EMP for demonstrativefranchise project of Inner Mongolia’s 50MW trough solar thermal power generation
China Concentrated Solar Power Project
EIA/EMP
（First Draft）
China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co., Limited
Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences,
Ministry of Environmental Protection
November, 2012
EMP for demonstrativefranchise project of Inner Mongolia’s 50MW trough solar thermal power generation
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose of EIA/EMP
1.2 Background
1.3 Compilation Basis
1.3.1 Relevant national and regional laws and regulations, policy documents
1.3.2 Technical Specifications and Guidelines
1.3.3Requirements of the World Bank
1.3.4 Project Design Materials
1.4 Implementing Standards
1.4.1Standard of Environmental Quality
1.4.2Pollutant’s Emission Standard
2Project Description
2.1Construction Content
2.2Regional Layout of the Construction
2.3 Relevant Supporting Facilities of the Project
2.3.1Road and Transportation for Construction
2.3.2Water Source
2.3.3Drainage
2.3.4 220KvKubuqi Transformer Substation
2.3.5Natural Gas Source
3Environmental Baseline and Environmental Quality Analysis of the Project Area
3.1Environmental Baseline of the Project Area
3.1.1 Natural Environment
3.1.2 Social Environment
3.1.3Natural Habitat and Material & Cultural Resources
3.2Environmental Quality Analysis Related to the Project
3.2.1 Atmosphere
3.2.2Surface water
3.2.3 Noise
3.3 Main Environmental Protection Objects
4 Impact on Environment and Mitigation Measures
4.1 Potential Negative Effect and Mitigation Measures during Project Construction
4.1.2 Potential negative effect and mitigation measures during project operation
4.2 Accident Risk Analysis and Emergency Plan
4.2.1 Risk identification
4.2.2 Risk types
4.2.3 Risk-prevention measures
4.2.4 Emergency plans
5 Environmental Benefits Analysis
5.1 Energy-saving and Electricity-incrmitigationMitigation Benefits
5.2 Emission-reduction Benefits
6 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure
6.1 Purpose and Significance of Public Consultation and Information Disclosure
6.2 Investigation Methods and Principles
6.3 Investigation on the First Public Consultation and Information Disclosure
6.3.1 Investigation Methods
6.3.2 Investigation result
6.4 Investigation on the 2nd Public Consultation and Information Disclosure
6.4.1 Investigation Method
6.4.2 Investigation Result
6.5 Public Appeal and Feedback Mechanism
6.5.1 Public Appeal Mechanism
6.5.2 Public Feedback
7 Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
7.1 Arrangement of the Environmental Management Organizations
7.1.1Environmental Management Organization for the Construction Period
7.1.2Environmental Management Organizations during the Operation Period
7.2 Division of Duty
8 Environmental Monitoring Plan
8.1Environmental Monitoring Organizations
8.2 Types and Contents of Monitoring Reports
8.3 Submission Time and Receiving Unit of Monitoring Report
8.4 Feedback Requirements on Monitoring Report
9 Environmental Monitoring Plan
10 Training Plan and Budget
11 Estimates for Environmental Protection Investment
12 Report Mechanism & Requirements
EMP for demonstrativefranchise project of Inner Mongolia’s 50MW trough solar thermal power generation
Abbreviations, Acronyms and Units
EIA——Environmental Impact Assessment
EMP——Environmental Management Plan
TSP——Total Suspended Particulates
SIS——Safety Instrument System
F&GS——Fire and Gas Alarm System
pH——Hydrogen Ion Concentration
dB(A)——decibel
EMP for demonstrativefranchise project of Inner Mongolia’s 50MW trough solar thermal power generation
1 Introduction
On the basis of detailed analysis on current environmental situation and quality of the project area, detailed explanation and specific arrangements has been made in this plan regarding to such issues as staffing of the environment management institutions of the project, environmental protection measures to be taken, efficiency monitoring of the ecological environment to be carried out, procedure and record of the voluntary participation of general public, necessary training of relevant personnel on environmental management knowledge and technology and budget for expenses of the environmental management activities in order to guide the environmental management work of the project.
