Environmental and Social Monitoring Report

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Annual Report June 2015

PAK: Foundation Wind Energy II Project

Prepared by Foundation Wind Energy II Limited for the Asian Development Bank.

FORM OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (E&S) MONITORING REPORT FOR FOUNDATION WIND ENERGY- II (FWEL-II) PROJECT

Annual Report (July 2014 to June 2015)

A. Project/Business Name and Summary Information

(i) Location of project/business Kutti KunTulka Gharo, District Thatta, province Sindh, Pakistan

(ii) Nature Wind Farm by the name of Foundation Wind Energy-II (Private) Limited

(iii) Scale/size 50MW – 20 NOs of WTG’S and Each of 2.5 MW

Length of Access road for FWEL-II is 3.25KM

Length of access /connecting road for FWEL-I & II is 5.280KM

1,656 acres (about 670 hectares) of land is leased from Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB), who have acquired this land from the Government of Sindh. Till now, there are no outstanding issues as far as land allocation for projects sites are concerned.

There is no restriction from project sponsor for Fisher folks to use the access road to reach the fishing area.

Documentation of sublease has been executed on 22-01-2013.

A length of 0.9KM from Coastal Highway belongs to Sindh govt for its use by Project Company and NOC was obtained from Sind govt authorities. Remaining portion of Access road up to Entrance point of FWEL-II belongs to TenagaGenerasi Limited (TGL) and land of Access road from FWEL-II to FWEL-I also belong to TGL. There is an agreement between TGL & FWEL regarding the use of acccess road for FWEL I &II and TGL has a 50 MW Wind Project which is under construction.

The 70 kilometer transmission line has been constructed and is made available by the Power Purchaser. As per the EPA, the ROW was the responsibility of the Purchaser. All modalities of ROW for construction of T/L have been settled and the T/L is made available to the project site for evacuation of power and T/L has been energized. There are no involuntary resettlement issues in relation to the construction of T/L.

(iv) Date of construction/operation commencement

Commencement Date: 8 April 2013, Schedule Commercial Operation Date: 08 July 2014 and Actual Commercial Operation Date: 10 December 2014

(v) Name, designation and signature of person responsible for preparing/reviewing the report

Name: Col Hafiz Muzaffar Hussain, (Retd.)

Designation: Project Manager

Company: Foundation Wind Energy-II Limited

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(vi) Electricity generated (net, gross) Meter Reading Sheets from Dec 2014 to June 2015 are attached.

B. Relevant Environnemental Permis or Compliance Certificates

(i) Summary of permit conditions and media(s) covered: Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)

(ii) Issued by which government agencies; Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sindh EPA)

(iii) Issuance dates and duration of validity: 27 April 2009 (iv) Renewal requirements: None

C. Incidents of Violations or Non-Compliance

EHS Designated Officer: Farooq Ali khan

(i) Recorded dates and responsible agencies Minor Violation like in some extent, not using PPE’s or crossing the barricaded area etc are found while there is no recordable Incident occurred at site till the submission of this report. Responsible agency is SEPA (Sind Environmental Protection Agency)

Nature of non-compliance: None

(ii) Violation or non-compliance based on what environmental standards and regulations: Pakistan Environmental Protection Act (PEPA), 1997)

(iii) Media or community reactions (if any): They have the positive significant comments on that and appreciate.

(iv) Corrective actions, deadlines, identification of responsible parties (a) short--term: remedial action

Tool box Talk, Training, Safety Signs, Smoking Corners (b) long-term: preventative measures

Repairing or replacement of damage equipment, using MSDS and appropriate guideline to handle the chemical or oil, enforce the NEQS guideline.

D. Incidents of Environmental and Safety Accidents

(i) Incident recorded dates and responsible agencies Surface drinking water monitored and found bacteriological unsatisfactory (19/12/2012). After taking the appropriate corrective action (i.e. RO Plant is placed) the quality of drinking water found satisfactory. (Attached Water Quality Report)

(ii) Scale of damage and injury (if any) Not any damage/injury because RO plant system is installed and is in working condition and reputable company (Nestle) mineral Water used for drinking purpose.

(iii) Authorities in charge of investigation/recording DPS HSE coordinator (Mr. Touseef Akbar)

(iv) Media or community reactions (if any) Positive

(v) Corrective actions, deadlines, identification of responsible parties (a) Short-term: remedial action

Contractor immediately provided mineral water to all labour & employees (b) Long-term: preventative measures

RO plant system is installed and in operation. E. Labour Relations and Conditions

(i) Nature of labour dispute or grievance – None

(ii) Legal requirements, Permit conditions and renewal requirements IEE Approval from EPA Sindh

(iii) Company has limited resources at site but Contractor is very much familiar with the policy. Authorities in charge of investigation/recording Descon Engineering Limited, Pakistan

(iv) Media or community reactions (if any) Positive

(v) Corrective actions, deadlines, identification of responsible parties Descon Engineering Limited, Pakistan

(vi) Labour relations and living conditions for construction labour force According to the labour laws and standards

(vii) Nature of non-compliance with any Social Protection Requirements Not any

F. Environmental Capacity

(i) Staff capacities in environmental management (as relevant) Concerned personal for environmental management department of the Contractor are present on site.

