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The Project has been screened A/0 requiring an Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment (“ESIA”). The Project has also been subject to Ukrainian EIA and an
additional ESIA was undertaken by an international consultant to meet EBRD
Environmental Policy and Procedures for A level projects of this type.
The ESIA focused on the overall environmental and social impacts and provision
of appropriate guidance and recommendations for future contractors during the
construction process. These recommendations are included in the environmental
management and monitoring plan and any contractors will need to adhere to
these requirements.
The ESIA report undertaken by the Bank’s consultant has not identified any
major environmental or social issues and overall shows the positive aspects of
the new transmission line in terms of strengthening the Ukrainian National
Grid. The Project is now subject to public consultation.
Overall, the ESIA confirmed the adequacy of the route selection and did not
identify any major environmental or social issue.
The draft final ESIA documents were made publicly available as required under
the Bank’s policies, in both the national language and in English. The public
hearings on this project are to take place the second part of July 2007.
There is an Environmental Impact Assesment available for this project.
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