1.1 Purpose of EIA/EMP
The purpose of establishing ELA/EMP is to formulate a set of technically feasible, financially sustainable and operable environmental solutions targeting on the unavoidable environmental impact in the project. These solutions will be applied during the construction and implementation of the project, so as to maximally reduce the project’s negative impact on society and environment, and to solve the remaining environmental problems through these solutions.
The function of ELA/EMP is to list the environmental solutions, monitoring and institutional measures that will be adopted during the construction and operation of the project and put forward specific approaches to implement these measures, so as to avoid or control the negative impact of the project on the environment. EMP will be an important link between the environmental solutions and measures defined in the environmental impact and environmental assessment, so that the purpose of environmental solutions will be achieved through the approaches of EMP.
1.2 Background
Fossil energy is a type of limited and unrenewable resource, which has serious impact on the environment, e.g.excessive emission of greenhouse gases, global warming, serious deterioration of regional climate and ecological environment, and poses great threat on the mankind in the future. Therefore, sustainability of energy is one of the primarily concerned issues by the world leaders in modern times.
The sharp conflicts between supply and demand of energy in China will not be addressed at least until 2050, when China becomes a moderately developed country. However, carbon-free and low-carbon energy system is required to be urgently established in the current sustainable development situation of energy. Therefore, all kinds of renewable energy shall be developed in a planned way according to the local conditions based on different stages of technological development.The combination of solar energy and a variety of fossil fuels shall be considered so as to achieve the complementation of renewable energy and fossil energy. The study on solar energy and thermochemistry shall be attached importance, and new cycling technology of solar thermal power generation shall be adopted to enhance the efficiency of power generation. By establishing complete carbon-free, low-carbon energy and economic system, we shall solve the energy and environmental problems that contain China’s economic and social development so as to enable China to lead the world in the energy science and technology.
When used in combination with the energy storage devices, solar thermal power generation has already become an important way of uninterrupted power supply through renewable energy. With the technological progress and large-scaled production of components, solar thermal power generation has the potential to challenge with thermal power generation in cost. It is the only ideally alternative way for us to turn the challenge into opportunity and actively develop the renewable solar energy generation, so as to achieve a diversified pattern of energy supply in China.
Solar thermal power generation is economically efficient, develops rapidly worldwide and enjoys a promising prospect of large-scaled application and important strategic position. With regard to its strategic height and prospective of sustainable development, it is a wise decision and inevitable option for China to develop solar thermal power generation.Speeding up the development of solar power generation involves such important issues as the future’s energy security of China and the world, harmonious and coordinative development of energy and environment and the sustainable development of energy. It will contribute to relieving the pressure of energy and environment that China faces in the world and enhancing the international status and impact of our country in the world. Therefore, massively developing the solar power market and expanding the scope of application will be conducive to lowering the cost of power generation and improving the power generation structure, in which coal power is the main power
China’s “Development Planning for the ‘11th Five-year-plan’ on Renewable Energy” clearly states:
“We shall select the appropriate areas in the flat deserts of the Ordos highland of Inner Mongolia along the Yellow River, flat deserts of the Hexi Corridor of Gansu province, Hami Prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Lhasa of Tibet or surrounding areas of Beijing, carry out pilot test of solar thermal power generation, which has a total installed capacity of about 50,000 kilowatt.”“Key field and area of solar thermal power generation: setting up 50,000 kilowatt (the planned target) of solar thermal power generation in Inner Mongolia.”