(ii) Degree of awareness of: (a) environmental management, (b) health and safety, (c) environmental laws and regulations

(a) Environmental management ( Includes health and safety)

(iii) Training programs carried out at site a) First Aid on 02/06/2014 at site for 2 hours. No of participants were 10 b) Personal Protective Equipment conducted on each day prior start of activity c) Fire fighting on dated 20/8/2013, 09/11/2013 and 19/8/2014 at site for 1 hours

each. 30 to 40 workers on each session. d) Emergency Response Plan last conducted on dated 22/09/2014 at site where all

site workers included. e) Snake bite prevention on dated 09/05/2013 at site where no of workers was 13. f) Electrical Safety on dated 11/9/2014 where no of participants was 15. g) Emergency evacuation drill every month

No. Of Participants in training 08~10 Persons in one session

(iv) Needs assessment of environmental management capacity (as relevant) EHS Expert from contractor sites.

G. Stakeholder Consultation/Corporate Social Responsibility Activities

EPC Contractor’s personal for HSE/Admin is responsible and take care of all grevancies from local community.

Details of consultations, if any, with local communities, nongovernmental organizations, civil society groups, and other stakeholders, including affected people

Consultation was done with the local community of the area near the project sites. FWEL, NORDEX and Descon representatives met the community peoples many time and agreed to fulfil their requests, for the company to provide school hall, health unit and fresh drinking water facility. More than that, to provide some long term employments in unskilled sector.

(i) Describe efforts to promote community relations and local development for inhabitants of the project area.

Company forward necessary instructions to the Contractor to engage locals personnel and contractor is providing jobs to local personnel as per their education/skill.

(ii) Details of community programs involving civil society/NGOs in implementation NIL

(iii) Project procedures for (a) hiring and (b) acquisition of goods and services As per O&M Companies own procedures

(iv) Information on project-related work opportunities for local people Yes (Provided jobs to local personnel as per their education/skills

The total number of local commnuity members inducted in the profect site is 52.

H. Issues, Status of Implementation of Mitigating Measures in the Environmental Management Plan and Compliance with Environmental Qualities and Standards (national and international, as relevant) and Environmental and Social Requirements

(i) Air1 See attached 3rd party Emission test report (Already provided)

(ii) Water (surface and ground water) Supplied from Gharo Filter Plant and also RO Plant has installed for further purification for drinking purpose.

(iii) Waste generation and management Collected from every side and dumped into a designated pit (See attached Solid & Black water waste yard)

(iv) Noise and vibration See attached 3rd party report (Already Provided)

(v) Occupational health and safety Implemented as per Descon Engineering Limited’s HSE Plan and SOP

(vi) Community safety and security Provided on necessity basis (if required)

(vii) Environmental Management Plan Yes, available with Contractors and company

I. Summary Assessment of Client Performance and Recommendations

                                                            1 Please note that the attached emission test report page 4 of 4 which indicate sampling opposite “cooling tower” refers to the cooling tower which was part of the batching that was dismantled in 2015 already. 

x FWEL-II is very much in adherence to the EMP and Contractors has also adopted the EMP in letter & spirit.

x FWEL-II is also adhering to the environmental legislation and regulations. x FWEL-II is in compliance with respect to hiring of local labour. Status of

compliance with the labor laws and International Core Labor Standards of the company is summarized below:

Report onCompliance with ADB’s Social Protection Requirements

Does the project sponsor carry out its activities consistent with the intent of ensuring legally permissible equal opportunity, fair treatment and non-discrimination in relation to recruitment and hiring, compensation, working conditions and terms of employment for its workers (including prohibiting any form of discrimination against women during hiring and providing equal work for equal pay for men and women?

Done 

 No gender discrimination 

Does the project sponsor not restrict its workers from developing a legally permissible means of expressing their grievances and protecting their rights regarding working conditions and terms of employment?

No restriction. 

 

Does the project sponsor engage contractors and other providers of goods and services:

(i) who do not employ child labor_1/ or forced labor_2/

(ii) who have appropriate management systems that will allow them to operate in a manner which is consistent with the intent of (a) ensuring legally permissible equal opportunity and fair treatment and non-discrimination for their workers, and (b) not restricting their workers from developing a legally permissible means of expressing their grievances and protecting their rights regarding working conditions and terms of employment; and

(iii) Whose subcontracts contain provisions which are consistent with paragraphs (i) and (ii) above.

Done 

No child or forced labor 

HSE / Legal department is vigilant from contractor side in this regard. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANINGS

We all perform internally trainings at site on weekly & monthly basis as shown in pictures so every site personal should know what to do in emergency basis or in housekeeping for general safety purpose. We provide information on different topics so we can work all together as a team then work in site premises to protect environment of nature.

Waste Yard Area (Solid /Black

water waste) In this exercise we check water area monthly or to make sure that environment must remain same or to avoid pollution in environment. When water fills with waste material then we dump that material by the help of excavator

Tool Box Talk & Emergency

Drills On daily or weekly basis we discus about toolbox & conduct sessions of emergency drills as shown in pictures so our workers must be aware about work related hazards & try to avoid any minor injury.

Safety/Road Signs

For road safety we place sign boards to help drivers or employees by the help of slogans to maintain road safety at any cost for that we also placed turbine loops , speed limit sign boards to fulfill all the ru