Environmental Monitoring Report Semestral Report January to June 2014 VIE: Power Transmission Investment Program, Tranche 2 Prepared by the Central Vietnam Power Project Management Board (CPPMB) for the National Power Transmission Corporation and the Asian Development Bank.
NATIONAL POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION CENTRAL VIETNAM POWER PROJECTS MANAGEMENT BOARD SEMIANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT 2014 PROJECT 500KV PLEIKU-MY PHUOC-CAU BONG TRANSMISSION LINE (POWER TRANSMISSION INVESTMENT PROGRAM - TRANCHE 2) (LOAN 2959-VIE) Da Nang, August 2014
ACRONYMS ADB : Asian Development Bank AFD : Agence Française de Développement CPMB : Central Viet Nam Power Projects Management Board CPC : Commune People s Committee CSCC : Compensation and Site Clearance Committee DPC : District People s Committee EVN : Viet Nam Electricity EMP : Environmental Management Plan F/S : Feasibility study GOV : Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam HH(s) : Household(s) HPP : Hydropower Plant HW(s) : Highway(s) MONRE : Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment NPT : National Power Transmission Corporation PAP(s) : Project Affected Person(s) PAH(s) : Project Affected Household(s) PPC : Provincial People s Committee PECC4 : Power Engineering Consulting J.S Company 4 PECC2 : Power Engineering Consulting J.S Company 2 PO : Project Owner Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 1/37
RP : Compensation, Allowances and Resettlement Plan ROW : Right-of-Way SMIC : Safeguard Monitoring Independent Consultancy T/L(s) : Transmission Line(s) VND : Vietnam Dong Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 2/37
1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction of the project 1.1.1 Project background - To implement the policy of industrialization and modernization of the country, the Government of Vietnam has applied to ADB/AFD a loan to support the construction of 500kV Pleiku - My Phuoc - Cau Bong transmission line, with total length of 436, 673 km (437 km); construct 02 new optical repeaters synchronized with the optical cable of 500kV Pleiku-My Phuoc-Cau Bong transmission line on the territory of 05 provinces and one city, which are Gia Lai, Dak-Lak, Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc - Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City. The project was prepared under the technical assistance (PPTA) of 7742-VIE and is one part of the transmission investment program (MFF). National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) is the investor and Central Vietnam Power Project Management Board is responsible for management and implementation of project. - The benefits of the project are: Increasing the supply of reliable power for the South of Vietnam, where the economic development is taking place rapidly, especially the industrial zones and this is also a place accounting for 10% of the whole country s population. 1.1.2. Objective of the Project - The 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong Transmission Line Project is a part of the National Electricity Network, maintains the supply of electricity to the development need of the South of Vietnam in the period of 2014-2015. Moreover, the Project also ensures the connectivity of the transmission networks within Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to 2015. - The Project helps to increase the reliability of power supply, reducing the risk of electrical losses. It will also optimize capacity of power plants in order to provide electricity continuously and safely to the sub-loading lines of the South in particular and the whole country in general. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 3/37
1.1.3. Scale and scope of the Project - The 500kV Pleiku- My Phuoc- Cau Bong Transmission Line (TL) takes place within the boundaries of 06 provinces and one city, namely: Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City. In particular: + In Gia Lai Province, the TL is 82.768km long and passes through 18 communes which belong to 05 districts: Chu Pah, Ia Grai, Pleiku City, Chu Prong, Chu Puh; + In Dak Lak Province, the TL passes through 09 communes in the districts of Ea Sup, Cu M Gar and Buon Don with the total length of 74.841km; + In Dak Nong Province, there are 20 communes which the TL has gone through. These communes belong to districts of Cu Jut, Dak Mil, Krong No, Dak Song, Tuy Duc and Dak R Lap. The TL in Dak Nong is 115.933km long; + Binh Phuoc Province has 102.892km of TL. The line passes through 15 communes in the following districts: Bu Dang, Bu Gia Map, Dong Phu and Chon Thanh; + In Binh Duong Province, the TL passes through 10 communes in Ben Cat Districts and Phu Giao Districts with the total length of 46.228km; + In the Cu Chi Districts of Ho Chi Minh City, the TL locates in the area of 04 communes and is 14.011km long. 500 kv Pleiku - My Phuoc - Cau Bong Transmission Line subproject has a total length of 436.673 km. It starts from the existing Pleiku 500kV substation at Chu Pah District in Gia Lai Province and terminate in Cau Bong substation, which is planned to be constructed in Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City. The components of the Project include in Table 1 and the main project features are presented in Table 2. Routes of Transmission Line are displayed in the Figures 1 and 2. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 4/37
