GEORGIA - Jvari-Khorga Interconnection

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Project Summary Document
Environmental and Social Documentation
Procurement
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Project ID 45181

Status Repaying

Location

Georgia

Business Sector

Energy

Notice Type

Public

Project timeline

Exploratory
Passed Concept Review
Passed Structure Review
Passed Final Review
Board Approved
Signed
Implementing
Completed

Project ID 45181

Status Repaying

Location

Georgia

Business Sector

Energy

Notice Type

Public

Environmental Category

Approval Date

16 Oct 2013

Disclosure date

20 May 2013

As per section 1.4.2 (iii) of the Directive on Access to Information: "For Projects approved by Bank management where the Board of Directors has delegated the approval authority, the PSD shall be disclosed at the start of the relevant no-objection notification period to a member country of the Bank in accordance with Article 13 (iii) of the Agreement Establishing the EBRD."

Project Description

The EBRD is considering a project to include the construction of (i) a new 500kV/220kV substation at Jvari, (ii) a double circuit 500 kV (8 km) transmission line from the Kavkasioni line to the Jvari substation and (iii) a double circuit 220 kV (60 km) transmission line between Jvari and Khorga.

The implementation of this project will

(i) Strengthen the reliability and stability of the Georgian transmission network;
(ii) Pave the way for investments in more hydropower production in northwest Georgia; and
(iii) Improve capacity and reliability of the electricity system supplying areas of significant demand growth.

Transition Impact

The transition impact of the project stems from three main sources:

Enabling market expansion: Georgia seeks to develop its large potential of hydroelectric capacity. Investments into the transmission system and improvements to system reliability will facilitate private and public renewables investments in hydropower resources in the northwest region.
Setting standards of business conduct: This project will help Georgia move towards international best practice in terms of system reliability. It will set higher standards for operation and system planning and improve quality of supply.
Transfer and dispersion of skills: Assisted by a consultant the project will promote best practices project implementation in terms of technical, procurement, and environmental standards.

The Client

The Borrower is the Government of Georgia, who will on-lend to Georgian State Electrosystem (GSE), the state-owned transmission and dispatch company. ;

EBRD Finance

EBRD intends to co-finance the EUR 47 mln sovereign loan with KfW. The project is also expected to include a contribution from the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF).

Project Cost

The estimated project costs are EUR 60 mln.

Environmental Impact

The project is considered Category A under the Bank’s 2008 Environmental and Social Policy due to the length of the new high-voltage line and to the potential environmental and social impacts of construction and operation. The client has prepared and disclosed for public review and comments an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) package, including the ESIA, Stakeholder Engagement Plan (ESAP), Non-Technical Summary, and Environmental and Social Action Plan. The ESIA package includes slight revisions to the EIA that was disclosed and submitted to Georgian authorities in 2012; there was a public hearing at that time. The ESIA package is now being disclosed for 120 days, after which all additional comments will be considered. The Bank’s environmental and social due diligence determined the ESIA package was fit for purpose. The ESIA may be found here and here.

The draft ESAP agreed by EBRD and the company includes key actions GSE will need to implement in order to achieve the Bank’s Performance Requirements. These include implementation of best practises at construction sites (erosion control, dust control, traffic plan, etc.) and restoration (stabilization and revegetation) of tower sites and other disturbed areas. In addition, towers have to be designed to minimize hazards to large birds. Also, the company is required to develop and implement a Resettlement Action Plan based on a Resettlement Policy Framework to guide acquisition of land and compensation/replacement for economic and physical displacement.

Before the project is considered by the Board, this Project Summary Document will be updated as needed to describe issues raised by public comments and any major changes that may be made to the ESAP

There is an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment available for this project.

PSD last updated

01 Feb 2019

Business opportunities

For business opportunities or procurement, contact the client company.

