Environmental Monitoring Report

June 2015

Sri: Sustainable Power Sector Support Project Prepared by Ceylon Electricity Board for the Asian Development Bank. 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 Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Sustainable Power Sector Support Project (The Project) is comprised of various components including the construction of new substations, upgrading of existing substations, construction of new transmission lines, strengthening of new circuits, installation of machinery and equipment, among other things, with the financial assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Government of Sri Lanka’s (GoSL) Ministry of Power and Energy (MoPE) is the Executing Agency (EA), whilst the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is the Implementing Agency (IA) for the transmission and distribution components. Additionally, Sri Lanka’s Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) is the IA for the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy components. The project assists GoSL to develop economically viable and environmentally and socially sustainable project components: (i) transmission system strengthening to further improve energy efficiency and enable rural electrification in the Eastern, North Central, Southern and Uva Provinces; (ii) rural distribution system improvement in the Eastern and Uva Provinces to increase grid access and rural household connections to impoverished areas, many of which have been affected by conflict in recent years in the Eastern Province; and (iii) energy efficiency and renewable energy component. B. UPDATES ON THE PROJECT 1. New Galle Power Transmission Development Project. Lot A 1 – Construction of Grid Substations

Potential Measures Required Action Environmental Impacts

1 Public inconvenient Advance notice to the public Complied about the utility disruption.

Use of well trained &

experienced machinery

operators.

2 Contamination of lands/ Substation transformers Complied & nearby water bodies located within secure areas constructed within storage capacity of accordingly. 100% of oil in transformers.

3 Noise nuisance to Construction activities only Complied neighboring properties undertaken during the day &

local communities informed of

the construction schedule.

4 Contamination of To include proper sanitation, Already planned. receptors ( land, water , water supply & waste disposal

air ) facilities.

5 Earth erosion Take required measures to Turffing completed. avoid soil erosion

6 Injury & sickness of Prepare & implement a health Already arranged at

workers and members of & safety plan the site.

the public.

7 Losses to neighboring Use of existing access ways Complied.

land uses/ values

Reinstate the productive lands Use CEB land for

after the completion of the construction.

construction

Lot B – Construction of Transmission line

Potential Environmental Measures Required Action Impacts

1 Loss of agricultural Avoid farming season Complied. productivity wherever possible for the Construction works have project activities. been carried out after the farming season. Complied. Maintaining existing irrigation

facilities in working condition.

2 Noise nuisance to Construction activities only Complied neighboring properties undertaken during the day &

local communities informed of

the construction schedule.

3 Surplus earthworks/ soil Disposal of excess fill from Complied. tower foundation excavation

4 Site clearance Marking of vegetation to be Complied. removed prior to clearance &

strict control on clearing

activities to ensure minimal

clearance.

5 Losses to neighboring Use of existing access ways Existing roads will be used land uses/ values as much as possible.

Reinstate the productive lands Will be complied. after the completion of

construction

Compensation for loss of Complied. production

Environmental Safeguard Monitoring Report

Sustainable Power Sector Support Project

Augmentation of 132/33kV Grid Substation at

Kiribathkumbura Reporting Period :- January 2015 To June 2015 Date :- July 2015 Prepared by the VKAP, Ceylon Electricity Board for the Asian Development Bank This environmental safeguard monitoring report is a document of the borrower and made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s Public Communications Policy 2011 and the Safeguard Policy Statement 2009. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff.

Executive Summary

Augmentation of Kiribathkumbura 132/33kV Grid Substation

The savings of Sustainable Power Sector Support Project (ADB loan No. 2733) will be utilized for the

Augmentation of Kiribathkumbura 132/33kV Grid Substation (GSS) Project. Most of the existing outdoor

equipment will be replaced and 33kV indoor switchgear, control & protection panels will be installed in

a new control building. Entire construction work will be carried out within the existing GSS land which

belongs to CEB. Civil and Electrical designs and drawings preparation have been commenced. Contractor

has mobilized to the site and land preparation works are ongoing.

This GSS is situated in a hilly area and they land available for the proposed new control building is a

slope area. Hence, necessary of soil testing, slope stability tests ect. have been conducted and experts

advises have been taken for the Civil designs. Construction of necessary soil & retaining walls and slope

protection measures will be taken to prevent soil erosion.

This environmental safeguard monitoring report is a document of the borrower and made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s Public Communications Policy 2011 and the Safeguard Policy Statement 2009. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff.

1.0 Introduction

1.1. Brief Project Description

Augmentation of Kiribathkumbura Grid Substation

ADB Loan No : 2733 -SRI

Project Title : Sustainable Power Sector Support Project. Augmentation of 132/33kV Kiribathkumbura Grid Substation

Project Scope : Installation of 2 nos. of 132/33kV, 31.5 MVA Transformers, 132kV & 33kV Transformer Bays, 6 nos. of 132kV Line bays, Augmentation of 132kV Bus section bay, 4 nos. of 5MVAr BSC Bank, 12 nos. of 36kV Feeders, 36kV GIS and

Construction of Control building & other related Civil Engineering works.

