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Republic of Belarus

Proposed Energy Efficiency Project

Environmental Assessment(Energy Efficiency Department’s component)

Report

March, 2009

E1974 v2 rev

Executive Summary

This environmental assessment was conducted in 2008 - 2009 to evaluate possible impacts of a project on energy efficiency proposed for World Bank financing. The main type of project intervention is the conversion of heat-only-boilers in small and medium size Belarusian towns to gas-fired combined heat and power plants. An Environmental Management Plan has been prepared to mitigate and monitor the project’s adverse environmental impact.

The following conclusions emerged from the environmental assessment of the proposed EEP:

The environmental study confirms that the proposed EEP falls under the Category ‘B’ according to the provisions of the World Bank Operational Policy 4.01, ‘Environmental Assessment’.

The project will have predominantly positive impacts on the environment and human health from reduced air pollution at the national level from reduced amount of fossil fuels burned.

The anticipated adverse environmental impacts will occur during both, construction and operation stages. It is not expected that the project will affect human populations or involve significant conversion or degradation of natural habitats, or have significant negative impact on forest ecosystems. The proposed mitigation measures will reduce the adverse impacts and be readily designed.

Air pollution can increase at the locations of the project sites due to the increase in the amount of fuel burned. However, according to the modelling exercises conducted for all the project sites, it is not expected that the increased local air pollution in the project sites’ air shed will exceed the established standards.

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Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................................................................II

CONTENTS...............................................................................................................................................................................III

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS....................................................................................................................................................IIIIV

1. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................................................31

2. BACKGROUND.................................................................................................................................................................31

2.1. Project Description.................................................................................................................................................312.2. Institutional Framework.........................................................................................................................................32

2.2.2. Brief Review of the Pertaining Organizational Framework..........................................................................322.2.2. Brief Review of the Relevant Belarusian Legislation and Procedures............................................................3

2.3. Baseline conditions.................................................................................................................................................36

3. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS........................................................................................................................38

3.1 Rechitsa..................................................................................................................................................................383.1.1 Possible impacts.....................................................................................................................................................383.1.2 Proposed Mitigation Measures..............................................................................................................................393.2 Oshmiany..............................................................................................................................................................3113.2.1 Possible impacts...................................................................................................................................................3113.2.2 Proposed Mitigation Measures............................................................................................................................3123.3 Borisov..................................................................................................................................................................3133.3.1 Possible impacts...................................................................................................................................................3133.3.2 Proposed Mitigation Measures............................................................................................................................3143.4 Ruba......................................................................................................................................................................3163.4.1 Possible impacts...................................................................................................................................................3163.4.2 Proposed Mitigation Measures............................................................................................................................317

4. CONSULTATIONS AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE...................................................................................................320

5. CONCLUSIONS...............................................................................................................................................................320

6. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.....................................................................................................................321

6.1 Rechitsa................................................................................................................................................................321Mitigation Plan..............................................................................................................................................................321Monitoring Plan............................................................................................................................................................323

6.2 Oshmiany..............................................................................................................................................................326Mitigation Plan..............................................................................................................................................................326Monitoring Plan............................................................................................................................................................327

6.3 Borisov..................................................................................................................................................................331Mitigation Plan..............................................................................................................................................................331Monitoring Plan............................................................................................................................................................332

6.4 Ruba......................................................................................................................................................................336Mitigation Plan..............................................................................................................................................................336Monitoring Plan.............................................................................................................................................................337

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX 1. LIST OF PERSONS CONSULTED.APPENDIX 2A. MAP OF BELARUS, SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE INTERVENTIONS PROPOSED UNDER THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEPARTMENT’S COMPONENT.APPENDIX 2B. LOCATION OF THE TWO BOILER HOUSES PROPOSED FOR RECONSTRUCTION IN RECHITSA.APPENDIX 2C. LOCATION OF THE BOILER HOUSE IN OSHMIANY.APPENDIX 3. EIA PROCEDURAL FRAMEWORK.APPENDIX 4. MINUTES OF A PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING DEDICATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.

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List of Abbreviations

CHP Combined Heat and Power

EA Environmental Assessment

EED Energy Efficiency Department of the Committee forr Standardization

EEP Energy Efficiency Project

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EMP Environmental Management Plan

HOBs Heat-Only-Boilers

MACs Maximum Allowable Concentrations

MoEnv Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus

MHU Ministry of Housing and Utilities

PHR Public Health Regulation

PMU Project Management Unit

PUC Public Utility Company

SER State Environmental Review

t.c.e. Tons of coal equivalent

WB World Bank

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1. Introduction

The purpose of this document is to provide an Environmental Assessment (EA) of proposed infrastructure investments to be undertaken under the Energy Efficiency Project (EEP). The EA was carried out in 2008 - 2009 and encompassed site visits, meeting with the relevant Belarusian specialists and WB environmental experts (see Appendix 1 for a full list of persons consulted), analysis of project’s related information available, review of the pertinent Belarusian legislation and public consultations on the EA findings.

Based on the assessment’s results, Environmental Management Plans (EMP) have been prepared for each of the sites, Borisov, Oshmiany, Rechitsa and Ruba. The EMP contains summary of the project’s possible adverse environmental impacts, including the emissions modelling exercise, along with measures proposed to mitigate these negative effects.

2. Background

2.1. Project Description

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The development objective of the project is to improve energy security, increase energy efficiency in the energy sector in Belarus and reduce negative environmental impacts.

PROJECT COMPONENTS AND ACTIVITIES

The project is planned to have two investment components and two implementing agencies, Belenergo and the Energy Efficiency Department (EED). This Environmental Assessment concerns the EED component. The Borisov and Mogilev sites, run by the Belenergo, are covered by a separate Environmental Assessment prepared in the framework of this environmental assessment.

The EED component considers the conversion of heat-only-boilers (HOBs) in small and medium size Belarusian towns to gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plants. Five municipal boiler houses, located in Borisov, Rechitsa, Ruba and Oshmiany (see Appendix 2A for the location of these towns on a map of Belarus; and Appendices 2B and 2C for the location of the boiler houses in Rechitsa and Oshmiany), have been selected for reconstruction for the first stage of project implementation.

Borisov. In Borisov, a municipal gas-fired boiler house with the installed capacity of 30 MW th will be converted into CHP. In 2007, 4,952 tons of coal equivalent (t.c.e.) of natural gas was burned. The current heating equipment was commissioned in 1991. Materials used for boilers’ heat insulation can contain asbestos. The boiler house gets water for technical purposes from the Borisov municipal water supply system; and discharges waste water to the municipal waste water collecting system. The boiler house is situated 60 m from the nearest residential building.

The reconstruction of the boiler house envisages the installation of gas-piston co-generation equipment with the installed capacity of 0.9 MWth/0.9MWe. The total capacity of the boiler house will be 30.9 MW th and 0.9 MWe. Approximately 6,900 t.c.e. of gas will be burned annually. Water for the technical use will be supplied from the municipal water supply system. Waste water from the boiler house will be discharged into the municipal waste water collecting system.

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Oshmiany.In Oshmiany, a gas-fired boiler house with the installed capacity of 30.5 MWth will be reconstructed. In 2007, 4,945 t.c.e. of natural gas was burned. The current heating equipment was commissioned in 1983 and can contain asbestos. The boiler house gets water for technical purposes directly from a water well; and discharges waste water to the municipal waste water collecting system. The boiler house is situated 60 m from the nearest residential building.

The reconstruction of the boiler house will involve the installation of gas-piston co-generation equipment with the installed capacity of 3.2 MWth/3 MWe. The total capacity of the boiler house will be 33.7 MW th and 3 MWe. Approximately 10,070 t.c.e. of gas will be burned annually. Water for the technical use will be supplied from the water well. Waste water from the boiler house will be discharged into the municipal waste water collecting system.

RechitsaIn Rechitsa, a two gas-fired boiler houses with the installed capacity of 69.6 MW th will be reconstructed. In 2007, 11,217 t.c.e. of natural gas was burned. The current heating equipment was commissioned in 1979 and can contain asbestos, e.g. as insulation material. The boiler houses are getting water for technical purposes from the municipal water supply system; and discharges waste water to the municipal waste water collecting system. The boiler houses situated 200 m from the nearest residential area.

The proposed intervention will include the installation of gas-piston co-generation equipment with the installed capacity of 3.2 MWth and 3 MWe. The total capacity of the boiler house will be 72.8 MW th and 3 MWe. Approximately 13,317 t.c.e. of gas will be burned annually. Water for the technical use will be supplied from the municipal water supply system. Waste water from the boiler houses will be discharged into the municipal waste water collecting system.

Ruba.In Ruba, a gas-fired boiler house with the current installed capacity of 30 MW th will be reconstructed. In 2007, 4,560 t.c.e. of natural gas was burned. The current heating equipment was commissioned in 1989 and can contain asbestos, e.g. as insulation material. The boiler house get water for technical purposes from a water well, belonging to the enterprise “Dolomit”; and discharges waste water to a waste water collecting system. The boiler house is situated 1 km from the nearest residential building.

Installation of gas-piston co-generation equipment with the installed capacity of 3.2 MW th/3 MWe is planned. The total capacity of the boiler house after the reconstruction will be 33.2 MW th and 3 MWe. Approximately 12,150 t.c.e. of gas will be burned annually. Water for the technical use will be supplied from the water well. Waste water from the boiler house will be discharged into the waste water collecting system.

2.2. Institutional Framework

2.2.2. Brief Review of the Pertaining Organizational Framework

Municipal District Heating Sector. The municipal district heating sector in Belarus is centrally regulated and it is vertically integrated from the municipalities to the Ministry of Housing and Utilities (MHU). Municipal boiler houses belong to municipalities or district (raion) public utilities companies and the MHU provides investment for the development of district heating infrastructure.

Energy Efficiency. The Department on Energy Efficiency under the State Committee on Standardization of Belarus addresses the issues of improving energy efficiency of the economy and increased utilization of indigenous fuels and non-conventional energy sources and derived control functions. The EED is responsible, among other issues, for implementation of the state policy in the field of energy efficiency and for overseeing the issue of efficient use of energy resources in the country.


Environmental Protection. The Belarusian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection (MoEnv) is responsible for environmental protection in the country, and has a similar vertical structure. The MoEnv has its regional and local offices in all the Belarusian regions and districts. The environmental authorities are responsible, among other activities related to environmental protection, for conducting State Environmental Review (SER), issuing environmental licenses and permits, and for conducting regular and ad-hoc environmental monitoring.

2.2.2. Brief Review of the Relevant Belarusian Legislation and Procedures

The Belarusian environmental legal and regulatory framework pertinent to the project is rather extensive and covers air and water protection, waste management and environmental assessment, along with the relevant international treaties ratified by Belarus. The Law on Environmental Protection (1992, amended in 2002) is the Belarusian framework law, which establishes the basis for environmental protection and the use of natural resources in Belarus

Air. The Law on Atmospheric Air Protection (1997, amended in 2007) is the main law regulating air protection activities in Belarus. The law contains general provisions aiming at protection and improving the quality of the atmospheric air, as well as at prevention and alleviation of adverse impact on the air from human economic activities. The law also lays down obligation of enterprises in terms of air protection, including emission control and monitoring.

According to the Law, enterprises are obliged to obtain emission permits, containing emission limits and other environmental conditions for conducting industrial activities which involve emission of pollutants. Enterprises have to renew their emission permits in the case of a change in the amount or composition of pollutants emitted, according to the Regulation on the Procedure for Issue, Prolongation and Termination of Permits for Pollutants Emission to the Atmospheric Air, #69 (2005). Emission permits can be terminated in case of enterprise’s failure to comply with the requirements of the permits.


