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Draft Environmental and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA) English version - Electricity Distribution Modernization Program - P174650 (English)

25 Oct 2021

Of late, the Government of the Republic of Korea has taken an initiative of piloting this part of the project in two BREB substations with a grant of US$15 million through the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), Korea. [...] Established in 1977 as a means of extending the benefits of electric service to the rural areas of Bangladesh, BREB and its associated 80 PBSs provide electricity to more than 90 percent of the country’s districts, three-fourths of the population, and account for close to half of the electricity sales. [...] This section describes the existing ESMS of the GoB, an overview of the policy and legal framework, and BREB’s capacity to effectively manage the E&S risks and impacts expected from the project. [...] The provisions of the act authorize the Director General of the Department of Environment (DoE) to undertake any activity that is deemed fit and necessary to conserve and enhance the quality of environment and to control, prevent, and mitigate pollution. [...] This clause states that mainly, the contractor shall take all reasonable steps to (a) safeguard the health and safety of all workers on the site and other persons 18 entitled to be on it and keep the site in an orderly state and (b) protect the environment on and off the site and avoid damage or nuisance to persons or to property of the public or others resulting from pollution, noise, or other ca
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Authors

Singh,Bipulendu Narayan

Disclosure Date
2021/10/25
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Draft Environmental and Social Systems Assessment (ESSA) ? English version - Electricity Distribution Modernization Program - P174650
Originating Unit
INF-EAP-Energy (IEAE1)
Published in
United States of America
Rel Proj ID
BD-Electricity Distribution Modernization Program -- P174650,P174650
Unit Owning
Infra SAR Energy 1
Volume No
1

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