Executing Agency : Ministry of Power & Energy

Implementing Agency : Ceylon Electricity Board

1.2 Project Progress Status and Implementation Schedule

Project Management Unit Staff

Engineers - One Electrical Engineer and One Civil Engineer is working in

the project now.

Other Staff - Four Electrical Superintendents, One Civil Superintendent and Five site supportive staff are operating at the site. Further, one Chief Clerk, One Office Assistant and a Typist are also working at the project office in Colombo.

Office Space

The project office is located at the 3rd

Floor, GOBA building, Colombo 02.

Project Progress

Augmentation of 132/33kV Kiribathkumbura Grid Substation

Advance payment released to the contractor and LC opened. Preliminary site surveying and soil investigation completed. Civil and Electrical design drawings have been started. Land preparation works and excavation for retaining walls are in progress.

Overall physical progress of Kiribathkumbura GSS as at the end of the June 2015 is 2.5 %.

Project implementation schedule

Please refer the Annexure 1

2.0 Compliance to National Regulations

National Environmental Act No. 47 of 1980

Electricity Act No 20 of 2009

Regulations specified under Gazette (Extraordinary) No. 772/22 of 24th June 1993

Antiquities Ordinance – 1960

Fauna and Flora protection ordinance Act No. 49 of 1993

Forest Ordinance Act No. 13 of 1966

Soil Conservation (amendment) Act No. 24 of 1996

Agrarian Development Act No. 46 of 2000

Flood Ordinance

3.0 Compliance to Environmental Covenants from the ADB Loan Agreement

Please refer the Annexure 2

4.0 Compliance to Environmental Management Plan

Project Potential Mitigation Parameter to Measurement Institutional Implementation

Activity Impact Measures be and Responsibility Schedule

Adopted Monitored frequency

Equipment Noise and Construction Construction Construction CEB & Throughout the

layout and vibrations techniques techniques techniques Contractor construction

installation caused and machinery and and machinery period.

during to minimise machinery creating

construction ground used by minimal

activities. disturbance. contractors. ground

disturbance,

before

commenceme

nt of site work.

Mechanized Noise, Construction Construction Observations CEB & Throughout the

construction Vibration equipment are equipment at site, as Contractor construction

and well status, hours frequently as period.

operator maintained. of operation, required.

safety maintenance.

Uncontrolled Soil loss, Construction Visual During site CEB & Construction

Erosion / Slit downstream of retaining observation layout Contractor period.

runoff siltation at walls , Rubble of run off and planning &

sites pitching & siltation of Design and

adjoining compacting of storm water during

GSS. filling drains. construction.

materials.

Project Potential Mitigation Parameter to Measurement Institutional Implementation

Activity Impact Measures be and Responsibility Schedule

Adopted Monitored frequency

Nuisance to Losses to No major All CEB and Construction

nearby neighbourin construction construction Contractor Period

properties g land uses/ equipment at have been

values site. All major limited to the

fabrications existing GSS

are done at -

lands & hence

respective no

factories. Only disturbances

assembling to the

will be carried neighbours.

out at site.

Transformer Contaminati Substation Transformer Oil sump CEB & During Design

Oil Spillage on of land/ Transformers oil sump volume and Contractor Construction

nearby located within checked permeability, and Operations.

water bodies secure and through once after

impervious physical completion.

sump areas measurement

with a storage of volume

capacity of and visual

100% of the inspection.

capacity of oil

in

transformers

and

associated

reserve tanks.

Electric shock Injury / Careful design CEB & Safety Engineer Hazards Mortality to using Contractor at site educates

staff and appropriate the workers public. technologies frequently. to minimise

hazards. Live

areas were - -

separated by

a temporary

chain links

fence to limit

accessibility.

Inadequate Diminished Training of Training / Number of CEB & During periodic ecological staff awareness programs and Contractor Construction environmental and social environmental programs percent of and Operations. monitoring. values. monitoring of and mock staff covered –

project drills for all once a year.

operations relevant staff

and

maintenance

activities.

Project Potential Mitigation Parameter to Measurement Institutional Implementation Activity Impact Measures be and Responsibility Schedule

Adopted Monitored frequency

Noise Related Nuisance to Substations Noise Levels Noise levels at CEB & During neighbourin designed to (dB) boundary Contractor Construction g properties ensure noise nearest to and Operations. will not be a properties and

nuisance. consultation

with affected

parties if any -

once a year.

5.0 Safeguard Monitoring Results and Unanticipated Impacts

No any unanticipated impacts.

6.0 Implementation of Grievance Redress Mechanism and Complaints Received from

Stakeholders

No any complaint or grievance.

7.0 Conclusion and Recommendations