 3

47 2. Rehabilitation and upgrade Phuong Liet 110kV substation E13 (Photos were taken in December 2017) Photo 4: The worker wearing safety equipment while working and warning banner was cover the construction site. Photo 5. Safety regulation board is in place Photo 6. Safety regulation board is in place Photo 7 Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call Appendix - 4

48 3. New building 110kV Ba Vi substation Photo 8. Leveling ground for 110kV Ba Vi substation with compacted slopping levee to avoid soil erosion Photo 9 The warning banner was cover the construction site area. Photo 10. Deep hole has been surrounded by safety warning pass and sign Photo 11. Warning site to prevent outsider get in construction site Photo 12. Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call Photo 13. Electric wire is placed on the ground could cause electric shock for workers Photo 14. Workers partially use protective facilities (without working helmet) Appendix - 5

49 Photo 15 Worker wearing safety equipment while working Photo 16: The warning banner was surrounded the construction area. Photo 17. Truck transporting construction material was covered by canvas to prevent dust Photo 18: Workers wearing protective equipment while building brick wall surrounded the substation Photo 19 Medical Box is available at construction site Photo 20. Fire distinguisher is available at construction site Photo 21. Subproject information Board has no phone number for the case local people want claim could call Appendix - 6