Projects notified ex-ante
2024
Project name: Standard Gauge Railway Lots 3 & 4 (Makutupora to Tabora and Tabora to Isaka)
Location: Tanzania
Project description: The Project involves the construction, commissioning and operation of a new, electrified standard gauge railway in two geographically defined Lots:
- Lot 3; consisting of 294 km mainline and 74 km of sidings/passing loops from Makutupora to Tabora, traversing through Manyoni District in the Singida Region, and Sikonge, Uyui and Tabora Districts in Tabora Region;
- Lot 4; consists of 130 km of mainline and 35 km of sidings/passing loops from Tabora to Isaka, traversing through Tabora, Uyui and Nzega Districts in the Tabora region, and Kahama District in the Shinyanga Region.
Documents provided for environmental and social impact review:
- Questionnaire on environmental and social impacts of the Project
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report prepared by RSK Environment (East Africa) Limited, 31 March 2024
- Other documents, studies and plans.
International Standards applied:
OECD Recommendation of the Council on Common Approaches for Officially Supported Export Credits and Environmental and Social Due Diligence (the “OECD Common Approaches”) (2016).
- Equator Principles II, III, IV, V & VI (2020)
- The International Finance Corporation (IFC) E&S Performance Standards (2012)
- World Bank Group EHS Guidelines (2007), including:
General EHS Guidelines
EHS Industrial Sector Guidelines for Railways; and
EHS Industrial Sector Guidelines for Construction Materials Extraction.
Category A project
The information was made public on Apr. 18-th, 2024.
Download
Environmental documentation can be downloaded from the website Contractor Yapi Merkezi İnşaat ve Sanayi Anonim Şirketi:
Lot 3
https://yapimerkezi.com.tr/Projeler/Devam-Eden-Projeler/Makutupora-Tabora-Demiryolu
Lot 4
https://yapimerkezi.com.tr/Projeler/Devam-Eden-Projeler/Tabora-Isaka-Demiryolu
2019
Project name: Engineering works and supply of equipment for Orion Power Unit-2 Coal based Thermal Power Plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Location: Dhaka, Munshiganj District, Bangladesh.
Project description: Engineering works and supply of equipment for Orion Power Unit-2 Coal based Thermal Power Plant with net output of 635 MW built by Orion Power Unit-2 Dhaka Limited
Documents provided for environmental and social impact review:
- Questionnaire on environmental and social impacts of the Project
- Environmental Impact Assessment Study (ESIA Report) prepared by AECOM India Private Limited, signed January, 2018
- Socio-Economic Environment Study prepared by Adroit Environment Consultants Ltd (AECL), signed October, 2016
International Standards applied:
- IFC Performance Standards:
- Performance Standard 1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts
- Performance Standard 2: Labor and Working Conditions
- Performance Standard 3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention
- Performance Standard 4: Community Health, Safety and Security
- Performance Standard 5: Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement
- Performance Standard 6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources
IFC Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines:
- General EHS Guidelines
- EHS Guidelines for Thermal Power Plants
Category A project
The information was made public on 20.09.2019.
2016
Project: Supply of mining equipment to Amasra B Coal Mine Project in Turkey
Location: Amasra District of Bartin Province, West Blacksea Region, Turkey.
Project description: Supply of mining equipment, including four longwalls, belt conveyors, chain conveyors, TH profiles and attachment sets to Amasra B Coal Mine Project in Turkey
Documents provided for environmental and social impact review:
- Questionnaires on environmental and social impacts dated 28.05.2015, 14.07.2015 and 17.08.2015
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report (ESIA Report), signed by ELC Group (a company of Royal HaskoningDHV), Istanbul, Turkey, received 19.06.2015 (draft) and 11.09.2015 (final draft)
International Standards applied:
IFC Performance Standards:
- Performance Standard 1: Social and Environmental Assessment and Management Systems
- Performance Standard 2: Labor and Working Conditions
- Performance Standard 3: Pollution Prevention and Abatement
- Performance Standard 4: Community Health, Safety and Security
- Performance Standard 5: Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement
- Performance Standard 6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
- Performance Standard 8: Cultural Heritage
IFC Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines:
- General EHS Guidelines
- Industry Sector Guidelines:
- IFC EHS Guidelines for Mining
Category A project
The information was made public on 19.05.2016.
2014
Project: Construction of a duck farm in Ukraine
Location: Evmynka village, Kozeletskyi District, Chernigiv Region, Ukraine
Project description: Construction of a duck farm in Ukraine (1st stage) with planned capacity of 864 thousands of ducks and planned production in amount of 5,4 m ducks per year
Documents provided for environmental and social impact review:
- Questionnaire on environmental and social impacts dated 8.11.2013
- Environmental impact assessment report, signed by LLC Interproject GMBH, Kiev, received 30.01.2014
- Additional explanations and documents obtained from investor 31.12.2013, 22.01.2014, 30.01.2014
International standards applied in benchmarking process:
IPC Performance Standards:
- Performance Standard 1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts
- Performance Standard 2: Labor and Working Conditions
- Performance Standard 3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines:
- General EHS Guidelines
- Industry Sector Guidelines:
- Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Poultry Production
- Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Poultry Processing
Information made public on 31.01.2014.
2008
Project: The mining and production complex of construction aggregate with a port
Description and location: Construction of a mining and production complex of construction aggregate with a port (embankments, loading equipment, a site for storing of aggregate) in Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation.
Download: Environmental Impact Assessment Report www.wiedemann.com.pl/karelia
Information made public on 3.03.2008.
2007
Project: Construction of a power plant in Macedonia
Environmental Assessment Report available for download below.
More information is also available on the Euler Hermes website.
Information made public on 31.10.2007.