Wind Power Plant Podveležje

Wind Power Plant Podveležje

Public Information Meeting

Mostar, 13 March 2018

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Topics

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1. PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3. PERMITTING STATUS

4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS§ Physical Environment§ Biological Environment§ Human Environment§ National Monuments

5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATIONMEASURES§ Impacts during construction§ Impacts during operation

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PROJECT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVESProject data

q 15 Wind Turbines

q Total capacity up to 48 MW

q Financed by KfW and JP Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine d.d.Sarajevo in a ratio appr. 80%/20%, respectively

q Operated by EP BiH

q Construction contractors:

§ Lot 1: Wind turbines - TBD

§ Lot 2: Substation and MV cabling and FO network – ABB d.o.o. Zagreb

§ Lot 3: Access roads - consortium: HP INVESTING / AMITEA /IZGRADNJA TOJAGA

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION (1)

q 15 wind turbines with a capacity of 3.0 MW to 3.2 MW each

q Line of series of operational plateaus including:

§ design§ procurement§ manufacture§ transport§ storage§ installation§ test runs§ commissioning

q Commissioning planned in the second half of 2019

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The works have been divided into 3 components/lots:

§ Lot 1: Engineering, procurement, supply and construction of the 15(fifteen) Wind Energy Converters of the 3MW platform, with the samerated unit power (in range 3,0 MW – 3,2 MW), including theirfoundations and all relevant civil works, electrical works, and WECcontrol system, including a 5 to 15 year maintenance contract from thestart of commercial operation.

§ Lot 2: Engineering, procurement, supply and construction of a 30/110kV substation, the 30kV cabling and fiber optical network andearthing network between WECs and Substation, including all relevantcivil works, electrical works and Substation control system.

§ Lot 3: Construction of the wind farm internal roads and craneplatforms.

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION (3)Roads

q The existing access roads to the Podveležje plateau will be used forthe transport of the major equipment, construction materials and themachinery, also for the purposes of installation and maintenance of thewind turbines during operation phase. The reconstruction of theexisting local road up to the entrance to the project area is foreseen inorder to enable undisturbed transport of the main equipment (WEC).

q Wind Turbine T13 will not be built, since the Investor gave up itsconstruction and consequently part of internal access road betweenWT T12 and WT T15 will not be constructed.

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q Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre (BH MAC) issued letter inJune 2014 with confirmation that the Project site, in accordance withEmployer’s request, is outside of any defined suspicious areas andthat risk of mines is not expected.

q Ministry of Communication and Transport, Directorate of Civil Aviationhas granted a Permission in July 2014 to construct the Podveležjewind power plant.

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Source: Transport Study WPP Podveležje, ICTL Belgium, 2014

Ploče Metković

Podveležje

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Podveležje area

Source: Dokumentacija uz zahtjev za okolinsku dozvolu za vjetroelektranu Podveležje 1, JP Elektroprivreda Bosne iHercegovine, 2013

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Note: Wind Turbine T13 willnot be built

Source: Fichtner, 2016

Optimized location ofthe Wind Turbines

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Internal roads and crane platforms

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Source: Detailed design for roads and platforms, 2017

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PERMITTING STATUSThe following relevant consents and permits have been issued byauthorities up to date:

§ Final Urban planning consent issued by the Ministry of Construction and PhysicalPlanning of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton;

§ General building permit: approval for construction of complex structure for windfarm Podveležje issued by the Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning ofHerzegovina-Neretva Canton;

§ Final Environmental permit issued by the Federal ministry of environment andtourism;

§ Building Permit for internal access roads and crane platforms issued by theMinistry of Construction and Physical Planning of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton;

§ Building Permit for Substation 30/110 kV issued by the Ministry of Constructionand Physical Planning of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.