Regional and Local Executive CommitteesPublic Utility Companies

Regional OfficesEnterprises (Belinvestenergosberezhenie, Kvant-AS and others)

Council of Ministers

State Committee on Standardization

Department on Energy Efficiency

Ministry of Housing and Utilities

Heat Service

The Hygienic Norms 2.1.6.12-46-2005 (2005) establish Maximum Allowable Concentrations (MACs) of air pollutants in settlements. According to the Norms, the MACs (daily average) for the criteria pollutants in settlements are:

SO2 500 µg/m3

NO 400 µg/m3

NO2 250 µg/m3

CO 5000 µg/m3

The Technical Standards 1626.1-2006 Boilers. Installations Burning Gas, Liquid and Hard Fuels (2006) establish limit values for pollutants emission from boiler houses using gas, liquid and hard fuels (excluding biomass), while the Technical Standards 1626.2-2006 Boilers. Biomass Burning Installations (2006) provides limits for pollution emission from biomass burning installations.

According to the Technical Standards 1626.1-2006, the considered boiler houses are to meet the following pollutants emission standards (at 6% oxygen by volume):

Heat producing capacity, MW Emission limit values, mg/m3СО NO2

0,1 to 0,3 80 800,3 to 2,0 90 1002,0 to 25 100 120

Enterprises are obliged to conduct monitoring of their emission in accordance with the Procedure for Performing Local Environmental Monitoring by Enterprises, Operating Sources of Adverse Environmental Impact (2007).

The Sanitary Norms and Rules 10-5-2002 Sanitary Classification of Enterprises, Facilities and Other Objects. Sanitary and Protective Zones issued by the ministry of Health of Belarus in 2002, states that facilities that are sources of environmental pollution should be separated from residential areas with sanitary zones. The borders of such zones for thermal power stations and boiler houses should be defined based on calculation of pollutants dispersion in the atmosphere; but sanitary zone can not be less than 50 meters from emission points.

Water.The Water Code (1998, amended in 2007) is the main legal act regulating water management in the country. The Code establishes a legal framework for water sustainable use and protection, along with protection of natural water ecosystems. To abstract water from or discharge wastewater to underground or surface water bodies, an enterprise has to obtain permit for special water use from respective environmental authorities in accordance with the Regulation on Issuing of Permits for Special Water Use (2003). The water pollution limit values established for water quality for fisheries are presented in tabular form below.

Parameter Limit valueDissolved oxygen 4.0 – 6.0 mg/litreBOD 7 3 mg/l O2Nitrite as N 0.002 mg/lNitrate as N 9.1 mg/lNitrogen 0.39 mg/lChloride 300 mg/lSulphate 100 mg/lMercury 0.01 µg/l


Cadmium 5mg/lChromium 5 µg/l (Cr+3) 1 µg/l (Cr+6)Copper 1 µg/l (Cu+2)Zink 10 µg/l (Zn+2)

Source: Second Environmental Performance Review. Belarus. 2005.

Waste.The Law On Waste Management, adopted in 2007, is the main legal act regulating waste management in Belarus. The Law sets priority of waste reusing to disposing in landfills. The Law contains also provisions regulating construction waste management. Industrial waste storage and/or disposal are allowed only in designated places in accordance with special permit acquired by an enterprise. Enterprises are obliged to keep records on the wastes generated by them, and to prevent any adverse environmental impact from these wastes.

The Regulation on the Procedure for Identification of Waste Hazard Degree and Setting Hazard Class for Waste (2001) categorizes waste to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes, assigning 1st class to the most dangerous wastes. Below are some examples of pollutants and corresponding hazard class.

Pollutant CO NO NO2 SO2 Asbestos dustHazard class 4 3 2 3 1

Noise. Sanitary Norms and Rules 2.2.4/2.1.8.10-32-2002 Noise on Working Places, in Residential, Public Buildings and on Residential Territories (2002) set the following maximum allowable noise levels at night:

Mean frequency, Hz63 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 8000

Noise level limit values in residential buildings, dB

55 44 35 29 25 22 20 18

Environmental Assessment. The Belarusian legal basis for environmental assessment comprises four enactments. These are the Law on Environmental Protection, the Law on State Environmental Review (1993, amended in 2000), the Regulation on Implementation Procedure of State Environmental Review in Belarus (SER Regulation), adopted in 2001, and the Regulation on Implementation Procedure of Environmental Impact Assessment of Economic and Other Activities (EIA Regulation), adopted in 2005.

Environmental assessment in Belarus consists of two interrelated but separate procedures: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and State Environmental Review (SER). SER is a formal procedure aiming to verify that a proposed development is in line with the Belarusian environmental legislation. SER is organized and carried out exclusively by the MoEnv and its regional and local offices according to the SER Regulation and is funded from the state budget. Thermal power generating stations and district boiler houses are subject to mandatory SER. Based on the outcomes of the SER, a final decision is made, which has to be adhered to during implementation by the proponent. The Law on State Environmental Review prohibits implementation of any activity requiring an SER without a positive SER statement (Article 14).

EIA is organized and funded by the proponent of the proposed development and is carried out by a design or scientific institute (EIA Regulation). According to the EIA Regulation, thermal power generation installations with the heat capacity of 25 MW and more are subject to mandatory EIA. For the developments not included in the list, but which can still result in adverse environmental consequences, a decision on whether or not EIA is required is left to the MoEnv and its regional and local offices.

The outcome of EIA is an environmental impact report, which becomes an integral part of the project design documentation and is submitted to national, regional or local environmental authorities for SER. EIA procedural framework is presented in Appendix 3. In cases where EIA is not required, a proponent or a design


institute (on their behalf) is obliged to prepare a separate section devoted to environmental protection. This section is also submitted as an integral part of design documentation for SER.

Public Consultations. The Belarusian environmental legislation grants the general public the right to participate in the EIA process. A proponent has an obligation to provide to the public concerned all the necessary information on the proposed development and organize and finance public hearings (Law on Environmental Protection and Law on State Environmental Review). Section 6 of the EIA Regulation contains prescribes a procedure for public hearings on EIA findings (see also Appendix 3 for EIA procedural framework).

The Belarusian citizens and NGOs have the right to organize and conduct an independent public environmental review (PER). A report on findings of a public environmental review has an advisory status and can be handed over to the environmental authorities for consideration. Financing of a PER is responsibility of the party initiating the PER, that means NGOs and/or citizens (Article 61, Law on Environmental Protection).Belarus ratified in 2000 the Aarhus Convention, which requires public consultations and environmental information disclosure by the environmental authorities. An Aarhus Centre has been established in Belarus, which provides Belarusian citizens with environmental information upon their requests.

International Treaties. Belarus ratified a number of international environmental treaties, which became a part of the national legal framework. Among these treaties are the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol ratified by Belarus respectively in 2000 and 2005. Belarus has also ratified the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and the UNECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context.

2.3. Baseline conditions

PHYSICAL CONTEXT

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Central Europe with a population of 9.8 million people. The country has four distinctive geographic regions. The north has mainly lakes and hills, and is covered with forests. The east is an elevated plain area. A lowland area of rivers and swamps occupies the south of the country, and the west is an agricultural region with mixed conifer forests.

The total land area is 207,598 km2. Twenty seven percent of the country is arable land. Forest and woodland cover 38%; and meadows and pastures occupy 16% of the land area. Four percent of the total area is marshland. Belarus is relatively poor in natural resources, except for water, forestry and agricultural resources. Peat is plentiful and is used as household fuel. In general, the local energy resources, mainly oil, covers only 5% of the Belarus’s energy needs.

Belarus has a temperate continental climate influenced by the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The average annual precipitation ranges from 546 mm to 693 mm. The average temperature varies from 17.5 oC in July to -7 oC in January, also in the north even -40 oC temperatures have been registered.

AIR

Considering air pollution, out of the 1,415,500 tons of total air emissions in 2005, 1,013,900 tons (72%) came from the transport sector, and 401,600 (28%) from stationary sources. The largest single pollutant from stationary sources was CO (26%), followed by volatile organic compounds (18%) and SO 2 (18%), NOx (16%) and hydrocarbons (8%)

Industrial activities are concentrated in urban areas where they emit pollution into the air. The biggest air polluters in Belarusian cities are power plants, chemical factories and manufacturing enterprises.


Emission of conventional pollutants has diminished by 58 % between 1990 and 2005. This reduction in air pollution can be attributed to the economic decline between 1990 and 1995, changes in GDP structure and a shift to more natural gas in the energy supply pattern and improvements in energy efficiency and conservation.

The baseline concentration (including current emission from the considered boilerhouses) of air pollutants (in MAC) in the considered locations are:

RechitsaPollutant CO NO2

Concentration, MAC 0.44 0.27

OshmianyPollutant CO NO2

Concentration, MAC 0.44 o.27

BorisovPollutant CO NO2


RubaPollutant CO NO2


WATER

Belarus is a relatively water rich country and available water resources are sufficient to meet both current and future demands. Groundwater resources are abundant and a large portion of the country’s needs is met by groundwater supplies. Water abstracted from surface water bodies is used mainly for industry, particularly the thermal power industry. During the last few years (2000 – 2005), total water use has decreased by 6 percent. The amount of water used for the household needs decreased by 4%, while industrial use has fallen by 17 percent, continuing a trend that began in the early 1990s.

In industrial urban areas, ground water is polluted mainly in production grounds, landfills and points of leakage from industrial sites. Surface waters are exposed to chemical pollution from wastewater discharge, urban and industrial areas run-off, from motor transport, landfills and pollutant fallout. Municipal wastewater treatment facilities often receive untreated or unsatisfactory treated wastewaters from industrial plants.

WASTE

Industrial solid waste accounts more than 90% of all the waste generated in the country. Almost all non-recycled industrial waste goes to landfills and ponds belonging to enterprises, with the rest sent to municipal waste dumpsites or left on the enterprises’ premises.

Municipal solid waste accounts less than 10% of all the waste generated. The waste recycling rate is low, around 10%. Non-recycled waste is sent to municipal waste landfills. Over 40% of the landfills have reached its limit capacities. In addition, municipal, industrial and hazardous waste is often been disposed of together, creating dangerous toxic conditions.


3. Potential Environmental Impacts

The project was initially placed in the environmental screening category ‘B’ under the provisions of the World Bank Operational Policy 4.01, ‘Environmental Assessment’.

The environmental review shows that the project will have predominantly positive impacts on the environment and human health from reduced air pollution at the national level from reduced amount of fossil fuels burned.

The anticipated adverse environmental impacts will occur during both, construction and operation stages. It is not expected that the project will affect human populations or involve significant conversion or degradation of natural habitats, or have significant negative impact on forest ecosystems.

Therefore, the environmental impact study confirms that the proposed EEP falls under the Category ‘B’ according to the provisions of the World Bank Operational Policy 4.01, ‘Environmental Assessment’.

3.1 Rechitsa

3.1.1 Possible impacts

The main adverse impacts of the proposed investments are described in summary form, and also in the EMP presented in Section 5.

CONSTRUCTION PHASE

If not properly addressed, impacts during the construction stage of the project may include the following:

Noise pollution. Noise from a variety of construction works can affect construction workers, along with people living in close proximity of the construction sites. Social infrastructure objects (hospitals, schools etc.) are of particular concern.

Temporary air pollution (NOx, dust etc.) from construction works and increased traffic. Use of machinery, especially heavy machinery to perform construction work and increased traffic to and from the construction sites will lead to temporary increase in air pollution (NOx, fugitive dust etc.) at the construction sites and along the roads leading to these sites.

Pollution of soil and water at the construction site through oil and/or fuel spillages. Accidental spillages and leakages from temporary oil and/or fuel storage, along with oil/fuel leakages from machinery at the construction site can pollute soil, ground and surface water. There is a possibility that transformer oil used for in old equipment can contain polychlorinated biphenyls1 (PCBs).

Improper storage of construction waste at the construction site can cause soil and water pollution, injuries to contractors’ workers and other persons during works.

Injuries to contractors’ workers if applicable safety and occupational health standards are not observed.

Damage to human health due to exposure to asbestos containing materials. Asbestos containing materials can be encountered during construction works on old boiler houses.

Loss of or damage to archaeological artefacts. Archaeological “chance finds” can occur during excavation works.