Table 1: Components of the Transmission Line Transmission Line Length Starting point Ending Number Components (km) point of Towers Gia Lai Province 82.768 At 500 kv G15 + 173 Transmission Line busbar at Pleiku 403m Component 500 kv substation Dak Lak Province 74.841 G13 (Picket G26 163 Transmission Line 827+68) (Picket Component 1576+09) Dak Nong Province 115.933 G25-G26 G50-G51 236 Transmission Line (Picket (Picket Component 1576+09) 2735+42) Binh Phuoc Province 102.892 G51 (Picket G69-G70 201 Transmission Line 2735+42) (Picket Component 3764+34) Binh Duong 46.228 G70 (Picket G81-G82 99 Province 3764+34) (Picket Transmission Line 4426+62) Component HCMC 14.011 G81-G82 At 500 kv 54 Transmission Line (Picket busbar at Component 4426+62) Cau Bong 500kV substation Total length of TL 436.673 926 Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 5/37
Table 2: Summary of main features of 500 kv Pleiku- My Phuoc- Cau Bong Transmission Line Item Length (km) Technical data 436.673 km - Starting point At 500 kv busbar at Pleiku 500 kv substation - End-point At 500 kv busbar at Cau Bong 500kV substation Right of Way width Earth grounding width Voltage 16m from either side of the centre line From 16m to within 72m from the centre line 500 kv Number of circuits 2 Conductor Earth wire Optical repeater cable Suspension towers (number) 4xACSR-330/43 OPGW-90 & PHLOX-116 24 fibres 808 - Height Average 65m with the highest is 79m -Area requirement/tower 337.62 m² Tension towers (number) 118 - Height Average 60m with the highest is 72m - Area requirement/tower 653.4 m² Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 6/37
Figure 1: Location of the Pleiku - My Phuoc - Cau Bong 500 kv transmission line and surrounding areas Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 7/37
National Parks National Reserves Cultural-Historic Water flooded land 500kv Pleiku-My Phuoc-Cau Bong Figure 2: Transmission line and other closed places Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 8/37
1.1.4 Project Construction Progress The project started from October 23, 2011 and was finished and put into operation on May 05, 2014 with the warranty period of 24 months. The construction progress updated until May 21, 2014 is as follows: - Foundation digging: 926/926 position - Foundation casting: 926/926 position - Tower erection: 926/926 - Stringing conductors: 445.043 km /445.043 km The construction packages and implementation progress are presented in Table 3 Table 3: The Project s construction packages implementation progress Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 9/37
Packages Constructors Length (km) Position No. Foundation casting Tower erections String conductors % of String conductors ĐĐ-G6 and OHL feeder Power Construction Company 27.244 58 58 58 27.244 100% Ltd No.4 500kV Pleiku OHL feeder Acceptanced and energized on April 21, 2014 Pac. 02 (G6-G13) Vietnam Electricity Construction Company Pac. 03 (G13-G17) Vietnam Electricity Construction Company Pac. 04 (G17-G21) Joint Venture of Power Construction Company Ltd No.4 and Viet Trung Joint Stock Company Joint Venture of Viet A Investment Commercial Pac. 05 (G21-G24) Industrial Company and Dien Dia Phuong Ltd Co. Buon Đon optical repeater station 67.044 142 142 142 67.044 100% 26.506 56 56 56 26.506 100% 20.803 46 46 46 20.803 100% Completed Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 11/37
Pac. 06 (G24-G30) INCO Company 24.868 53 53 53 24.868 100% Pac. 07 (G30-G36) Joint venture of Installation of Machines and Electricity Joint Stock Company and Electricity and Construction Joint Stock Company. Pac. 08 (G36-G45C) Joint Venture of Power Construction Company Ltd No.4, Alphanam Joint Stock Company and Song Da 12 Joint Stock Company Pac. 09 (G45C-G49) Song Da 11 Joint Stock Company Pac. 10 (G49-G52) Song Da 11 Joint Stock Company Song Da 11-Thang Long Joint Pac. 11 (G52-G60) stock Company Bu Dang optical repeater station 28.142 58 58 58 28.142 100% 36.184 73 73 73 36.184 100% 26.981 52 52 52 26.981 100% 28.359 58 58 58 28.359 100% 30.652 60 60 60 30.652 100% Completed Pac. 12 (G60-G64) Song Da 11-Thang Long Joint stock Company 32.785 63 63 63 32.785 100% Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 12/37
Pac. 13 (G64-G71) Power Construction Joint Stock Company No.1 38.550 77 77 77 38.550 100% Pac. 14 (G71-G79) Joint Venture of Power Construction Joint Stock Company No.1 and Thang Long Joint Stock Company 30.566 64 64 64 30.566 100% Pac.15 (G79-G85) Power Construction Company Ltd No.2 14.422 39 39 39 14.422 100% - Section of 110kV Pac. 16 (G85-ĐC and OHL feeder) Power Construction Company 11.937 27 27 27 11.937 100% Cau Bong OHL Ltd No.2 feeder Completed Total: 445.043 926 926 926 445.043 100% Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 13/37