In order to fully utilize the rich solar power resources of Inner Mongolia, promote the technological progress of solar thermal power generation and enhance its economic benefit and industrial development, in January 2007, National Development and Reform Commission issued the energy document No.[2007]164“Reply letter on approval of the General Office of National Development and Reform Commission in carrying out the preliminary work of the demonstrative project of solar thermal power generation by Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region”(Attachment 1)
The May 2007 NFG energy document No. [2007]124“Reply letter on relevant matters of carrying out preliminary work of the project of 50,000 kilowatt Trough solar thermal power generation by Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region”(Attachment 2) was issued by the Development and Reform Commission of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
In March 2010, under the approval of the National Energy Bureau, demonstrative trough solar thermal power generation plant with an installed capacity of 50MW was set up in Balagong town of Hangjin banner of Ordos city of Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Franchise bidding was adopted in selecting qualified investors from home and abroad.
China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co.,Limited won the bid in the international open bidding of the project in January 2011 and acquired the authority of investment and management of China’s first 50MW troughsolar thermal power generation plant. It takes the responsibility of establishing the project company, which will be in charge of the designing, investing, constructing, operating and maintaining of the project, dismantling the production facilities of the power plant and resuming the pre-construction status upon expiration of the franchise management.
The proposed construction scale of the demonstrative project of 50MWtrough solar thermal power generation of Inner Mongolia is 50MW with the installation of turbine generator set of 1×50MW and the construction of one booster station of 110kV in the power plant.
1.3 Compilation Basis
1.3.1 Relevant national and regional laws and regulations, policy documents
(1) Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China, 1989.12.26;
(2) Renewable Energy Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2006.1.1;
(3) Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People’s Republic of China,1991.6.29;
(4) Environmental Impact Assessment Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2003.9.1;
(5) Clean Production Promotion Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2003.1.1;
(6) Cyclic Economy Promotion Law of the People’s Republic of China,2009.1.1;
(7) Grassland Law of the People’s Republic of China,2003.3.1;
(8) Sandstorm Prevention and Control Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2002.1.1;
(9) Air Pollution Prevention Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2000.9.1;
(10) Water Pollution Prevention Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2008.6.1;
(11) Noise Pollution Prevention Law of the People’s Republic of China, 1997.3.1;
(12) Solid Waste Pollution Prevention Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2005.4.1;
(13) Wild Plant Conservation Regulation of the People’s Republic of China, 1997.1.1;
(14) Basic Farmland Protection Regulation, 1994.10.1;
(15) Outline of National Ecological Environmental Protection, 2000.12.20;
(16) Specifications on Environmental Protection of Construction Projects, 1998.11.29;
(17) Classified Catalogue of Environmental Impact Assessment of Construction Projects, 2008.10.1;
(18) Guidance Catalogue of Industrial Restructuring (2011version), 2011.6.1;
(19) Notice of the State Council on Issuing the Comprehensive Work of Energy-saving and Emission-reduction, 2007.5.23;
(20) Interim Measures on Public Consultation and Information Disclosure of Environmental Impact Assessment, 2006.2;
(21) Several Opinions on Strengthening Environmental Protection Management of the Construction Projects in the Development of Western Regions, 2001.1;
(22) “Opinions on Strengthening the Supervision of Ecological Environmental Protection in Developing Resources”, 2004.2.12;
(23) Environmental Protection Specifications of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 1997.9.24;
(24) Methods on Implementing “Sandstorm Prevention and Control Law of the People’s Republic of China” by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 2004.7.31;
