Project Presentaton

1. 2.Environmental and Social Safeguards Vision at TRANSCO CLSG

Within the framework of the implementation of the interconnection project Côte d’Ivoire-Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, our objective ofthe environmental and social safeguards is to prevent and minimize in the best ways possible the environmental and social impacts of the project on people located in the corridor of the high voltage 225 kV line of about 1,349 km and the environments of the 4 countries alike.

We envisage to apply social safeguards standards-based on the institutional and regulatory principles of the CLSG countries and the international best practices as laid out by our donors namely the World Bank, EIB, AfDB and KFW.

TRANSCO CLSG, through its environmental and social safeguard policy, commits:

• to operate on the basis of an open communication with all stakeholders and persons affected by the project (PAPs) in order to build a positive and lasting relationships with them while involving them in all stages of the project.

• to work in transparency, respect of the customs, beliefs,values and patrimony of the different communities located across the line.

• to ensure that all those affected by the project receive fair and equitable compensation for all damages.

• to mitigate the negative impact of the project on the environment and to provide a sustainable development.

• to ensure that all contractors involved in the construction of the line work in accordance to our objective of the environmental and social aspects, in respect of the environment and population of the CLSG countries.

Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures and Monitoring

Project    Activity	Potential    Impacts	Location	Proposed    Mitigation	Net Effects	Monitoring
Line route survey & Design stage	Impact   on potential sensitive ecological and inhabited area	Entire RoW	Adequate   selection of RoW by avoiding these areas with detailed line route survey   during the design stage	Negligible	Monitoring   and Identifying the potential sensitive ecological or inhabited areas located   along the RoW
During the entire project	Loss of crops	Almost entire RoW & access tracks	Prompt, fair compensation payment	Negligible	During construction & operation
During the entire project	Loss of structures	Certain parts of line route	Prompt, fair compensation payment for   resettlement	Removal from historical/ancestral roots	Monitoring during construction & operation   to ensure all RAPs are adequately and fairly catered for
During the entire project	Loss of land	Entire RoW & access tracks	Prompt, fair compensation payment	Removal from historical/ancestral roots	Monitoring during construction & operation   to ensure all PAPs are adequately and fairly catered for
Construction	Noise impacts	Communities and settlements close to RoW	Avoidance (as much as possible) of work at   night	Minor disturbance during daytime	Ambient noise levels   shall be measured once every week in communities close to RoW
Construction	Air quality	Communities and settlements close to RoW	Spray the exposed soil surfaces of the tower   corridor track as and when needed	Negligible	Monitoring – none
Construction	Potential soil erosion	Entire RoW & access tracks	Limit land clearance to minimum area required   and early revegetation	Negligible	Monitor land clearance
Construction & operation	Public safety 1. Open excavations 2. Potential electrocution 3. Potential collapse of towers 4. Others	Entire RoW & access tracks	Tower base excavations in or near settlements   or farms will be clearly marked and made inaccessible to the public. All towers will be clearly marked with a   red inscription on white background – “DANGER – 225,000 Volts” to warn off trespassers, etc.	Negligible	Routine inspections of towers during   operational phase
Construction & operation	Flora and Fauna	Entire RoW & access tracks	Limit clearance of vegetation	Negligible	Monitored carefully to   ensure that the minimum area requirements are not exceeded
Construction & operation	Occupational safety and health	Entire RoW & access tracks	Provision of personal protective equipment at construction. All work to be done according to Safety Rules   and Regulations of SPC   as well as the World Bank Group EHS Guidelines of 2007 (General and Electric   transmission and Distribution), NPA Safety Rules (Electrical and Me chanical)	Negligible	Availability and use of protective equipment
Construction	Impacts on cultural and   historical/archaeological sites/items	Cultural/historical/archaeological chance   finds	Chance finds to be reported to appropriate   authorities as a   part of the contractor’s contract	Negligible	Areas of chance finds will be monitored and   secured in order to be handed over to Museums and Monuments Board.
Construction	Public health- STDs/HIV AIDS	Mainly settlements along RoW	Education of workers to avoid casual sex Supply   sufficient quantities of good quality free condoms to workers	Potential single mothers, transmission of   STDs/AIDS	Keep close contact with communities during   construction to detect incidences of STDs/AIDS
Construction	Traffic impacts	Relevant roads indicated in report	Use of traffic wardens to control traffic at   road crossings Development   of Traffic Control Plan	Negligible	Presence of traffic wardens at all times   during construction. Review   the contractor’s Traffic Control Plan
Construction	Water pollution	Rivers indicated in the report	Minimize erosion and manage excavated   materials, wastewater from excavations and accidental spillage of oil, fuel   and paints	Negligible	Streams close   to the site(s) of construction tobe sampled and analyzed weekly. During the maintenance phase monitoring will   be carried out twice yearly.
Construction	Work camp management	Work camp sites	Establish far away from water bodies and   settlements Provision of mobile toilet, clinic, doctor and   ambulance at work camp sites	Negligible	Distance from each work camp site to nearest   water body and settlement. Availability of mobile toilet, clinic, doctor   and ambulance;
Construction & operation	Solid Waste generation	Entire RoW & access tracks	Trees, tree stumps and wooden containers not   to be given out to the local communities as fuel wood . Usable   trees and wood from the RoW clearing should be given out to the local   communities. Metal wastes to be collected and disposed of   appropriately and/or recycled in consultation with relevant government   agencies	Negligible	Collection and disposal of solid waste to be   monitored
Operation	Effects of rust treatment and painting of   towers	Tower locations	Spilt paint to be quickly mopped up with rags   and/or sawdust. The used sawdust and   rags will be disposed of at appropriate public waste dumping sites.	Negligible	No monitoring
Operation	Micro shock from a spark discharge	RoW	Minimized by multiple earthlings	Negligible	Monitor earthing cables
Operation	Fire hazards	RoW	Public education on hazards of bush burning	Negligible	Routine patrols to discourage bush burning
Construction & operation	Employment generation and incomes	Settlements along RoW	Encourage contractors to engage local labour	Standard of living improved	None