1.2 Purpose of the report: In order to comply with AFD/ADB s requirements on environment safeguards, EVNNPT- CPMB is requested to prepare the semiannual environmental monitoring reports. These reports are considered as an important and necessary part to evaluate the AFD/ADB s safeguard compliance of EVNNPT-CPMB. This report presents environmental compliance, the need and method to environmental inspection and management, environment aspects to be monitored of the 500kV Pleiku-My Phuoc-Cau Bong transmission line subproject during the period from January 2014 to July 2014. 2. INCORPORATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS INTO PROJECT CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS The civil works contracts have included the environment management work which must be performed by contractors as per EVNNPT requirements. In order to ensure that the IEE approved by ADB shall be fully and strictly complied by the contractors, CPMB has sent the EMP and draft of CEMP (both Vietnamese and English versions) to contractors. In addition, to monitor environmental compliance of contractors, CPMB has also sent official letters to contractors requesting for implementation of the EMP, CEMP and other related works. On that basis, the contractors have prepared CEMP for their units and strictly follow the requirements of CPMB to meet the requirements in accordance with ADB's guidelines on Environmental Management Plan (EMP). The implemementation of EMP of contractors shall be supervised and monitored as an intergral part of civil works contracts. Besides, the EMP has also been sent to supervising units such as PTC3 (Power Transmission Company No.3) and PTC4 (Power Transmission Company No.4) and related departments of EVNNPT-CPMB to supervise the implementation of contractors. 3. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATIONS MEASURES REQUESTED IN EMP. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 14/37
Table 4: Summary on the impacts and mitigation measures listed in the EMP Impacts Proposed mitigation measures CONSTRUCTION PHASE Noise and vibration Dust management i. If particularly noisy activities are required work may need to be limited to daylight hours. When dust is carried towards residential areas or becomes problematic on-site, the contractor is to apply dust control measures such as: Materials have to be fully covered to prevent emissions to the atmosphere. Spraying water on the area where there is dust. Watering the road of transportation when the weather is dry. Prevention of soil erosion on construction site. i. Apply soil conservation and erosion protection technologies. ii. Avoid operating machinery in adverse ground conditions. iii. Protect and revegetate newly excavated areas as soon as possible Storage and handling of: fuel and lubricants i. Storage areas to be prepared to avoid deterioration of materials. ii. All fuel storage areas to be security fenced and provided with oil and water separators. Fuel hoses Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 15/37
Impacts and shut off valve to be locked. Proposed mitigation measures iii. All refueling to be done at least 20 m away from waterways by trained personnel. iv. All waste oil and oil filters to be collected and if possible recycled, otherwise to be disposed of to landfills. v. The contractor is to train refueling personnel in these procedures. vi. The contractor is to have developed an accidental spill handling action plan. Public access to site i. Erect warning signs and barriers around work areas. ii. Site can only be accessed with permission of contractor. iii. Visitors to be inducted to site with an explanation of the site hazards that may be experienced. Community Safety from increased vehicle movements i. All vehicles to be properly maintained and operated in accordance with road laws. ii. All loads to be properly secured and fugitive loads to be covered. iii. Drivers to be fired if ignore safety requirements. i. Use of hazardous materials and ii. Prohibited activities i. Contractor to provide list of all HAZCHEM products to be used on site ii. List verified against HAZCHEM. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 16/37
Impacts Proposed mitigation measures Workplace health and safety Contractor to abide by: Vietnamese Labour Code as amended 2002. Workers to be provided with safe working environment including: i. Erect warning signs and barriers around work areas ii. No drugs or alcohol allowed on-site iii. Noise and dust to be controlled. iv. All workers provided with safety equipment appropriate for the task in which they are employed. v. To be supplied on-site for workers: Potable water, chemical toilet, changing place with clothes storage, and washing and showering facilities. vi. Work Statements prepared for each activity vii. Prior to entering site for first time workers to be inducted to site and site hazards explained together with explanation of work site safety procedures. ix. Medical and first aid facilities provided together with a person qualified in first aid. Worker issues (i): Hiring of Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 17/37