Increased risk of traffic accidents from increased traffic of heavy machinery. Increased traffic to and from the construction site increases the risk of traffic accidents.

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Increased soil erosion. Construction works can cause disturbance of topsoil and paved areas, which, in turn, can lead to soil erosion.

Pollution caused by poor disposal of waste materials. Improper disposal of construction waste can lead to soil and water pollution at the waste disposal sites.

OPERATION PHASE

If not properly addressed, impacts during the operation stage of the project may include the following:

Increased local air pollution. Air pollution can increase locally due to the increase in amount of fuel burned. However, according to a modelling exercise conducted for the Rechitsa site, it is not expected that the increased local air pollution in the boiler house’s air shed will exceed the established standards. Below, the expected maximum criteria pollutants’ concentration, which also counts the baseline pollution, expected after the reconstruction is presented (in MAC):

Pollutant CO NO2

Concentration, MAC

0.44 0.42

Soil and ground water pollution and damage to human health from accidental spillage of fuel (diesel and fuel oil) and turbine and transformer oil from storage tanks and during shipment. Substantial amount of fuel and oil will be stored on the boiler houses sites in above ground storage tanks. Leakages and accidental spillages of these substances can cause damage to the environment and human health.

The handling of PCB2 containing waste is regulated by the MoEnv’s regulation “Rules for Handling PCB Containing Equipment and Wastes”, adopted by the MoEnv in June 2008.

Risk of fires. Burning and storing large amount of fuel poses an increased threat of fires at boiler houses.

3.1.2 Proposed Mitigation Measures

The mitigation measures outlined in this section should be undertaken as part of the project implementation process to mitigate potential impacts from construction and operation activities. The EMP in Section 5 summarizes the impacts and mitigation measures, as well as monitoring and supervisory responsibilities.

Key mitigation measures include the following:

Preparation of subproject specific Environmental Management Plans at detailed design phase, which would identify potential environmental issues and specific mitigation measures based on EMP presented in Section 6 of this Report;

A requirement from contractors at contract tendering stage to include in their proposals the measures to mitigate adverse environmental impacts based on EMP presented in Section 6 of this Report.

The main mitigation measures proposed for the project include the following:

CONSTRUCTION PHASE

Noise. Works performed strictly during normal weekday working hours. If there is a need in carrying out works with higher level of noise at night time the population of nearby regions of settlement is notified 10 days in advance. Noise barriers should be installed when it appears necessary and workers will be provided ear plugs as a protection measure to perform high-level noise works.

Temporary air pollution (NOx, dust etc.) from construction works and increased traffic. Dust and traffic emissions will be minimized by good operation management and site supervision. Dist suppression measures

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(e.g. water sprinkling) will be applied during long dry periods; construction workers will be provided with anti-dust masks, when necessary.

Pollution of soil and water at the construction site through oil or fuel spillages. Oil/fuel pollution will be minimized by good operation management and constant site supervision. Machinery will be checked daily for leaking oil and fuel. Washing of machinery at construction site will be prohibited. Waste oil will be collected in secures containers and stored at a designated secure area prior disposal. In case PCBs are found through the analysis of documentation giving details on specification of oils used in transformers (company servicing transformers, responsible for changing oils has specification for types of oils used), they are removed in full compliance with the respective international procedures.

Soil and water pollution, injuries to contractors’ workers and other persons during works from improper storage of construction waste at the construction site. Construction waste to be stored in a secure, designated area prior to removal to a designated waste landfill site. Those wastes will be transported by company which holds license for such activities. Working areas will be temporarily out of bounds to non-works personnel.

Injuries to contractors’ workers. Adherence to safe working procedures will be enforced and constantly monitored by the construction site management.

Damage to human health due to exposure to asbestos containing materials. In the event that asbestos-containing materials are encountered, workers must wear protective glasses, masks and gloves. Disposal of asbestos containing waste will be performed by an authorised organization in full compliance with the respective international procedures.

Loss of or damage to archaeological artefacts. If any archaeological artefacts are found, work will be stop and the respective local authorities and experts informed.

Increased risk of traffic accidents from increased traffic of heavy machinery. A traffic management plan will be developed for a construction site and followed. Such a management plan will include, among other issues, identification of optimal routs and time for construction materials delivery, transportation of construction waste to disposal sites etc. If necessary, traffic will be temporary diverted and safe speed limits will be established and enforced during the construction period.

Increased soil erosion. Disturbed topsoil will be remediated and rapidly growing vegetation will be planted; disturbed paved areas will be re-paved.

Pollution caused by poor disposal of waste materials. Scrap metal will be separated from the other construction waste for re-use. Middle size concrete scum without reinforcing rods may be used for filling deep gullies, hollows and other types of road fixing. Construction waste will be disposed of only at the designated landfill sites.

OPERATION PHASE

Increased local air pollution. Priority should be given to new low-emission equipment and technologies. New equipment should meet the established Belarusian pollutants emission standards. This requirement should be included in bidding documentation. If necessary, additional pollution control equipment should be installed.Soil and ground water pollution and damage to human health from accidental spillage of fuel (diesel and fuel oil) and turbine and transformer oil from storage tanks and during shipment. Proper system to contain spills (e.g. dikes and portable booms) should be designed, along with emergency response equipment to collect spilled material.Appropriate emergency response procedures should be developed. Personnel should have adequate knowledge of how to act in case of oil/fuel spillages and leakages; and of the use and maintenance of emergency response equipment. Training and regular drills simulating emergencies should be performed.

Noise. Workers operating the boiler houses can suffer from excessive noise from CHP machinery. Appropriate Occupation and Health protection actions will be taken.

Risk of fires. Respective Belarusian fire protection standards and rules have to observed. Regular inspection of the boiler house by the respective fire protection authorities will be conducted. Emergency plan in case of fires should be developed. Workers should undergo regular training on how to act in case of fire.


3.2 Oshmiany



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OPERATION PHASE


Increased local air pollution. Air pollution can increase locally due to the increase in amount of fuel burned. However, according to a modelling exercise conducted for the Oshmiany site, it is not expected that the increased local air pollution in the boiler house’s air shed will exceed the established standards. Below, the expected maximum criteria pollutants’ concentration, which also counts the baseline pollution, expected after the reconstruction is presented (in MAC):

Pollutant CO NO2

Concentration, 0.40 0.56


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CONSTRUCTION PHASE


Temporary air pollution (NOx, dust etc.) from construction works and increased traffic. Dust and traffic emissions will be minimized by good operation management and site supervision. Dist suppression measures (e.g. water sprinkling) will be applied during long dry periods; construction workers will be provided with anti-dust masks, when necessary.




Damage to human health due to exposure to asbestos containing materials. In the event that asbestos-containing materials are encountered, workers must wear protective glasses, masks and gloves. Disposal of 4 PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls considered persistent organic pollutants


asbestos containing waste will be performed by an authorised organization in full compliance with the respective international procedures.





OPERATION PHASE

Increased local air pollution. Priority should be given to new low-emission equipment and technologies. New equipment should meet the established Belarusian pollutants emission standards. This requirement should be included in bidding documentation. If necessary, additional pollution control equipment should be installed.Soil and ground water pollution and damage to human health from accidental spillage of fuel (diesel and fuel oil) and turbine and transformer oil from storage tanks and during shipment. Proper system to contain spills (e.g. dikes and portable booms) should be designed, along with emergency response equipment to collect spilled material.Appropriate emergency response procedures should be developed. Personnel should have adequate knowledge of how to act in case of oil/fuel spillages and leakages; and of the use and maintenance of emergency response equipment. Training and regular drills simulating emergencies should be performed. Noise. Workers operating the boiler houses can suffer from excessive noise from CHP machinery. Appropriate Occupation and Health protection actions will be taken.Risk of fires. Respective Belarusian fire protection standards and rules have to observed. Regular inspection of the boiler house by the respective fire protection authorities will be conducted. Emergency plan in case of fires should be developed. Workers should undergo regular training on how to act in case of fire.

3.3 Borisov



CONSTRUCTION PHASE













OPERATION PHASE


Increased local air pollution. Air pollution can increase locally due to the increase in amount of fuel burned. However, according to a modelling exercise conducted for the Borisov site, it is not expected that the increased local air pollution in the boiler house’s air shed will exceed the established standards. Below, the expected maximum criteria pollutants’ concentration, which also counts the baseline pollution, expected after the reconstruction is presented (in MAC):

Pollutant CO NO2

Concentration, MAC

0.40 0.53

Soil and ground water pollution and damage to human health from accidental spillage of fuel (diesel and fuel oil) and turbine and transformer oil from storage tanks and during shipment. Substantial amount of fuel and oil will be stored on the boiler houses sites in above ground storage tanks. Leakages and accidental spillages of these substances can cause damage to the environment and human health. The handling of PCB6 containing waste is regulated by the MoEnv’s regulation “Rules for Handling PCB Containing Equipment and Wastes”, adopted by the MoEnv in June 2008.Risk of fires. Burning and storing large amount of fuel poses an increased threat of fires at boiler houses.


The mitigation measures outlined in this section should be undertaken as part of the project implementation process to mitigate potential impacts from construction and operation activities. The EMP in Section 5 summarizes the impacts and mitigation measures, as well as monitoring and supervisory responsibilities.Key mitigation measures include the following:

5 PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls considered persistent organic pollutants 6 PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls considered persistent organic pollutants





CONSTRUCTION PHASE


Temporary air pollution (NOx, dust etc.) from construction works and increased traffic. Dust and traffic emissions will be minimized by good operation management and site supervision. Dist suppression measures (e.g. water sprinkling) will be applied during long dry periods; construction workers will be provided with anti-dust masks, when necessary.










OPERATION PHASE

Increased local air pollution. Priority should be given to new low-emission equipment and technologies. New equipment should meet the established Belarusian pollutants emission standards. This requirement should be included in bidding documentation. If necessary, additional pollution control equipment should be installed.Soil and ground water pollution and damage to human health from accidental spillage of fuel (diesel and fuel oil) and turbine and transformer oil from storage tanks and during shipment. Proper system to contain spills (e.g. dikes and portable booms) should be designed, along with emergency response equipment to collect spilled material.Appropriate emergency response procedures should be developed. Personnel should have adequate knowledge of how to act in case of oil/fuel spillages and leakages; and of the use and maintenance of emergency response equipment. Training and regular drills simulating emergencies should be performed. Noise. Workers operating the boiler houses can suffer from excessive noise from CHP machinery. Appropriate Occupation and Health protection actions will be taken.Risk of fires. Respective Belarusian fire protection standards and rules have to observed. Regular inspection of the boiler house by the respective fire protection authorities will be conducted. Emergency plan in case of fires should be developed. Workers should undergo regular training on how to act in case of fire.

3.4 Ruba



CONSTRUCTION PHASE











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OPERATION PHASE


Increased local air pollution. Air pollution can increase locally due to the increase in amount of fuel burned. However, according to a modelling exercise conducted for the Ruba site, it is not expected that the increased local air pollution in the boiler house’s air shed will exceed the established standards. Below, the expected maximum criteria pollutants’ concentration, which also counts the baseline pollution, expected after the reconstruction is presented (in MAC units):

Pollutant CO NO2

Concentration, MAC

0.25 0.21










CONSTRUCTION PHASE


Temporary air pollution (NOx, dust etc.) from construction works and increased traffic. Dust and traffic emissions will be minimized by good operation management and site supervision. Dist suppression measures

8 PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls considered persistent organic pollutantsEnvironmental Assessment of the proposed Energy Efficiency Project. Energy Efficiency Department Component. Draft Report. March, 2009

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(e.g. water sprinkling) will be applied during long dry periods; construction workers will be provided with anti-dust masks, when necessary.









