Gas Pipeline Macedonia Gap Analysis – ESIA |
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17.12.2012 |
Study carried out in
co-operation with D’Appolonia S.p.A, as a prime contractor to the EBRD.
The EBRD has been
requested to provide financing for the construction of 5 sections of the gas
transmission system in Macedonia, for a total of 233 km, to be implemented
during the period 2012-2017. In line with EBRD’s 2008 Environmental and Social
Policy and Procedures, the Project has been screened as category A. The
Government of Macedonia has commissioned preparation of an EIA study according
to national standards. While the scope of the national EIA appears to be
broadly compatible with the international-style ESIA, there are a number of
areas where supplemental information need to be gathered and assessed in order
to bring the national EIA process in line with the EBRD requirements.
PointPro Consulting will manage a team of local environmental experts to
support D’Appolonia in: (1) identifying gaps between the national EIA and
the EBRD PRs; (2) review the institutional capacity of the Macedonian Energy
Resources (Company) to implement the relevant PRs; (3) elaborate an Environmental
and Social Action Plan (ESAP); (4) elaborate an Environmental and Social
Management Plan (ESMP); (5) elaborate a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP).
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