Impacts workers and HIV/AIDS issues. Proposed mitigation measures Contractor to implement HIV/AIDS awareness program. Worker issues (ii): Location of camps and employment of local labour i. Local communities to be preferentially offered employment for unskilled work. ii. Camps to be sited to avoid social conflicts. iii. Each camp should have a solid waste disposal site and a soakage pit to pre-treat camp wastewater Worker issues (iii): Provision of adequate living conditions within campsite. Camp conditions to meet Labour Law requirements. Provide: i. adequate shelter ii. potable water iii. Sanitation and washing facilities iv. Kitchen with adequate cooking facilities v. Nutritionally adequate food rations Worker issues (iv): Camp water heating and cooking. Use of fuel wood. PREFERENTIALLY i. the contractor will provide gas and kerosene for water heating and cooking. ii. Locate camp away from significant forest areas, and: limit collection and use of fuel-wood. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 18/37
Impacts Worker issues (v): Hunting and sale of wildlife by workers Disposal of site waste Chance discovery of archaeological and cultural sites Proposed mitigation measures i. Labour employment agreement enforced by contractor that bans hunting and trading in wildlife by workers. ii. Labour who disregards this requirement are handed over to Forest Protection Department for prosecution and immediately dismissed. Contractor is to provide nutritionally adequate camp rations. All waste materials to be collected and sorted; (i) those that can be recycled and (ii) those that need to go to an approved landfill site for disposal. No known sites. Chance discoveries are to be notified to the SE who will advise the EO. EO to advice on procedure for dealing with chance discoveries. Clearance and rehabilitation of construction sites and removal of contractor s facilities. i. All solid waste to be removed from sites and disposed in approved landfills. ii. All contaminated soil to be removed. iii. All sites to be rehabilitated and restored to original condition. iv. Drainage to be re-established. v. To be included as part of Final Inspection before payment made. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 19/37
Impacts Proposed mitigation measures OPERATION PHASE Unsafe operation of transmission line. i. Unsafe habitation within RoW ii. Unsafe operation of transmission line. i. Vegetation cut and controlled to safe operating limits. ii. Use hand labour i. All buildings kept out of 32 m RoW ii. All buildings outside 16m RoW width from centreline to 72 m earthed. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 20/37
4. ENVIRONMENT COMPLIANCE INSPECTION AND MANAGEMENT. 4.1 Environment compliance inspection 4.1.1 EMP implementation inspection of CPMB and related parties: - Monitoring and compliance with the environmental management plan of CPMB and the related parties are implemented according to the organization structure and method of environmental management system shown in Figure 3. The information on labor safety and environmental sanitation has been quickly reflected to PMU, concurrently the duties of parties: PMU construction monitoring unit contractors local authorities have been determined clearly and closely. PMU (CPMB) Construction monitoring units (PTC3 & PTC4) Contractors Local authorities Construction monitoring engineers contractors of Figure 3: Organization structure of environmental management system - In order to effectively implement the tasks of environmental management, CPMB and other units involved in environmental monitoring system Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 21/37
(contractors, local authorities, construction monitoring units: PTC3, PTC4...) have to conduct their specific environmental management tasks; to monitor the environmental impacts caused by project construction activities and other related activities and ensured that the EMP has been followed during construction of the project. - Almost all of mitigation measures presented in the Contractor Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) were performed relatively well under the supervision of the power transmission companies (PTC3, 4) as well as the staffs in charge of CPMB. - The semiannual environment monitoring reports were prepared by CPMB and submitted to ADB/AFD for review in August 2013, February 2014 and August 2014. - On August 27-29, 2013, CPMB and ADB consultants conducted site visit in the area of Cu Chi and Binh Duong to check the compliance with the projects s environmental management plan. - On the basis of submitted reports and the situation found in the site visit, ADB had no objection letter dated September 03, 2013, which recognized the compliance of the project on ADB s environment, resettlement and ethnic minority safeguards. - From December 05-07, 2013, CPMB and ADB/AFD have conducted site visits at some places of the project as Tan Thanh Dong commune, Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City; Lai Hung commune, Ben Cat district and Tan Long commune, Phu Giao district of Binh Duong province. - From April 01-04, 2014, CPMB and ADB have conducted site visit at some places of the project belonging to Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces (such as Nghia Hoa commune of Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province; Tan Hoa commune of Buon Don district, Dak Lak province; Tan Thanh Dong commune of Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh city) to check the compliance with the EMP, social safeguards and the issues of reforestation for the project. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 22/37