OPERATION PHASE

Increased local air pollution. Priority should be given to new low-emission equipment and technologies. New equipment should meet the established Belarusian pollutants emission standards. This requirement should be included in bidding documentation. If necessary, additional pollution control equipment should be installed.Soil and ground water pollution and damage to human health from accidental spillage of fuel (diesel and fuel oil) and turbine and transformer oil from storage tanks and during shipment. Proper system to contain spills (e.g. dikes and portable booms) should be designed, along with emergency response equipment to collect spilled material.Appropriate emergency response procedures should be developed. Personnel should have adequate knowledge of how to act in case of oil/fuel spillages and leakages; and of the use and maintenance of emergency response equipment. Training and regular drills simulating emergencies should be performed.

Noise. Workers operating the boiler houses can suffer from excessive noise from CHP machinery. Appropriate Occupation and Health protection actions will be taken.

Risk of fires. Respective Belarusian fire protection standards and rules have to observed. Regular inspection of the boiler house by the respective fire protection authorities will be conducted. Emergency plan in case of fires should be developed. Workers should undergo regular training on how to act in case of fire.


4. Consultations and Information Disclosure

In the course of the Environmental Assessment, consultations were conducted with officials and specialists from the Belenergo, the Energy Efficiency Department and specialists of boiler houses proposed for reconstruction. Officials from the MoEnv were also consulted. See Appendix 1 for full list of persons consulted.

Draft EA report was placed on the EED’s web site http://energoeffekt.gov.by.

Public hearings review of the Environmental Assessment and EMP were held on 4 September 2008 for the Borisov site, on 23 March 2009 for the Rechitsa and Ruba sites, and on 19 March 2009 for the Oshmiany site. The meeting’s minutes and a list of persons participated are presented in Appendix 4.

5. Conclusions

CONCLUSIONS

The following conclusions emerged from the environmental assessment of the proposed EEP:

The environmental study confirms that the proposed EEP falls under the Category ‘B’ according to the provisions of the World Bank Operational Policy 4.01, ‘Environmental Assessment’.

The project will have predominantly positive impacts on the environment and human health from reduced air pollution at the national level from reduced amount of fossil fuels burned.

The anticipated adverse environmental impacts will occur during both, construction and operation stages, and are likely to be site-specific; and it is not expected that the project will affect significantly human populations or involve significant conversion or degradation of natural habitats, or have significant negative impact on forest ecosystems; hence, it is unlikely that the project will trigger application of the WB Operational Policies 4.04, Natural Habitats and 4.36, Forests but it is possible that this project might trigger OP 4.11 Culture Property Policy of the Bank. In most cases, the proposed mitigation measures can significantly reduce the adverse impacts and be readily designed.

Air pollution can increase at the locations of project sites due to the increase in the amount of fuel burned. However, according to the modelling exercises conducted for all the project sites, it is not expected that the increased local air pollution in the project sites’ air shed will exceed the established standards.


6.Environmental Management Plan

The proposed Environmental Management Plan for the EED component of the EEP is presented in tabular form below. The EMP consist of a mitigation plan, presenting possible impacts and proposed mitigation measures, and a monitoring plan dealing with monitoring and supervisory responsibilities.

Because of similar types of the small boiler houses proposed for reconstruction, and similar types of interventions proposed for Borisov, Rechitsa, Oshmiany, and Ruba, the proposed EMPs are also very much alike. It is expected that more detailed EIA Reports incorporating environmental management plans will be developed for each site, following detailed project planning studies.

6.1 Rechitsa

Mitigation Plan

The mitigation plan below provides a description of proposed measures to abate the anticipated impacts of the project during the construction and operation stages at the Rechitsa site. The plan also indicates responsibilities with respect to mitigation measures application and associated costs.

Schedule Impacts Mitigation Plan Expenditures Responsibility

Construction stageYear 1.Months 1-2

All impacts Preparation of a Construction Site Environmental Management Plan. Draft Plan submitted not later than 1 month after contract notification. Final plan before end of month 2Review by PMU

Not high Contractor

Construction Noise pollution Works performed strictly during normal weekday working hours. If there is a need in carrying out works with higher level of noise at night time the population of nearby regions of settlement is notified 10 days in advance. Noise barriers should be installed when it appears necessary and workers will be provided ear plugs as a protection measure to perform high-level noise works.

Not high Contractor

Temporary air pollution (NOx, dust etc.) from construction works and increased traffic

Dust and traffic emissions will be minimized by good operation management and site supervision. Dist suppression measures (e.g. water sprinkling) will be applied during long dry periods; construction workers will be provided with anti-dust masks, when necessary.

Not high Contractor

Pollution of soil and water at the construction site through oil or fuel spillages. PSBs containing substances are encountered.

Machinery will be checked daily for leaking oil and fuel. Washing of machinery at construction site will be prohibited. Waste oil will be collected in secures containers and stored at a designated secure area prior disposal. In case PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) are found through the analysis of documentation giving details on specification of oils used in transformers (company servicing transformers, responsible for changing oils has specification for types of oils used), they are removed in full compliance with the respective national and international procedures, specifically guided by European Commission procedures or equivalent US EPA standards. Transportation of hazardous waste will be performed only by a company with a proper license.

Not high Contractor

Soil and water pollution, injuries to contractors’ workers and other persons during works from improper storage of construction waste at the construction site.

Working areas will be temporarily out of bounds to non-works personnel. Working places will be provided with inventory containers for domestic and small construction wastes. Construction waste to be stored in a secure, designated area prior to removal to a designated waste landfill site.

Not high Contractor



Injuries to contractors’ workers during construction works.

Adherence to safe working procedures will be enforced and constantly monitored by the construction site management and designated state control agencies.

Not high Contractor and management of the boiler house where works are carried out

Damage to human health due to exposure to asbestos containing materials.

In the event that asbestos-containing materials are encountered, workers must wear protective glasses, masks and gloves. Disposal of asbestos containing waste will be performed by an authorised organization.

Not high Contractor and the management of the boiler house where works are carried out

Increased risk of traffic accidents from increased traffic of heavy machinery.

A traffic management plan will be developed for a construction site and followed. Such a management plan will include, among other issues, identification of optimal routs and time for construction materials delivery, transportation of construction waste to disposal sites etc. Traffic will be temporary diverted and safe speed limits will be established and enforced during the construction period, If necessary.

Not high Contractor

Increased soil erosion.

Disturbed topsoil will be remediated and rapidly growing vegetation will be planted. Disturbed paved areas will be re-paved.

Not high Contractor

Pollution caused by poor disposal of waste materials.

Scrap metal will be separated from the other construction waste for re-use. Middle size concrete scum without reinforcing rods may be used for filling deep gullies, hollows and other types of road fixing. Construction waste will be disposed of only at the designated landfill sites.

Not high Contractor

Loss of or damage to archaeological artefacts.

If any archaeological artefacts are found, work will be stop and the respective local authorities and experts informed.

Not high Contractor

Operation stageYear 1.Months 1-2

All impacts Preparation of a facility’s environmental management plan.Review by PMU and the local environmental authorities. Consultations with the stakeholders, including the public concerned.

Not high Boiler house operator.

Operation period

Increased local air pollution.

Priority should be given to new low-emission equipment and technologies. New equipment should meet the established Belarusian pollutants emission standards. This requirement should be included in bidding documentation. Pollution control equipment will be installed in case the emission will not meet the emission standards.

Not high – to high, in case of pollution control equipment installation

Respective PUC.

Soil and ground water pollution and damage to human health from accidental spillage of fuel (diesel and fuel oil) and turbine and transformer oil from storage tanks and during shipment.

Proper system to contain spills (e.g. dikes and portable booms) along with emergency response equipment to collect spilled material.Personnel should be properly trained on how to act in case of oil/fuel spillages and leakages. Appropriate emergency response procedures should be developed. Personnel should have adequate knowledge of how to act in case of oil/fuel spillages and leakages, and of the use and maintenance of emergency response equipment. Refresher training and regular drills simulating emergencies should be performed. Only PCB free materials should be used. This requirement should be included in bidding documentation.

Not high Boiler house operator

Noise Respective occupational safety standards have to be observed. Equipment with excessive noise should have proper noise insulation. Workers will be provided with noise protective gear, if necessary.




Risk of fires Respective Belarusian fire protection standards and rules have to observed. Regular inspection of the boiler house by the respective fire protection authorities will be conducted. Emergency response procedure in case of fire should be developed. Refresher training and regular drills simulating emergencies should be performed.


Monitoring Plan

In order to ensure efficient implementation of the mitigation measures proposed, including the respect of environmental obligations during the construction stage, a program of monitoring activities has been developed and presented below in a tabular form. This general monitoring plan is prepared for the Rechitsa site. However, it is expected that a more detailed EIA Report incorporating Monitoring Plan will be developed and agreed with the responsible environmental authorities following detailed project planning studies.

A regular local monitoring will be conducted by boiler house owners and contractors during the construction phase; and by a boiler house operator during the operation stage. Local environmental authorities will also perform regular inspections of the boiler houses during the construction and operation phases. It should be noted that Department of State Labour Inspection is responsible for the issues related to occupational safety and health. A State Department of Capital Construction is responsible for overall supervision of construction works. Department of Historical and Cultural Heritage Protection and Restoration is responsible for cultural issues, including handling of archaeological sites and finds; and the local environmental authorities are responsible for environmental supervision. Monitoring responsibilities are presented in the table below in more detail. It should also be noted that according to the Belarusian legislation, it is a facility operator and the environmental authorities who bear the cost of local environmental monitoring.

Stage Parameters PlaceHow will monitoring be conducted

Periodicity Costs Responsibility

Construction Atmospheric emission. Fugitive dust from earth works and traffic (measured as Total Suspended Particulates) and fumes from machinery (measured as NOx and CO).

Monitoring points will be identified around the major construction sites, near sensitive areas (residential areas, schools, medical facilities etc.)

Visually and measurements of Total Suspended Particulates.Measurements of vehicle exhaust and checking tech passport of each vehicle.

a. Regular monitoring of fugitive dust.b. Ad-hoc measurements during long dry periods. c. Random measurements of exhaust (in average, four measurement campaigns per year).

Not high Contractor and the local environmental authorities. Auto inspection.

Noise. Noise level.


Measurements. Noise levels will be monitored inside the construction sites and around, following the national standards for measurement methods.

a. Random basis (in average, four measurement campaigns per year).b. Ad-hoc measurements if any complaints received.

Not high Contractor and the local environmental authorities

Waste.Construction waste

Construction sites and sites (e.g. landfills) to which construction waste is disposed.

Visual /Landfill documentation review

a. Constant monitoring by contractor.b. Random basis (in average, four inspections per year) for inspections by the environmental and other controlling state agencies.c. Check license for waste

Not high Contractor.Department of Capital Construction.Local Environmental Authorities.




disposal/transportation of wastes.

Asbestos containing materials.

Construction sites. Visual and specifications for the existing equipment.

a. Constant monitoring by contractor.b. c. Check license for hazardous waste disposal/transportation.

Not high Contractor.Department of State Labour Inspection.

PCBs containing substances.

Construction sites. Specifications for the existing electrical equipment and transformer oil used.

a. Constant monitoring by contractor.b. Check license for hazardous waste disposal/transportation.


Occupational health and safety.Adherence to the safe working procedures.Working areas to be temporarily out of bounds to non-works personnel.

Construction sites. Inspections a. Constant monitoring by contractor.b. Regular inspections by state controlling agencies.

Not high Contractor. Department of State Labour Inspection. Department of Capital Construction.

Water and Soil. Construction waste to be stored in a secure, designated area prior to removal to a designated waste landfill site.Oil leaking from machinery.Polluted run-off from construction sites reach nearby surface water bodies.Separation of topsoil and subsoil during excavation works, with careful replacement of topsoil.

Construction sites Inspections a. Constant monitoring by contractor.b. Regular inspections by state controlling agencies.

Not high Contractor. Department of Capital Construction.Local environmental authorities.

Cultural heritage.Archaeological “chance finds”.


Not high Contractor.Department of Historical and Cultural Heritage Protection.

