Authors
- Disclosure Date
- 2024/08/25
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- Draft Non-Technical Summary Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project (P165704)
- Lending Instrument
- Investment Project Financing
- Pages
- 61
- Product Line
- IBRD/IDA
- Published in
- United States of America
- Rel Proj ID
- MW-Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project -- P165704
- TF No/Name
- TF0A7929-Preparation of the Malawi Energy Portfolio Projects: Mpatamanga Hydropo,TF0A8741-Malawi Mpatamanga Climate Change Risk Assessment,TF0B1137-Mpatamanga Hydropower Project Preparation & Structuring,TF0B7074-MALAWI: Preparation of options for financial recovery for ESCOM
- Unit Owning
- Infra AFR Energy 3 (IAEE3)
- Version Type
- Final
Table of Contents
- 1 Project Overview 7
- 1.1 Malawi’s Energy Context & Need for the Project 7
- 1.2 Project’s Main Features 7
- 1.3 Developer 8
- 1.4 ESIA Process and Methodology 8
- 1.4.1 ESIA Process 8
- 1.4.2 ESIA Approach & Methodology 9
- 1.5 Applicable Standards 9
- 1.6 Alternatives Analysis 10
- 2 Environmental and Social Assessment 11
- 2.1 Hydrology, River Geomorphology and Water Quality 11
- 2.1.1 Changes in Hydrology 11
- 2.1.2 Changes in Sediment Transport and River Geomorphology 13
- 2.1.3 Changes in Groundwater Availability 15
- 2.1.4 Changes in Water Quality 16
- 2.1.4.1 Surface Water Quality 16
- 2.1.4.2 Groundwater Quality 18
- 2.2 Climate Change 19
- 2.2.1 Climate Resilience 19
- 2.2.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions 20
- 2.3 Project-Induced In-Migration 20
- 2.4 Air Quality, Noise Levels, Waste, Landscape and Visual Amenities 21
- 2.4.1 Air Quality & Dust 21
- 2.4.2 Noise 21
- 2.4.3 Waste 22
- 2.4.4 Landscape and Visual Amenities 22
- 2.5 Loss of Land & Restrictions on Land Use 24
- 2.6 Ecology 27
- 2.6.1 Vegetation 27
- 2.6.2 Terrestrial Fauna 28
- 2.6.3 Aquatic Habitats and Biodiversity 30
- 2.6.4 Critical Habitat Assessment 33
- 2.6.4.1 Natural Habitat 33
- 2.6.4.2 Critical Habitat 34
- 2.7 Community Health, Safety & Security 35
- 2.7.1 Health 35
- 2.7.2 Safety & Security 36
- 2.8 Gender-related risks 38
- 2.9 Labour and Working Conditions 39
- 2.10 Cultural Heritage 40
- 2.11 Ecosystem Services 40
- 2.12 Environmental Flows Assessment 41
- 2.13 Cumulative Impact Assessment 42
- 2.13.1 Approach 42
- 2.13.2 Findings 42
- 2.13.3 Recommendations 44
- 2.14 Transboundary Impact Assessment 44
- 3 Environmental and Social Monitoring and Management 45
- 3.1 Responsibilities 45
- 3.2 Construction Methods 45
- 3.3 Land Acquisition & Involuntary Resettlement 45
- 3.4 Environmental and Social Management 47
- 3.5 Environmental and Social Monitoring 48
- 3.6 Stakeholder Engagement 48
- 3.7 Grievance Redress Mechanism 49
- 3.8 ESMMP Budget 50
- 4 Maps and Illustrations 51