- CPMB evaluates the effectiveness of the implementation of mitigation measures conducted by contractors during the construction period, based on environmental compliance reports and the Minutes of environmental compliance monitoring of contractors, and actual situation of environmental management under the supervision of Power Transmission Companies, the engineers who have supervised project construction of CPMB as well as local authorities in the project area. - CPMB has always monitored, supervised and urge prompted the contractors to strictly implement of environmental management in accordance with regulations. 4.1.2 Environment compliance inspection for Contractors: - On the basis of CEMP and civil work contracts, the contractors have strictly performed environmental management plan in accordance with the ADB's guidelines and requirements of EVNNPT/CPMB. - The contractors cooperate with CPMB and local authorities to disclose information about the project construction activities to the local people and deal with the local authorities, local people to work together to implement CEMP well. - Contractors assign environment experts to address the environment information to workers and implement the mitigation measures during the project duration. - The contractors are willing to solve shortcomings arising during construction after each inspection of the CPMB staff who are in charge of compliance with the environmental management plan of the contractors. - Contractors attended the meetings and give out solutions to shortcomings as per CPMB s request. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 23/37
- Contractors have set up criteria to implement the mitigation actions, which are stated in the CEMP and report the compliance in the format guided by ADB enclosed with Certified Minutes under the monitoring of CPMB. - The contractors integrate, complete and submit reports to the CPMB before the 25th date of each month. The report and the written certification complied with ADB guidelines form and the content of the approved EMP. The reports focus on the impacts incurred during the construction process and the mitigation measures implemented by contractors that are summaried in table 5 below. Table 5. Summary of the project environmental impacts and mitigation measures conducted by contractors. Impacts Mitigation measures taken by contractors Note Dust and waste Noise and vibration There has been a person who regularly checked the transportation vehicles, equipment to handle the problem of air pollution. Materials have been fully covered to prevent emissions to the atmosphere. The trucks moving materials have been fully covered to ensure no pollution to the air environment. Reduced of vehicle traffic on roads Sprayed water on the area where there is dust. Watering the road of transportation when the weather is dry. The construction activities have took place during the day. Used equipment with small capacity and not so regularly, therefore the noise did not affect the residential area and could be acceptable. The equipment, tools, machinery met registered standards. Complied with national technical regulation on noise. Certified by Minutes * Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 24/37
Impacts Mitigation measures taken by contractors Note Water waste of construction Collected and transported waste to the place in accordance with local regulations. Cement bags were collected and reused. Excavated soil was used to backfill the pit after construction. Water waste was not discharged directly into rivers, lakes around. Arranged ditch surrounding the foundation to collect water to a hole to reduce turbidity before water is discharged into the pit around. Minimized the oil spillage of construction machinery outside the site. Soil erosion on construction site. Restricted excavation expand, reduced soil erosion potential. Applied the land protection method at the area where there is erosion. Avoided using machinery to dig up the soil in the humid conditions. Excavation area was leveled soon after completion of the work. Protected new foundation immediately after completion. Grassed and embankment at the place where it is easily eroded. Solid waste All construction waste materials including steel and wood trim, sand, gravel, cement bags etc.... were collected and classified for reuse if possible, or treated at a regulated place. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 25/37