Operation Air pollution.1. Emission concentration of NO2, CO, 2. Ground level concentration of NO2, CO,

1 .Boiler house’s stack.2. At previouslydefined air quality receptor locations (e.g., residential areas, hospitals, schools, etc.) within the boiler house’s airshed..

Measurements. a. Regular measurements, at least once a month, during the winter period by boiler house operator according to the boiler house environmental monitoring plan.b. Regular control by the local environmental authorities (at least once a year during the winter period).

Not high Operator.Local environmental authorities.

Noise.Noise level.

Working places at an boiler house

Measurements First time – after the boiler house commissioning.After that – regular inspections.

Not high Department of State Labour Inspection.Public health authorities.

Water.1. Boiler house wastewater discharged to the municipal wastewater collecting system: oil and grease, pH, Total Suspended Solids, Total Residual Chlorine, Iron, Copper, Zink.2. Area where oil/fuel

1. Boiler house wastewater discharge outlets.2. Area where oil and fuel are stored.

1. Measurements2. Inspections

1. Regular sampling according to the boiler house environmental monitoring plan (at least once a month).2. a. First time – after the boiler house commissioning;after that – regular

Not high Operator. Boiler house management.Local environmental authorities/Public Utility Company.




tanks are situated for - oil or fuel leakages and spills from storage tanks and containers; - structures to contain spills are in place.Emergency response procedure exists. Personnel are aware of how to act in case of emergency oil/fuel spills.

inspections.b. Constant monitoring by operator and boiler house management.

Soil. Oil or fuel leakages and spillages from storage tanks and containers.Area where oil/fuel tanks are situated has structures to contain spills and has impermeable base.Personnel is aware of how to act in case of emergency oil/fuel spillages.

Area where oil and fuel are stored.

Inspections a. First time – after the boiler house commissioning;after that – regular inspections.b. Constant monitoring by operator.


Risk of fires.Adherence to fire prevention rules and procedures.

Boiler house territory.

Inspections a. Constant monitoring boiler house management. b. Random inspections by Fire fighting authorities.

Not high Operator.Fire fighting authorities


6.2 Oshmiany

Mitigation Plan

The mitigation plan below provides a description of proposed measures to abate the anticipated impacts of the project during the construction and operation stages at the Oshmiany site. The plan also indicates responsibilities with respect to mitigation measures application and associated costs.




Not high Contractor


Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor









Not high Contractor





Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor




Operation period




Respective PUC.








Monitoring Plan

In order to ensure efficient implementation of the mitigation measures proposed, including the respect of environmental obligations during the construction stage, a program of monitoring activities has been developed and presented below in a tabular form. This general monitoring plan is prepared for the Oshmiany site. However, it is expected that a more detailed EIA Report incorporating Monitoring Plan will be developed and agreed with the responsible environmental authorities following detailed project planning studies.

A regular local monitoring will be conducted by boiler house owners and contractors during the construction phase; and by a boiler house operator during the operation stage. Local environmental authorities will also perform regular inspections of the boiler houses during the construction and operation


phases. It should be noted that Department of State Labour Inspection is responsible for the issues related to occupational safety and health. A State Department of Capital Construction is responsible for overall supervision of construction works. Department of Historical and Cultural Heritage Protection and Restoration is responsible for cultural issues, including handling of archaeological sites and finds; and the local environmental authorities are responsible for environmental supervision. Monitoring responsibilities are presented in the table below in more detail. It should also be noted that according to the Belarusian legislation, it is a facility operator and the environmental authorities who bear the cost of local environmental monitoring.








Noise. Noise level.








a. Constant monitoring by contractor.b. Random basis (in average, four inspections per year) for inspections by the environmental and other controlling state agencies.c. Check license for waste disposal/transportation of wastes .










Occupational health and safety.Adherence to the safe working procedures.Working areas to be temporarily out of bounds to non-works personnel.


Not high Contractor. Department of State Labour Inspection. Department of Capital Construction.

Water and Soil. Construction waste to be stored in a secure, designated area prior to removal to a designated waste landfill site.Oil leaking from machinery.






Polluted run-off from construction sites reach nearby surface water bodies.Separation of topsoil and subsoil during excavation works, with careful replacement of topsoil.








Noise.Noise level.




Water.1. Boiler house wastewater discharged to the municipal wastewater collecting system: oil and grease, pH, Total Suspended Solids, Total Residual Chlorine, Iron, Copper, Zink.2. Area where oil/fuel tanks are situated for - oil or fuel leakages and spills from storage tanks and containers; - structures to contain spills are in place.Emergency response procedure exists. Personnel are aware of how to act in case of emergency oil/fuel spills.



1. Regular sampling according to the boiler house environmental monitoring plan (at least once a month).2. a. First time – after the boiler house commissioning;after that – regular inspections.b. Constant monitoring by operator and boiler house management.


Soil. Oil or fuel leakages and spillages from storage tanks and containers.Area where oil/fuel tanks are situated has structures to contain spills and has impermeable base.Personnel is aware of how to act in case of emergency oil/fuel spillages.




Risk of fires.Adherence to fire prevention rules and procedures.


Inspections a. Constant monitoring boiler house management. b. Random inspections by Fire fighting





authorities.


6.3 Borisov

Mitigation Plan

The mitigation plan below provides a description of proposed measures to abate the anticipated impacts of the project during the construction and operation stages at the Borisov site. The plan also indicates responsibilities with respect to mitigation measures application and associated costs.




Not high Contractor


Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor











Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor




Operation period




Respective PUC.








Monitoring Plan

In order to ensure efficient implementation of the mitigation measures proposed, including the respect of environmental obligations during the construction stage, a program of monitoring activities has been developed and presented below in a tabular form. This general monitoring plan is prepared for the Borisov site. However, it is expected that a more detailed EIA Report incorporating Monitoring Plan will be


developed and agreed with the responsible environmental authorities following detailed project planning studies.









Noise. Noise level.


















Occupational health and safety.Adherence to the safe working procedures.Working areas to be


Not high Contractor. Department of State Labour Inspection. Department of




temporarily out of bounds to non-works personnel.

Capital Construction.











Noise.Noise level.









Soil. Oil or fuel leakages and spillages from storage tanks and containers.Area where oil/fuel tanks are situated has structures to contain spills and has







impermeable base.Personnel is aware of how to act in case of emergency oil/fuel spillages. Risk of fires.Adherence to fire prevention rules and procedures.





6.4 Ruba

Mitigation Plan

The mitigation plan below provides a description of proposed measures to abate the anticipated impacts of the project during the construction and operation stages at the Ruba site. The plan also indicates responsibilities with respect to mitigation measures application and associated costs.




Not high Contractor


Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor











Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor



Not high Contractor




Operation period




Respective PUC.








Monitoring Plan

In order to ensure efficient implementation of the mitigation measures proposed, including the respect of environmental obligations during the construction stage, a program of monitoring activities has been developed and presented below in a tabular form. This general monitoring plan is prepared for the Ruba site. However, it is expected that a more detailed EIA Report incorporating Monitoring Plan will be


developed and agreed with the responsible environmental authorities following detailed project planning studies.





Monitoring points will be identified around the major construction sites, near sensitive areas (residential areas, schools, medical facilities etc.).




Noise. Noise level.


















Occupational health and safety.Adherence to the safe working procedures.Working areas to be


Not high Contractor. Department of State Labour Inspection. Department of




temporarily out of bounds to non-works personnel.

Capital Construction.











Noise.Noise level.









Soil. Oil or fuel leakages and spillages from storage tanks and containers.Area where oil/fuel tanks are situated has structures to contain spills and has







impermeable base.Personnel is aware of how to act in case of emergency oil/fuel spillages. Risk of fires.Adherence to fire prevention rules and procedures.





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Approach to Introduction of a System of Complex Nature Protection Sanctions in the Republic of Belarus. Situation Analysis. 2007. Centre for International Ecological Projects, Certifications and Audit “Ecologiainvest”.

Environmental Impact Assessment of the Proposed Reconstruction of Boiler House #3 in Mogilev. Report. 2007. Design Institute “Belnipienergoprom”.

Feasibility Study. Boiler House #3 in Mogilev. Reconstruction with Co-generation Equipment Installation. 2007. Design Institute “Belnipienergoprom”.

Hygienic Norms 2.1.6.12-46-2005. Maximum Allowable Concentrations and Approximately Safe Levels of Impacts of Air Pollutants. List and Codes of Air Pollutants in Settlements. 2005. Ministry of Health of Belarus.

Law on Atmospheric Air Protection. 1997.

Law on Environmental Protection. 1992.

Law on State Environmental Review. 1993.

Law on Waste Management. 2007.

MoEnv’s Resolution № 14 “On Some Issues Related to Permits for Special Water Use and the Documents Submitted for Permits Obtaining”. 2003.

Preliminary Feasibility Study for Reconstruction of the Boiler House #3 in Borisov with Co-generation Equipment Installation. 2007. Design Institute “Belnipienergoprom”.

Presidential Decree No17 On the Licensing of Certain Types of Activities. 2003.

Procedure for Performing Local Environmental Monitoring by Enterprises, Operating Sources of Adverse Environmental Impact. 2007. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarsu.

Reference and Statistical Materials on the State of the Environment and Environmental Protection Activities in the Republic of Belarus. 2006. Minsk: Belarusian Scientific Centre “Ecology”.

Regulation on Implementation Procedure of Environmental Impact Assessment of Economic and Other Activities. 2005. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of belarus.

Regulation on Implementation Procedure of State Environmental Review in Belarus. 2001. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus.

Regulation on Issuing of Permits for Special Water Use. .2003. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus.

Regulation on the Procedure for Issue, Prolongation and Termination of Permits for Pollutants Emission to the Atmospheric Air. 2005. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus.

The Sanitary Norms and Rules 10-5-2002 Sanitary Classification of Enterprises, Facilities and Other Objects. Sanitary and Protective Zones. 2002. Ministry of Health of Belarus.

Second Environmental Performance Review. Belarus. 2005. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

State Standards 1626.1-2006. Boiler installations. Installations that use gasified, liquid or hard fuel. Water Code. 1998. State Committee on Standardization of Belarus.

Pollutants Emission Norms. 2006. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus.


Appendix 1List of Persons Consulted

Anatoly Drozdovsky Head, Boiler House on Dolginovsky Tract Street

Maria Tikhonenko Head, Boiler House on Putilova Street

Anatoly Stankov Head, District Heat Network - 8

Stanislav Jurkevich Deputy Head, District Heat Network - 8

Georgy Vashetko Head, Boiler House in Sosny

Viacheslav Guliaev Deputy Head, Minsk Branch of Energy Efficiency Committee

Roman Shved Director, Minsk District Public Utility Company

Natalia Oleneva Head, Technical Department, Minsk District Public Utility Company

Vasily Lapko Head, Gatovo Public Utility Company

Valentin Nikitenko Head, Machulystchy Heat Department, Gatovo Public Utility Company

Alexandre Kozlov Chairman, Machulystchy Municipal Council

Ludmila Ivashechkina Deputy Head, Department of State Environmental Review, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Alexandre Rachevsky Head, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Elena Butvilovskaya Head, Laboratory of Analytical Control, Borisov Inspection for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection


Appendix 2A. Map of Belarus, showing the location of the interventions proposed under the EED’s component for the first project years


Borisov

BELARUS

Oshmiany

Rechitsa

Ruba

Appendix 2B. Locations of the two boiler houses proposed for reconstruction in Rechitsa


Boiler house on Molodezhnaya Street

Appendix 2C. Locations of the boiler house situated on Kolasa Street in Oshmiany


Boiler house on Kolasa Street

Appendix 3EIA procedural framework

Source: Regulation on Implementation Procedure of Environmental Impact Assessment of Economic and Other Activities. 2005. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus.