For state-sector projects, visit EBRD Procurement: Tel: +44 20 7338 6794
Email: procurement@ebrd.com

General enquiries

EBRD project enquiries not related to procurement:
Tel: +44 20 7338 7168
Email: projectenquiries@ebrd.com

Public Information Policy (PIP)

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Text of the PIP

Project ID 45181

Status Repaying

Location

Georgia

Environmental Category

Disclosure date

20 May 2013

Purpose of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

The implementation of this project will
(i) Strengthen the reliability and stability of the Georgian transmission network;
(ii) Pave the way for investments in more hydropower production in northwest Georgia; and
(iii) Improve capacity and reliability of the electricity system supplying areas of significant demand growth.

There is a project summary document available for this project.

ESIA Summary

Non-technical summary (English) (869KB - PDF)

Non-technical summary (Georgian) (881KB - PDF)

Full ESIA availability

Full ESIA documentation is available locally at:
EBRD Headquarters in London, environmentandsocial@ebrd.com

And

GSE
Georgian State Electrosystem JSC
2, Baratashvili str., Tbilisi 0105, Georgia

Office: +995 32 2510 263
Mob: +995 577 22 00 11
E-mail: maya.pitskhelauri@gse.com.ge

Energotrans

2, Baratashvili str., Tbilisi 0105, Georgia

Office: +995 32 2510 391
Mob: +995 577 541080

E-mail: m.gikopshvili@energotrans.com.ge

And

Local communities

Khobi Municipality
Gamgebeli – Karlo Jobava

Address: 5800, City of Khobi, #189 Tsotne Dadiani str.,

Mob: (+995) 5 77 95 94 77
Email: infokhobi@khobi.ge, infokhobi@gmail.com

Tel: 8 (41) 22 21 77/22 23 45
Fax: 8 414 22 21 39

Zugdidi Municipality

Gamgebeli – Aleksandr Kobalia
Address: 2100, City of Zugdidi,

#90 Rustaveli str.,

Tel: (8 415)250123
Fax:(8 415) 220111

Email: zugdidi.gamgeoba@gmail.com

Mob: (+995) 595 22 03 33/(+995) 577 45 03 33
Tel: (8 415) 22 01 11
Email: ruslankilasonia@gmail.com

Tsalenjikha Municipality

Gamgebeli – Mamuka Kardava

Address 5200, City of Tsalenjikha;
#5 K. Salia str.,

Mob: 877 98-55-98
Office: 890 15-08-05 or 890 53-79-80

Fax: 822 19-41-17

And

EBRD Resident Office in Tbilisi
6 Marjanishvili street, (Green Building, IV - V floor)
Tbilisi 0102,
Georgia
Tel: + 995 322 44 74 00
Fax: + 995 322 92 05 12

And

Company website

Enquiries

Mr. Andro Khetaguri
Energotrans
E.mail: a.khetaguri@energotrans.com.ge
Phone: 995 32 510 395
Mobile:995 5 77 232595

This document was prepared at an early stage of project development, before consideration by the EBRD Board of Directors. Details of a project may change following disclosure.

Environmental and Social Impact Assessments and ESIA summaries are produced by project sponsors, and the EBRD makes them available without any comment or implied endorsement. Any views expressed or statements made in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment or the ESIA Summary do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the EBRD.

Last updated 25 June 2014

Selected procurement notices related to this project may be shown below. Further procurement opportunities related to this and other projects, if available, maybe be viewed in the EBRD Procurement Portal.

The EBRD's Environmental and Social Policy (ESP), Access to Information policy (AIP) and Project Accountability Policy (PAP) enable sound and sustainable development in its projects. The Independent Project Accountability Mechanism (IPAM) deals with complaints about environmental, social and disclosure matters related to the Bank’s investments.

No complaints about this project have been made so far.

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GEORGIA - Jvari-Khorga Interconnection

Project timeline

Project Description

Transition Impact

The Client

EBRD Finance

Project Cost

Environmental Impact

PSD last updated

Business opportunities

General enquiries

Public Information Policy (PIP)

Purpose of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

ESIA Summary

Full ESIA availability

Enquiries