Impacts Mitigation measures taken by contractors Note Storage and handling of construction materials Community Safety from increased vehicle movements Workplace health and safety Storage areas have been prepared and protected by security fences, locked protection. Fuel were stored in properly sealed containers; regularly checked so that the fuel does not flow into the environment. All the filling of fuels were done at least a distance of 20 m from the river, streams, ponds and lakes and it was carried out by trained personnel. Oil waste was collected and treated as per regulations. Developed training for the troubleshooting process and explosives for employees to handle problems related to fire and explosion. All vehicles were properly maintained and operated in accordance with road laws. Used the transportation vehicles suitable with the road Drivers to be fined if ignore safety requirements. Erected warning signs at the dangerous places or at the crossing place with the traffic road. Erected warning signs and barriers around work areas There is no drug or wine at the site. Dust and noise were controlled. All the workers were provided with protection equipment which is suitable for their work. All workers were provided with: clean water, toilets, protection clothes and area for bathing. Before accessing the site for the first time, Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 26/37
Impacts Mitigation measures taken by contractors workers were introduced about the dangerous places and were guided with safety procedures at workplace. Note There has been medicine cubicle at the site for first aid. Clearance and rehabilitation of construction sites and removal of contractor s facilities. All solid waste was removed from sites and disposed in approved landfills. All contaminated soil was removed. Sites have been rehabilitated and restored to original condition. There is the witness of local authorities when returning of site. Drainage were re-established as the original condition Public access to site Erected warning signs and barriers around work areas. Worker s health and community Site could only be accessed with permission of contractors. Visitors to site were explained site hazards that may be experienced. Enhanced awareness of workers about the social evils. Implemented the preventive measures against HIV / AIDS. Provided adequate living conditions in the camp area, to ensure hygiene for drinking water and cooking. Regional camps are located in high places, dry, non-humid Provided protective equipment for workers and required workers to use while working. Provided first aid facilities, medicines for workers. Cleaned the worker camps. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 27/37
Impacts Mitigation measures taken by contractors Note Strictly prohibited hunting and trading of wild animals ev * Certified Minutes: Environmental Compliance Monitoring Minutes of were certified by the construction monitoring engineers of CPMB or PTC3, 4. The mitigations implemented by the contractors have supervised and stated results in the Minutes. Most of mitigations were evaluated according to effectiveness rating criteria to be good. In order to effectively implement the tasks of environmental management, the CPMB and other units involved in environmental monitoring system (construction monitoring engineers; local government, PTC3, PTC4...) have supervised the above mentioned activities of the contractors as well as other related activities of the project to ensure that the EMP are followed during the construction and operation of the project. 4.2 Environment Management: 4.2.1. Environment Management performed by CPMB 1. Environment management is well performed by CPMB before and during the project implementation. 2. All the conditions and requirements on the environment management which must be performed by parties are strictly set forth by CPMB. 3. The implementation of the monitoring of environmental management in accordance with EVNNPT s requirement as well as the requirements of security, public order and safety, fire prevention, environmental sanitation in particular has been incorporated in the civil works contracts of the project and CPMB follow up the implementation of the contractors. 4. To operate better environmental management system for the project, CPMB dispatched officials who are responsible for environment to receive monthly information, as a bridge between the CPMB and the unit related to timely resolve issues of environmental safety. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 28/37