Statement on Intention to Implement Economic Activity

EIA required EIA not required

Preparation of ToR for EIA

Publ

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ion

Statement on Possible Environmental Impacts

Impacts Identification and Assessment

Report on EIAEIA report submission for SER

Decision-making

Project approved Project not approved

Local Environmental monitoring

Public Hearings

Appendix 4

I. Public Consultations on the EMP for the Borisov siteIt should be noted, that in Borisov, public hearings were conducted jointly with the Belenergo and covered both boiler houses, the boiler house # 1 of the UE “Zhilye” (addressed in this EA) and the district boiler house #3 (addressed in the other EA covering Borisov and Mogilev Sites).Public hearings for other 4 sites in Oshmiany, Rechitsa and Ruba will be carried out when site specific EAs will be completed according to Belorasian Legislation.

MINUTES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

September 4, 2008 15.00 Borisov

Public hearings of the environmental assessment for the proposed Energy Efficiency Project of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development were held on September 4, 2008 in the conference hall of the Borisov District Executive Committee (Town of Borisov, Ul. Chapaeva 6).

Participants:

– on behalf of the Borisov District Executive Committee: V. N. Sakovich, Deputy Chair of the District Committee;

– on behalf of the Energy Efficiency Department of the Committee of State Standardization: A. V. Minenkov, head of Department for Scientific and Technical Policy and Foreign Economic Relations:

– on behalf of the Minsk Oblast Office for Supervision of Efficient Use of Heat Energy Resources: V. Yu. Kondrusev, Deputy Head;

– on behalf of the PMU (RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”): V. N. Voitekhovich, Deputy Director;

– heads and specialists of Borisov-based organizations: 54 persons (lists attached).

1. The hearings participants took notice of the following:

1.1. Information reported by A. V. Minenkov, Head of the Department for Scientific and Technical Policy and Foreign Economic Relations of the Energy Efficiency Department of the Committee of State Standardization, on the key national policy trends and the results of work in the field of energy efficiency in the Republic of Belarus;

1.2. Information reported by V. Yu. Kondrusev, Deputy Head of the Minsk Oblast Office for Supervision of Efficient Use of Heat Energy Resources, on the results of work in the field of energy efficiency in Minsk Oblast;

1.3. Information reported by V. N. Voitekhovich, Deputy Director of the PMU (RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”), on the implementation of joint projects with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the Republic of Belarus and on preparation of the new Energy Efficiency Project.

The Government of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development plan to implement a project on the retrofitting of the national energy sector in Belarus in 2009 – 2012. Under this project, heat-only-boiler (HOB) plants in a number of cities and towns of Belarus will be converted to combined heat-and-power (CHP) plants, by means of installation of high-performance co-generation power equipment, which will allow for improving fuel-use efficiency in the Republic of Belarus and generating heat and electric energy with low specific reference fuel consumption.


It has been proposed that the loan size for the project will be US$125 million. The estimated total cost of the planned project for conversion of the existing heat-only-boiler plants in Borisov, Mogilev, Rechitsa, Oshmyany and Ruba will be about US$175 million.

In the town of Borisov, the project envisages conversion of two boiler plants: District Boiler Plant No. 3 (RK-3) and Boiler Plant No. 1 of the UE “Zhilye” (Ul. Dneprovskaya 60) to a CHP. As part of conversion of RK-3 Boiler Plant to CHP, a gas combined cycle (GCCT) unit with a capacity of 65 MW will be installed. A gas engine CHP unit with a capacity of 1 MW will be installed at Boiler Plant No. 1.

In order to identify and mitigate possible adverse environmental and health effects of the project implementation, Belarusian specialists have completed an environmental assessment and prepared an environmental management plan. On the basis of the findings of this assessment, it has been concluded that the proposed project will produce an overall positive environmental effect, due to lower air emissions on a national scale as a result of a reduction of burnt fuel volumes.

The environmental assessment findings were available at Pl. Svobody 14, Room 910, Minsk (tel. 227 70 43), or at the website http://energoeffekt.gov.by

2. The hearings participants generally approved the developed environmental management plan for the project.

3. In the course of the discussion of the above-mentioned issues, specialists of the Borisov District Executive Committee, the Energy Efficiency Department of the Committee of State Standardization and its organizational units answered questions raised by the hearing participants, including:

3.1. V. I. Babushkin, chief energy specialist of the UE “Borisov Bread-Making Combine”, was informed, in response to his question about possible participation of his enterprise in the new joint project (installation of a co-generation plant at the enterprise), that, at present, the list of project sites had been composed and that project implementation envisaged a social effect, i. e., the general public would also benefit from the project, along with the site owners, due to consumption of heat and power generated at a lower cost.

4. The hearings participants were proposed to forward their comments and proposals, if any, on amending and supplementing the developed environmental management plan for the project to the Energy Efficiency Department of the Committee of State Standardization or the PMU (RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”) not later than September 9, 2008.

Participants## Name Title Organization1 Babushkin, Viktor I. Chief Power Engineer UE “Borisov Bread-

Making Combine”2 Golubev, Dmitri D. Chief Engineer UE “UE “Borisov

Bread-Making Combine”

3 Volkovets, Alexander M. Head of Electric Laboratory

JSC “Borisovdrev”

4 Starpovich, Svetlana O. Engineer, Industrial Engineering Department

UE “Zhilye”

5 Barnatovich, Nikolai A. Foreman, TsT and KKh (… and Public Utilities)

UE “Zhilye”

6 Yarosh, Mikhail S. Foreman, TsT and KKh (… and Public Utilities)

UE “Zhilye”

7 Bakun, Alexander B. Chief Power Engineer BZPI8 Bernst, Valeri V. Chief Engineer, TsT and UE “Zhilye”


http://energoeffekt.gov.by/

KKh (… and Public Utilities)

9 Babitskaya, Inessa A. Head of Industrial Engineering Department

UE “Zhilye”

10 Balashevich, Valeri A. Deputy Chief Power Engineer

RUE “Agregaty”

11 Petrova, Viktoria V. Deputy Head of TsT and KKh (… and Public Utilities)

UE “Zhilye”

12 Vetoshkina, Marina G. Engineer, Boiler Plant No. 1

UE “Zhilye”

13 Nestrakhov, Sergei V. Head of Boiler Plant No. 1 UE “Zhilye”14 Lokis, Natalia V. Foreman, ZhEU-1 UE “Zhilye”15 Voronin, Sergei Yu. Electrician, ZhEU-4 UE “Zhilye”16 Oliniychuk, Mikhail S. Chief Engineer UE “Zhilye”17 Povarov, Ivan I. Foreman, ZhEU-4 UE “Zhilye”18 Kutsevich, Vladimir M. Foreman, ZhEU-3 UE “Zhilye”19 Kosova, Tamara N. Senior Specialist UE “Zhilye”20 Butenas, Tatyana G. Head of Lease Department UE “Zhilye”21 Kravchenko, Yulia S. Engineer, Lease

DepartmentUE “Zhilye”

22 Zhiznevskaya, Tatyana A. Computer operator, SAKh UE “Zhilye”23 Zakharova, Yekaterina S. Dispatch Operator, SAKh UE “Zhilye”24 Bachilo, Vyacheslav F. Foreman, SAKh UE “Zhilye”25 Karpenko, Vladimir V. Senior Specialist, SAKh UE “Zhilye”26 Sadovski, Nikolai N. Medical Assistant, SAKh UE “Zhilye”27 Popkov, Anatoly A. Foreman, Boiler Plant No.

5UE “Zhilye”

28 Ermolovich, Igor V. Chief of Operations UE “Zhilye”29 Shchigelski, Valentin I. Section Foreman, Plant

No. 2UE “Zhilye”

30 Shchigelski, Sergei V. Foreman, Boiler Plant No. 2

UE “Zhilye”

Others 14 Borisov City Inhabitants and Local Environmental Authorities


Announcement in a local newspaper “Adzinstva” in Borisov on August 30, 2008


Newspaper Announcement – English translation

Energy Efficiency Project

The Government of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development plan to implement a project to retrofit the national energy sector in Belarus in 2009 – 2012. The project will convert existing heat-only-boiler plants to combined heat and power plants with high-performance co-generation equipment in cities and towns of Belarus. The introduction of combined heat and power generation will improve energy efficiency in Belarus and provide for generation of heat and electric energy and reduce specific reference fuel consumption.

It has been proposed that the loan size for the project will be US$125 million. The estimated total cost of the planned project for conversion of the existing heat-only-boiler plants in Borisov, Mogilev, Rechitsa, Oshmyany, and Ruba will be about US$175 million. The project will retrofit UE “Zhilye” Boiler Plant # 1 at 60, Dneprovskaya Street with a 1 MW combined heat and power (CHP) unit.

To discuss with public findings of the project environmental assessment, public hearings will be held in Borisov on September 4 at 6 Chapaeva Street, 4th floor.

Announcement published on EED website on August 30, 2008

Energy Efficiency ProjectPublic Hearings of the Environmental Assessment: Borisov sites

The Government of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development plan to implement a project to retrofit the national energy sector in Belarus in 2009 – 2012. The project will convert existing heat-only-boiler plants to combined heat and power plants with high-performance co-generation equipment in cities and towns in Belarus. The introduction of combined heat and power generation will improve energy efficiency in Belarus and help generate heat and electric energy with reduced consumption of specific reference fuel.

It has been proposed that the loan size for the project will be US$125 million. The estimated total cost of the planned project for conversion of the existing heat-only-boiler plants in Borisov, Mogilev, Rechitsa, Oshmyany, and Ruba will be about US$175 million.

The project will retrofit two boiler plants in Borisov: heat-only-boiler RK-3 and UE “Zhilye” boiler # 1 at 60, Dneprovskaya Street. A 65 MW combined cycle technology-based unit will be installed at the heat-only-boiler RK-3, and a 1 MW gas engine combined heat and power unit will be installed at UE “Zhilye” boiler # 1.

World Bank and local experts have completed an environmental assessment and prepared an environmental management plan to identify and mitigate possible adverse environmental and health impact of the project. The environmental assessment report concludes that the proposed project will produce an overall positive environmental effect by reducing emissions on the national level due to reduced fuel consumption.

The environmental assessment report will be discussed with the public at public hearings in the conference hall of the Borisov District Executive Committee at 6 Chapaeva Street, 4 th floor at 3 pm on September 4, 2008. The environmental assessment report is available at 14 Svobody Square, Room 910, Minsk (tel. 227 70 43), or at the website http://energoeffekt.gov.by



II. Public Consultations on the EMP for the Oshmiany site

MINUTES

of Public Hearings of the Findings of Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Joint Project of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and

Development “Belarus Energy Efficiency Project”

19 March 2009 10.00 Oshmiany

Public hearings of the findings of Environmental Assessment of the proposed joint project of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development “Belarus Energy Efficiency Project” were held on 19 March 2009 in the Meeting Room of the Oshmiany District Executive Committee (103 Sovetskaya street, Oshmiany). The information on the date and place of public hearings was posted on the information stands of the District Executive Committee, enterprises, organizations and in public transport.

Public hearings were attended by:- M.M. Volchetsky, First Deputy Chairman of the Oshmiany District Executive Committee;- A.N. Minko, Deputy Head for Information and Analytical Work of the Grodno Oblast

Department on Oversight of Efficient Fuel and Energy Resources Management.- heads and specialists of Oshmiany-based organizations (35 people; lists are enclosed). 1. Participants of public hearings listened:1.1. a presentation made by Deputy Head for Information and Analytical Work of the Grodno

Oblast Department on Oversight of Efficient Fuel and Energy Resources Management Mr. Minko focusing on the progress and achievements in the field of energy saving in the Republic of Belarus, a need for installation of efficient power generation equipment given a deficit of generation capacity in the Grodno Oblast, implementation of IBRD projects in Belarus and preparation of the new Energy Efficiency Project;

1.2. a presentation made by First Deputy Chairman of the Oshmiany District Executive Committee Mr. Volchetsky focusing on current and intended activities of the Oshmiany District Executive Committee.

In 2009-2014 the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) intend to implement an energy sector modernization project. The project will involve conversion of existing heat-only-boiler plants to combined heat and power plants with installation of the modern co-generation equipment in selected towns of Belarus which would allow to improve energy efficiency in the Republic of Belarus and to ensure heat and power generation with low consumption of equivalent fuel.