§ Energy Permit for Podveležje Wind Farm issued by the Federal Ministry forEnergy, Mining and Industry.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (1)

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Physical Environment

§ Located in the center of theHerzegovina-Neretva Canton ofFBiH, ca. 10 km east fromMostar town

§ Podveležje plateau, ischaracterized by carbonatecomposition

§ Paleocene and karst sediments,as well as fragmentary Neocenesediments and quaternarycreations

§ Typically karst terrains§ No streams which carry water

during the whole year§ Biggest water wells - Jelovčev

well and Vrbovica§ Continetal climate

Biological Environment Human Environment

§ Nature park Hutovo blato - 30 kmsouth from the Podveležje plateau

§ Scarce vegetation§ Snakes (Vipera berus), lizards,

rabbits (Leporidae), wildfowls(Gallus gallus), mountain par-tridges (Alectoris graeca), quails(Phasianidae)

§ 85 species of birds were recordedin WF area

§ Most of recorded species have thethreat status of least concern (LC)in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH).

§ 15 raptors species and 14 batspecies recorded

§ Ethnographic complex: Dobrč,Gornje Gnojnice, Podvelež,Banjdol, Kružanj and Kokorina

§ Estimated population - 1050people who are located in 13villages.

§ The main occupation of theresidents is agriculture, aproposlivestock, done in the traditionalway.

§ Six villages next to the WindFarm: Dobrč, Usamljena kuća -Okolište, Gnojnice Gornje,Gornje Opine, Okolište andŠipovac.

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Physical Environment

§ Located in the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of FBiH, Ca. 10km east from Mostar town

§ Podveležje plateau, is characterized by carbonate composition§ Paleocene and karst sediments, as well as fragmentary Neocene sediments

and quaternary creations§ Typically karst terrains§ No streams which carry water during the whole year§ Biggest water wells - Jelovčev well and Vrbovica§ Continetal climate

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Biological Environment

§ Nature park Hutovo blato - 30 km south from the Podveležje plateau§ Scarce vegetation§ Snakes (Vipera berus), lizards, rabbits (Leporidae), wildfowls (Gallus

gallus), mountain par-tridges (Alectoris graeca), quails (Phasianidae)§ 85 species of birds were recorded in WF area§ Most of recorded species have the threat status of least concern (LC) in

Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH).§ 15 raptors species and 14 bat species recorded

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Human Environment

§ Ethnographic complex: Dobrč, Gornje Gnojnice, Podvelež, Banjdol, Kružanjand Kokorina

§ Estimated population - 1050 people who are located in 13 villages.§ The main occupation of the residents is agriculture, apropos livestock, done

in the traditional way.§ Seven villages next to the Wind Farm: Gornje Opine, Kričani, Gnojnice

Gornje, Usamljena kuća - Okolište, Dobrč, Okolište and Šipovac.

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Distance between the Wind Park and the local villages

Within the area of the Wind Park a few fortifications exist but no furtherinformation with respect to their status is currently available. It is known that theyhave a certain cultural value.

Village Distance to the Wind Park

Gornje Opine 814 m

Kričani 779 m

Gnojnice Gornje 1.621 m

Usamljena kuća - Okolište 587 m

Dobrč 670 m

Okolište 869 m

Šipovac 1.790 m

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Photo of the site showingthe type of land cover

Source: Fichtner, 2016

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Environmental Impact Assessment

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Baseline

Prediction &Evaluation

Mitigation

§ Collecting of information on environmental conditionsin the project area.

Identification and quantification of significant direct orindirect environmental and social effects of the projectduring construction and operationRelevant aspects of the§ biological,§ physical and§ social environment

§ Avoid, minimize, mitigate and offset any adverse impacts§ Monitor their implementation

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E&S IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURESConstruction Phase§ short-term employment opportunity§ potential market for the local agricultural producers and other small

businesses like local shops§ Stockpiled topsoil - spread over the disturbed areas and rehabilitated

with indigenous vegetation.

Operation Phase§ Noise - exceedance of national and international limits not expected§ Shadow flickering - exceedance of national and international limits not

expected§ Birds and bats - mitigation and monitoring measures defined

ESMP - mitigation and management measures incl. schedule

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