5. CPMB has prepared the monitoring criteria in Enviromental compliance Report and Enviromental compliance monitoring Minutes, which were sent to the contractors for implementation. 6. There is always technical expert of CPMB who is at site and urge the contractors to comply the mitigation measures set forth in EMP during the construction. 7. The meeting attended by the Contractor, Consultant and representative of CPMB is maintained weekly under the chairmanship of the CPMB. Besides meeting unexpected mechanism addressing the urgent issues is also proposed depending of the actual conditions of the site. 8. Ready and full-participation meetings, training, seminars... on the environment management organized by ADB, absorb and overcome the deficiencies and shortcomings. 4.2.2. Environment Management performed by constrution monitoring companies Apart from monitoring the construction, monitoring companies (PTC3, PTC4) are frequently at site and requesting contractors to fully prepared legal formalities on the environment safety. 4.2.3. Environment Management performed by contractors Contractors assign their experts to the site and monitor all the environment issues, including: Supervision of contractors (CSE), Environmental Officer and health safety (EHS), Community Expert Consultation (CLO). These staffs are responsible for implementing and monitoring the implementation of CEMP, responsible for monitoring compliance with the EMP, the health and safety issues as a liaison between the local community and the contractors. Based on approved EMP, the contractors take actions to minimize environmental impacts, evaluate and report to CPMB to receive support information from the CPMB and construction monitoring companies in the implementation of environmental management at site. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 29/37
4.2.4. Participations of related parties at local in enviromental management 1. Local authorities at the place where the transmission line passes by also assign some experts to cooperate with CPMB and contractors to address the project activities to local people. Besides, supporting the contractors in compensation for land, assets...affected when the contractors hire the area surrounding the foundation, storage of construction materials... 2. PPC of communes/districts where the transmission line passes by requests contractors to return the surface of the roads, where contractors use to transport the construction materials, to the original condition after contractors complete the construction of each item. 3. The participation of community during the project implementation is also highly paid attention. 4.3 Mitigation compliance in operation phase 1. The expected adverse impacts during the operational phase of the 500kV Pleiku- My Phuoc- Cau Bong transmission line are generally related to the occupational and community health and safety issues. The impacts are reversible, manageable, and can be mitigated with oper engineering and management controls. Operations management units (PTC3 and PTC4) will be responsible for the operation of the 500kV transmission line and its ancillary services. 2. The actual survey on site along to 500kV Pleiku- My Phuoc- Cau Bong transmission line, shows that the operating units has complied with the EMP and well controlled the environmental safety measures during the period from the start of the operation so far. 3. In addition, the exchange of information with the operations management units, local authorities and the communities in the project area on the implementation of the environment safety measures shows that the coordination between the management and operation unit with the relevant departments and locals is well done. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 30/37
4.4 Mitigation effectiveness 1. The environment monitoring has showed that most of mitigation measures in CEMP are strictly performed under the monitoring of transmission companies, CPMB and the experts of contractors. Criteria to implement the mitigation measures were set up as per ADB s instructions in EMP, which were stated in CEMP and monthly environmental compliance reports of the contractors to ensure that the EMP are followed during the construction. 2. In order to evaluate how the contractors have used the mitigation measures in EMP, CPMB has refered to the Minutes of checking and compliance reports stated above of the contractors, which are submitted to CPMB every month as well as to check at site. It can be seen from these reports that mitigation measures have been used quite well by the contractors such as: hanging alarm signs at site, limit the noise, dust for the residential areas, limit the erosion, land slide, mitigate the impacts on the water, mitigate the damages caused by trees cutting, impacts to the agricultual land, manage the waste during the construction; collect and storage the construction materials, restore the traffic roads The effectiveness of each contractors in the implementation mitigation measures are summarized in Table 6 below: Table 6: The summary of effectiveness of each contractor in mitigation compliance during the construction: Packages Contractors Effectiveness Evaluation ĐĐ-G6 and OHL feeder Power Construction Company Ltd No.4 Good Pac. 02 (G6-G13)& Pac. 03 Vietnam Electricity Construction (G13-G17) Company Good Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 31/37