The project sub-component in Oshmiany will involve conversion of the boiler plant of the Oshmiany District Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities located at 5 Y.Kolas street with installation of gas engine with 3 MW electric capacity. An IBRD loan in the amount of US$125 million has been proposed for the implementation of the project.

To identify and to abate possible negative environmental and health impacts of the project, IBRD and Belarusian experts have undertaken an environmental assessment and have developed an Environmental Management Plan. It has been concluded that the project will have predominantly positive impacts on the environment from reduced air pollution at the national level from reduced amount of fossil fuels burnt.

The EA findings are available at: 17 Svobody Square, Office 910, Minsk; 1а Vrublevsky street, Grodno or at the web-site http://energoeffekt.gov.by.

2. Participants of public hearings gave an indicative approval to the Environmental Management Plan for the project.

3. In the course of discussion the specialists of the Oshmiany District Executive Committee, the Energy Efficiency Department of the State Standardization Committee and its structural units answered the questions of the participants including:

3.1. A.F. Zvonov, Head of the Oshmiany District Inspection of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, who asked about environmental impacts of co-generation units, was



informed that compared with direct combustion of fuel combined heat and power generation allows to considerably reduce emissions of pollutants into the environment.

3.2. S.A. Galuzo, Chief Engineer of the Oshmiany District Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities, who asked about expediency of construction of co-generation units in the Oshmiany district taking into account construction of the Nuclear Power Plant in the neighboring Ostrovetsky district, was informed that these projects do not overlap and, given that power generation at the planned unit with 3 MW electric capacity is considerably higher than power consumption by the Housing and Utilities Enterprise, this would enable it to supply surplus energy to the general energy system at profitable tariffs.

4. In case there are comments and proposals concerning changes and amendments to the Project Environmental Management Plan, the participants of public hearings are invited to furnish them to the Energy Efficiency Department of the State Standardization Committee or RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie” not later than 24 March 2009.

The Minutes were taken and signed by A.N.Minko,Deputy Head

of the Grodno Oblast Departmenton Oversight of Efficient Fuel and Energy Resources Management

Participants of public hearings of EA findings in the Oshmiany districtName Position Organization

1. Nikolai V. Kvaytkevich Chairman of the Council District Council of Deputies2. Aleksander P. Suschevsky Head of Unit Unit of Architecture and

Construction3. Sergei A. Zhilik Head of Unit Ideology Unit of the District

Executive Committee4. Zhanna V. Garunovich Head District Land Surveying Service5. Anna N. Davidovich Chief Editor Editorial Board of «Ashmiansky

Vestnik” Newspaper5. Aleksander F. Zhvonov Head The Oshmiany District

Inspection of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

6. Yuri A. Kokhanovsky Chief Specialist The Oshmiany District Inspection of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

7. Nikolai S. Lazdin Head District Unit of Internal Affairs of the District Executive Committee

8. Vaclav S. Barkovski General Manager OJSC «Radiotechnika»9. Valentin S. Yablonski General Manager OJSC «Oshmiany – Flax»10. Stepan G. Mironovich General Manager The Oshmiany Yeast Factory 11. Anatoly E. Zenkevich General Manager The «Boruny» Gravel Plant12. Regina V. Khotilovskaya General Manager The Branch Company of OJSC

«LidaBreadProduct»13. Anatoly I. Moroz General Manager OJSC «Golshany Starch

Factory »14. Mikhail Y. Khoroshaev General Manager The Oshmiany Peat Production

Unitary Enterprise15. Valery V. Dubina Acting General Manager OJSC «The Oshmiany

Cheese-Making Factory »16. Tamara V. Philipovich General Manager OJSC «The Oshmiany Meat

Factory »17. Christina P. Shvedova General Manager OJSC «BelCoffee»18. Konstantin A. Obukhovsky Chairman The Oshmiany District

Consumers’ Society19. Danuta R. Losik General Manager The Oshmiany Unitary

Communal Enterprise for Environmental Assessment of the proposed Energy Efficiency Project. Energy Efficiency Department Component. Draft Report. March, 2009

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Household Services «Oshmiany-byt»

20. Aleksander S. Nikadon Head District Telecommunication Unit

21. Klementina L. Drobysh Head District Post Office22. Genrikh B. Buben General Manager The Oshmiany OJSC

«Agropromtechnika»23. Aleksander A. Sazanovich General Manager OJSC «Stroitel»24. Aleksander V. Sudakov Head Road Repair and Construction

Unit N 19025. Sergei Y. Smurago Head Road Construction Unit N 2826. Mikhail N. Loban Head Road Maintenance Unit N 5727. Aleksander K. Ganevich General Manager Drainage and Water Supply

Systems Construction and Maintenance Enterprise

28. Piotr A. Kamornik General Manager The Oshmiany District Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities

29. Stanislav A. Galuzo Chief Engineer The Oshmiany District Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities

30. Marian S. Zhur General Manager The Grodno Power Supply Republican Unitary Enterprise «Grodnoenergy»

31. Vladimir V. Petelchits Deputy General Manager The Grodno Power Supply Republican Unitary Enterprise «Grodnoenergy»

32. Vladimir I. Veremeevich Head District Power Supply Company

33. Viktor A. Skaskevich General Manager Bus Company № 1334. Mikhail P. Makarevich Head The Oshmiany Natural and

Liquefied Gas Unit 35. Valery F. Pechkovski General Manager The Oshmiany Limited Liability

Company «Agropromenergo»

ANNOUNCEMENT of PUBLIC HEARINGS On the findings of Environmental Assessment and Environmental Management Plan

of the new joint project of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development “Belarus Energy Efficiency Project”

(posted on the information stands of the District Executive Committee, enterprises, organizations and in public transport)


IBRD is expected to provide a loan in the amount of US$125 million for the implementation of the referred project.

The project sub-component in Oshmiany will involve conversion of the boiler plant of the Oshmiany District Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities located at 5 Y.Kolas street with installation of gas engine with 3 MW electric capacity.

To identify and to abate possible negative environmental and health impacts of the project, IBRD and Belarusian experts have undertaken an environmental assessment and have developed an Environmental Management Plan. It has been concluded that the project will have predominantly positive impacts on the environment from reduced air pollution at the national level from reduced amount of fossil fuels burnt.


To discuss EA finding, public hearings will be held on 19 March 2009 at 10.00 in the Meeting Room of the Oshmiany District Executive Committee. The EA findings are available at: 1а Vrublevsky street, Grodno; 17 Svobody Square, Office 910, Minsk or at the web-site http://energoeffekt.gov.by

III. Public Consultations on the EMP for the Ruba

MINUTES of Public Hearings of the findings of Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Joint Project of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and


23 March 2009 17.30 Ruba

Public hearings of the findings of Environmental Assessment of the proposed joint project of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development “Belarus Energy Efficiency Project” were held on 23 March 2009 in Ruba.

Public hearings were attended by:- A.E. Kravchenko, Deputy Head on Energy Oversight of the Vitebsk Oblast Department on Oversight of Efficient Use of Fuel and Energy Resources;- N.N. Akhramenka, Deputy Director of RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”;- heads and specialists of Ruba-based organizations (46 people; the list is enclosed)

1. Participants of public hearings listened to:

1.1 A.E. Kravchenko, Deputy Head on Energy Oversight of the Vitebsk Oblast Department on Oversight of Efficient Use of Fuel and Energy Resources, who informed about the progress made in the field of energy saving in the Vitebsk Oblast;1.2 N.N. Akhramenka, Deputy Director of RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”, who informed about implementation of IBRD projects in the Republic of Belarus and preparation of the new Belarus Energy Efficiency Project.


An IBRD loan in the amount of US$125 million has been proposed for the implementation of the project. The total cost of the proposed project for conversion of the existing boiler plants in Borisov, Mogilev, Rechitsa, Oshmiany and Ruba is estimated at US$175 million.

Within the project framework in the Ruba village (the Vitebsk Oblast) it is intended to convert the “Dolomit” boiler plant of the Vitebsk Communal Unitary Enterprise of Boiler Plants and Heat Distribution Systems with installation of gas engine with 4 MW electric capacity.

To identify and to abate possible negative environmental and health impacts of the project, IBRD experts together with the Belarusian specialists have undertaken an environmental assessment (EA) and have developed an Environmental Management Plan. Based on EA findings it has been concluded that the project will have predominantly positive impacts on the environment from reduced air pollution at the national level from reduced amount of fossil fuels burnt.

The EA findings have been available at: 32a P.Brovki street, Vitebsk; 7 Svobody Square, Office 910, Minsk (tel.: 227 70 43) or at the web-site http://energoeffekt.gov.by



3. In the course of discussion of the above referred issues specialists of the Vitebsk District Executive Committee, structural units of the Energy Efficiency Department of the State Standardization Committee answered the questions of public hearings’ participants including:

3.1 I.P. Babak, General Manager of OJSC “Dolomit”, who asked why reconstruction is needed and what will be the subsequent economic rate of return of the project, was informed that the use of cogeneration units is the most profitable and cost-efficient option in terms of increased usage of fuel efficiency because electric energy is generated in addition to heat generation. Combined heat and power generation is one of the priority areas of the efficient use of fuel and energy.3.2 M.M. Shablakov, Village Council Chairman, who asked whether creation of new jobs can be expected as a result of reconstruction, was informed that such technologies require high-skilled servicing and, therefore, the implementation of this project would allow to provide employment to some people. Most likely, positions of technical specialists will be offered to the village residents. 3.3 L.S. Zvolenskaya, Director of the Palace of Culture and Engineering, who asked about the difference between the current technology employed at the boiler plant and the new technology, was informed that the current boiler plant generates heat only while the future mini-CHP will generate both heat and electric energy which will be used to meet the needs of the boiler plant and the needs of households in the Ruba village. As a result, heat and power generation costs will decrease.

4. In case there are comments and proposals concerning changes and amendments to the Project Environmental Management Plan, the participants of public hearings have been invited to furnish them to the Energy Efficiency Department or to RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie” by 25 March 2009 the latest.

List of ParticipantsN Name Position Organization

1. Konstantin V. Krasnenko Chief Power Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”2. Irina E. Medvedeva Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”3. Irina N. Arzhanik Metrology Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”4. ladimir Grigoriev Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”5. Svetlana V. Emelianova Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”6. Alla P. Vovk Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”7. Lubov V. Stepanets Deputy Chief Power Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”8. Igor V. Ustiunov Deputy Chief Power Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”9. Oksana V. Zhukovskaya Lawyer OJSC “Dolomit”10. Tatiana V. Subbotina Economist OJSC “Dolomit”11. Vera I. Teleshun Lead Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”12. Sergei Y. Tkachiov Economist OJSC “Dolomit”13. Elena V. Chumerina Legal Advisor OJSC “Dolomit”14. Liudmila S. Kursheleva Engineer on Associated Works OJSC “Dolomit”15. Valentina V. Stakhovskaya Repairs Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”16. Elena G. Kirichenko Lead Economist OJSC “Dolomit”17. Tatiana V. Kliueva Economist OJSC “Dolomit”18. Alina Y. Matskevich Lead Specialist on Securities OJSC “Dolomit”19. Tatiana V. Shevchenko Head of Economy and

Forecasts Unit OJSC “Dolomit”

20. Viktor L. Fadeev Economist OJSC “Dolomit”21. Viktor P. Antonenko Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”22. Larisa A. Bespyatykh Engineer on Computers and

Facilities OJSC “Dolomit”

23. Nina N. Gelonova Head of Storehouse OJSC “Dolomit”24. Igor V. Goncharov Lead Engineer on Computers OJSC “Dolomit”25. Vladimir V. Prokopenya Head of ОМТО и К OJSC “Dolomit”26. Natalia A. Shumilova Economist OJSC “Dolomit”27. Aleksander V. Shpakov Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”


28. Oleg. P. Yanochkin Engineer OJSC “Dolomit”29. Evgeny P. Yanochkin Supply Agent OJSC “Dolomit”30. Viacheslav M. Grechikha Deputy Chief Mechanical

EngineerOJSC “Dolomit”

31. Vladimir C. Maslo Engineer on ОГМ OJSC “Dolomit”32. Taisa G. Pavlova Engineer on ОГМ OJSC “Dolomit”33. Dmitry V. Marchenko Engineer on ПТО OJSC “Dolomit”34. Larisa P. Prigozhaia Deputy Chief Technologist OJSC “Dolomit”35. Vitaly A. Trokhimenko Lead Engineer on ПТО OJSC “Dolomit”36. Irina N. Tashkevich Senior Controller OJSC “Dolomit”37. Leohid V. Ermakovich Chief Technologist OJSC “Dolomit”38. Anatoly V. Senchurov Deputy Head of Electric Unit OJSC “Dolomit”39. Aleksander G. Goloven Head of Electric Unit OJSC “Dolomit”40. Mikhail M. Shablanov Chairman The Ruba Executive

Committee41. Maria V. Frolova Secretary The Ruba Executive

Committee42. Gennady D. Dichkov a pensioner43. Vasily K. Krasnenko a pensioner


Announcement in “Vitbichi” NewspaperN 34 (2728), 21 March 2009

Translation of the newspaper announcement

LESS FUEL, MORE OXYGEN



The project sub-component in the Ruba village (the Vitebsk Oblast) will involve conversion of the “Dolomit” boiler plant of the Vitebsk Unitary Communal Enterprise of Boiler Plants and Heat Distribution Systems with installation of gas engine with 4 MW electric capacity.