Pac. 04 (G17-G21) Joint Venture of Power Construction Company Ltd No.4 and Viet Trung Joint Stock Company Good Pac. 05 (G21-G24) Joint Venture of Viet A Investment Commercial Industrial Company and Fair Dien Dia Phuong Ltd Co. Pac. 06 (G24-G30) INCO Company Fair Pac. 07 (G30-G36) Joint venture of Installation of Machines and Electricity Joint Stock Company and Electricity and Construction Joint Stock Company. Pac. 08 (G36-G45C) Joint Venture of Power Construction Company Ltd No.4, Alphanam Joint Stock Company and Song Da 12 Joint Stock Company Pac. 09 (G45C-G49)& Pac. 10 Song Da 11 Joint Stock Company (G49-G52) Pac. 11 (G52-G60)& Pac. 12 Song Da 11-Thang Long Joint stock (G60-G64) Company Pac. 13 (G64-G71) Power Construction Joint Stock Company No.1 Pac. 14 (G71-G79) Joint Venture of Power Construction Joint Stock Company No.1 and Thang Long Joint Stock Company Pac.15 (G79-G85) Power Construction Company Ltd No.2 - Section of 110kV & Pac. 16 G85-ĐC and OHL feeder) Good Good Good Good Good Good Fair 5. Status of reforestation activities: 5.1. In Dak Lak province: Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 32/37
a/ Affected forest square: 107,11ha b/ Compensation result: Compensated forest square: 107,11ha Compensated forest cost: 10.816.764.158 VND, was transferred according to Decision No. 485/ QĐ-UBND dated 07/03/2014 of the People Committee of Dak Lak Province. Compensatory reforestation plan: is being appraising, after the People Committee of Dak Lak Province approves, CPMB will transfer the approved amount to Forest Protection and Development Fund of Dak Lak province. c/ The reforestation to now: not yet performed Place for reforestation: At plots 4,5/group 262, plots 2,4,7/subdivision 264 of Ea Lê commune, Ea Sup district and plots 3,6,7/subdivision 546, plots 5,6/subdivision 556 of Ea Kiet commune, Cư Mgar district. Square of reforestation: 107,11 ha. Time for reforestation: not yet performed Company who will be in charge of reforestation: Chu Ma Lanh Forestry Company Limited in Ea Sup district, Dak Lak province and Buon Ja Wam Company Limited at M'gar district, Dak Lak province. 5.2. In Gia Lai province: a/ Affected forest square: 28,7 ha b/ Compensation result: Department of Agricultural and Rural Development is submitting the cost for compensated forest to People Committee of Gia Lai Province for approval. Compensated forest square: 28,7 ha Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 33/37
Department of Agricultural and Rural Development is submitting the cost for compensated forest to People Committee of Gia Lai Province: 2.628.822.420 VND Payment: Not yet been made. After People Committee of Gia Lai Province approves, CPMB will transfer this amount to Forest Protection and Development Fund of Gia Lai province c/ The reforestation to now: not yet performed Place for reforestation: at plot 6/subdivision 229, Hoa Phu commune, Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province. Square of reforestation: 28,7 ha. Time for reforestation: not yet performed Company who will be in charge of reforestation: Forest Protection Management Unit of North Sea Lake, Gia Lai province. 6. CONCLUSION Through the process of evaluation, management and monitoring the construction of project, CPMB found that most of the contractors were relatively in good compliance with the approved EMP. The problems exist in the construction period to the present time have been overcame. CPMB and all related parties will continue to troubleshoot if having any problems during the warranty period of the project. During construction and operation phase of 500kV Pleiku- My Phuoc- Cau Bong transmission line, all the related stakeholders have complied with the EMP, followed the progress plan and ensured the work quality and safety, which has minimized the environmental impacts to people life in the project area. The 500 kv Pleiku - My Phuoc - Cau Bong transmission line has been accepted and put into operation since May 05, 2014. CPMB has transferred the project for Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 34/37
Power Transmission Company 3 and 4 (PTC3 &PTC4) to directly manage and operate. These units are responsible for regularly checking each item in the warranty period (24 months since starting the operation) for the timely detection and report to the project owner to take solutions and enable the work going to stable and sustainable operation in the future. Initially, the monthly operation and maintenance of the Operation and Management Units have been strictly implemented and complied with the Government s regulations on the high-voltage safety as well as other legal documents of the electricity industry. Through the construction of 500 kv Pleiku - My Phuoc - Cau Bong transmission line, under ADB s guideline and the implementation of the project environmental management plan, CPMB and the units involved have learned out a lesson for future similar projects to be organized more well and thoroughly. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 35/37
Figure 2: The local people have planted cassava inside the ROW of 500kV Pleiku- My Phuoc- Cau Bong transmission line in Binh Phuoc Province. Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 36/37
Figure 3: Cassavas are growing very well Enviromental Compliance Report, 500kV Pleiku My Phuoc Cau Bong TL, Tranche 2, MFF 37/37