To identify and to abate possible negative environmental and health impacts of the project, IBRD experts together with the Belarusian specialists have undertaken an environmental assessment (EA) and have developed an Environmental Management Plan. Based on EA findings, it has been concluded that the project will have predominantly positive impacts on the environment from reduced air pollution at the national level from reduced amount of fossil fuels burnt.


To discuss EA finding, public hearings will be held on 23 March 2009 at 17.30 in the Palace of Culture of the Ruba village (7 Centralnaya street). The EA findings are available at: 32a P.Brovki street, Vitebsk or at the web-site http://energoeffekt.gov.by

IV. Public Consultations on the EMP for the Rechitsa

MINUTES of Public Hearings of the findings of Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Joint Project of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and


23 March 2009 16.00 Rechitsa

Public hearings of the findings of Environmental Assessment of the proposed joint project of the Republic of Belarus and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development “Belarus Energy Efficiency Project” were held on 23 March 2009 in the Meeting Room of the Rechitsa District Executive Committee (6 Oktiabr Square, Rechitsa).

Public hearings were attended by:

- N.V. Kolesnikov, First Deputy Chairman of the Rechitsa District Executive Committee;- A.V. Smirnov, Deputy Head of the Gomel Oblast Department on Oversight of Efficient Use of

Fuel and Energy Resources; - V.V. Knysh, Director of RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”, V.E. Bereshenko, WB Project

Engineer for the Gomel Oblast (RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”);- heads and specialists of Rechitsa-based organizations (the list is enclosed).

2. Participants of public hearings listened to:1.1. N.V. Kolesnikov, First Deputy Chairman of the Rechitsa District Executive Committee, who informed about attraction of IBRD loan for conversion of the boiler plant located at 1a Molodiozhnaya street, Rechitsa.1.2 V.V. Knysh, Director of RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”, who informed about implementation of IBRD projects in the Republic of Belarus and preparation of the new Belarus Energy Efficiency Project. 1.3 V.E. Bereshenko, WB Project Engineer for the Gomel Oblast, who informed about implementation of IBRD projects. 1.4 A.V. Smirnov, Deputy Head of the Gomel Oblast Department on Oversight of Efficient Use of Fuel and Energy Resources, who informed about the progress made in the field of energy saving in the Gomel Oblast.

Within the project framework it is intended to convert the boiler plant of the Rechitsa Communal Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities located at 1a Molodiozhnaya street with installation of gas engine with 4 MW electric capacity which would ensure both heat and power generation and would reduce energy and product costs.

An IBRD loan in the amount of US$125 million has been proposed for the implementation of the project. The total cost of the proposed project for conversion of the existing boiler plants in Rechitsa, Borisov, Mogilev, Oshmiany and Ruba is estimated at US$175 million.

Besides, the advantages of cogeneration units include: low cost of kWh compared with the tariffs of the centralized systems; lower losses during heat transmission compared with central heating mains and use of different gas composition including natural gas.

To identify and to abate possible negative environmental and health impacts of the project, IBRD experts together with the Belarusian specialists have undertaken an environmental assessment (EA) and have developed an Environmental Management Plan. Based on EA findings it has been concluded that the project will have predominantly positive impacts on the environment from reduced air pollution at the national level from reduced amount of fossil fuels burnt.

The EA findings have been available at: 31 Krestianskaya street, Gomel; 17 Svobody Square, Office 910, Minsk or at the web-site http://energoeffekt.gov.by


1.5. A.A. Rapeiko, Director of Communal Unitary Enterprise “Heat Distribution Systems”, who informed about the need for reconstruction of the boiler plant located at 1a Molodiozhnaya street due to emerging deficit of installed capacity of boiler equipment resulting from connection of several houses at Frunze street to the referred boiler plant and expected connection of the Ice Arena after completion of the respective design work.


3. In the course of discussion of the above referred issues, First Deputy Chairman of the Rechitsa District Executive Committee and Deputy Head of the Gomel Oblast Department on Oversight of Efficient Use of Fuel and Energy Resources answered the questions of the participants including:3.1 V.N. Severinets, Chief Engineer of the Rechitsa Communal Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities, who asked about the possibility of increasing electric capacity at gas unit of the boiler plant located at 1a Molodiozhnaya street, was informed that the number of units, unit capacity and manufacturing company will be identified through a tender which will be prepared and held by RUE “BelTEI” upon instruction of RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”. The respective funding is limited.3.2 A.A. Rapeiko, Direcoir of Communal Unitary Enterprise “Heat Distribution Systems”, who asked about the timeframe for elaboration of design documents, was informed that design documents will be elaborated during 2009.

4. In case there are comments and proposals concerning changes and amendments to the Project Environmental Management Plan, the participants of public hearings have been invited to furnish them to the Gomel Oblast Department on Oversight of Efficient Use of Fuel and Energy Resources by 25 March 2009 the latest.

N.V. Kolesnikov, First Deputy Chairmanof the Rechitsa District Executive Committee

The Minutes were taken byZ.V. Rudenko,Chief Specialist of the Economy Unitof the Rechitsa District Executive Committee

List of Public Hearings Participantsheld at 16.00 on 23 March 2009

in the premises of the Rechitsa District Executive CommitteeN Name Position Organization

1. N.V. Kolesnikov First Deputy Chairman The Rechitsa District Executive Committee

2. A.V. Smirnov Deputy Head The Gomel Oblast Department on Oversight of Efficient Use of Fuel and Energy Resources

3. V.V. Knysh Director RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”

4. V.E. Bereshenko Engineer of WB Project for Gomel Oblast

RUE “Belinvestenergosberezhenie”

5. N.V. Skleda Head of the Economy Unit The Rechitsa District Executive Committee

6. Z.V. Rudenko Chief Specialist of the Economy Unit

The Rechitsa District Executive Committee

7. V.N. Severinets Chief Engineer The Rechitsa Communal Environmental Assessment of the proposed Energy Efficiency Project. Energy Efficiency Department Component. Draft Report. March, 2009

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Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities

8. A.A. Rapeiko Director Communal Unitary Enterprise “Heat Distribution Systems”

9. G.V. Puzan Chief Engineer Communal Unitary Enterprise “Heat Distribution Systems”

10. V.M. Podnesensky Chief Medical Doctor The Rechitsa Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology

11. G.Y Kalinovsky Head Inspection of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

12. V.V. Moskvichev Head The Rechitsa Inter-District Department “Energonadzor”

13. I.A. Levinsky Chief Engineer The Rechitsamezhraygas14. D.P. Grokhovsky Director Branch Department of RUE

“Gomelenergo” - The Rechitsa Power Supply Networks

15. A.G. Chistiakov Chief Power Engineer The Rechitsa Hardware Plant16. N.N. Skorodulia Chief Engineer OJSC “Rechitsa Textile”17. O.A. Kuzmenok Chief Engineer OJSC “RechitsaDrev ”

Z.V. RudenkoSecretary/Chief Specialist of the Economy Unit of the Rechitsa District Executive Committee

Announcement in “Dniaprovets” NewspaperN 34 (13866), 21 March 2009

Translation of the newspaper announcement


BELARUS ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT



The project sub-component in Rechitsa will involve conversion of the boiler plant of the Rechitsa Communal Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities located at 1 Molodiozhnaya street with installation of gas engine with 6 MW electric capacity.

To identify and to abate possible negative environmental and health impacts of the project, IBRD experts together with the Belarusian specialists have undertaken an environmental assessment (EA) and have developed an Environmental Management Plan. Based on EA findings, it has been concluded that the project will have predominantly positive impacts on the environment from reduced air pollution at the national level from reduced amount of fossil fuels burnt.

To discuss EA finding, public hearings will be held on 23 March 2009 at 16.00 in the Meeting Room (Small Hall) of the Rechitsa District Executive Committee (6 Oktiabr Square, Rechitsa). The EA findings are available at: 31 Krestianskaya street, Gomel; 17 Svobody Square, Office 910, Minsk or at the web-site http://energoeffekt.gov.by

The Rechitsa Communal Unitary Enterpriseof Housing and Utilities

Announcement on the Energy Efficiency Department Website

Source: http://energoeffekt.gov.by/news/ ПовЭнерЭф 09.asp

Public Hearings on Belarus Energy Efficiency Project

In 2009-2014 the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the World Bank intend to implement an energy sector modernization project. The project will involve conversion of existing heat-only-boiler plants to combined heat and power plants with installation of the modern co-generation equipment in selected towns of Belarus which would allow to improve energy efficiency in the Republic of Belarus and to ensure heat and power generation with low consumption of equivalent fuel.

The World Bank is expected to provide a loan in the amount of US$125 million for the implementation of the referred project.

In the Ruba village (the Vitebsk Oblast) it is intended to convert the “Dolomit” Boiler Plant of the Vitebsk Unitary Communal Enterprise of Boiler Plants and Heat Distribution Systems with installation of gas engine with 4 MW electric capacity.

In Rechitsa (the Gomel Oblast) it is intended to convert the boiler plant of the Rechitsa Communal Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities located at 1 Molodiozhnaya street with installation of gas engine with 6 MW electric capacity.

In Oshmiany (the Grodno Oblast) it is intended to convert the boiler plant of the Oshmiany District Unitary Enterprise of Housing and Utilities located at 5 Y.Kolas street with installation of gas engine with 3 MW electric capacity.

To identify and to abate possible negative environmental and health impacts of the project, WB experts together with the Belarusian specialists have undertaken an environmental assessment (EA) and have developed an Environmental Management Plan. Based on EA findings it has been concluded that the project will have predominantly positive impacts on the environment from reduced air pollution at the national level from reduced amount of fossil fuels burnt.

It is expected to hold public hearings to discuss EA findings with the general public (time and place will be specified later).

Public hearings in Oshmiany will be held on 19 March 2009 at 11.00 in the Meeting Room of the Oshmiany District Executive Committee (103 Sovetskaya street, Oshmiany).


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Public hearings in Rechitsa will be held on 23 March 2009 at 14.00 in the Meeting Room of the Rechitsa District Executive Committee (6 Oktiabr Square, Rechitsa).

Public hearings in Ruba will be held on 23 March 2009 at 17.30 in the Palace of Culture of OJSC “Dolomit” located at 7 Centralnaya street.

EA findings are available at: 17 Svobody Square, Office 910, Minsk or at the web-site http://energoeffekt.gov.by .