(25)Grassland Management Specifications of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 2005.1.1;
(26) Interim Method on Public Consultation and Information Disclosure of Environmental Impact Assessment, 2006;
(27) Measures on Disclosing Environmental Information, 2007;
(28) Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China, 2007;
(29) Labor Law of the People’s Republic of China, 1994.7.5;
(30) Notice on Strengthening the Management of Environmental Impact Assessment of the Loan Projects of International Financial Organizations, 1993
1.3.2 Technical Specifications and Guidelines
(1) Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment Technology--Outline, (HJ/T2.1-1992)；
(2) Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment Technology—Atmospheric Environment, (HJ2.2-2008);
(3) Guidelines on Environmental Impact Assessment Technology---Surface Water Environment, (HJ/T2.3-1993);
(4) Guidelines on Environmental Impact AssessmentTechnology---Sound Environment (HJ2.4-2009)；
(5)Guidelines on Environmental Impact AssessmentTechnology---Non-pollution Ecological Impact, (HJ/T19-1997);
(6)Technical Specifications on Ecological Environment Assessment,(HJ/T192-2006)；
(7)Technical Specifications on Water and Soil Conservation of the Developed Construction Projects, (GB50433-2008);
(8)Production, Storing and Transporting of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)（GB/T20368-2006）
1.3.3Requirements of theWorld Bank
After screening the safety policies of World Bank, we find the regulations relating to the project are as follows:
(1) OP 4.01 Environment Assessment Policy;
(2) OP 4.11 Cultural Relics Policy
(3) OP 4.20 Law-related policies on ethnic minority;
(4) BP17.50Information Disclosing Policy;
(5) General Guidelines on Environment, Healthcare and Safety
1.3.4 Project Design Materials
(1) Feasibility Study Report on the Franchise Demonstrative Project of 50MW Trough Solar Thermal Power Generation of Inner Mongolia, Electric Power Survey and Design Institute of Inner Mongolia, July, 2011.
(2) Relevant Technical Materials provided by the Construction Unit, July to September of 2011.
1.4 Implementing Standards
1.4.1Standard of Environmental Quality
(1)Standard of Environment and Air Quality: The environment and air quality of the functional area where the project will be carried out is classified as second-class area, and the corresponding second-class standard set in the Standard of Environment and Air Quality (GB3095-1996)shall be implemented. See Table 1.4-1for the standard limits.
Table 1.4-1 Concentration Limits of Environment and Air Quality Standard (mg/m3)
Pollutant / TSP / SO2 / NO2 / PM10Annual average / 0.20 / 0.06 / 0.08 / 0.10
Daily average / 0.30 / 0.15 / 0.12 / 0.15
1 hour average / — / 0.50 / 0.24 / —
(2)Surface water: The surface water related to the project belongs to the Yellow River, which is located about 6.2 km west of the power plant. Since it is third-class water, the corresponding third-class water quality standard set in the Standard on the Environment Quality of Surface Water (GB3838-2002) shall be implemented. See Table 1.4-2 for the standard limits.
Table1.4-2 Standard of Surface Water Quality
Pollutant / pH / CODCr / BOD5 / nitrogen / petroleum / Fluorid / Dissolved oxygenConcentration Limit / 6-9 / ≤20 / ≤4 / ≤1.0 / ≤0.05 / ≤1.0 / ≥5
Pollutant / Hypermanganate index / Fecal coliform (1/L) / Total nitrogen / Total phosphorus
Concentration Limit / ≤6 / ≤10000 / ≤1.0 / ≤0.2
Note: pH nondimensional, other item units adopt mg/L.
(3)Ground water: the drinking water of the residents of the district comes from the local groundwater. According to the requirement of groundwater classification in the Groundwater Quality Standard (GB/T14848-93), the third-class quality water is defined as “Basing on the benchmark value of human health, mainly applied to centralized drinking water source, industrial and agricultural water”. Therefore, groundwater of the evaluated area is set as the third-class quality water, and corresponding third-class standard in the Groundwater Quality Standard(GB/T14848-93) shall be implemented, see the standard limits in Table 1.4-3.
Table 1.4-3 Standard limits of the environmental quality of groundwater (mg/L)
Item / pHvalue / Total hardness (CaCO3) / Sulphate / Fluorid / Total coliform group (1/L)Standard value / 6.5～8.5 / ≤450 / ≤250 / ≤1.0 / ≤3.0
Item / Ammonia nitrogen / Nitrate / Nitrite / Cr6＋ / Total bacteria amount(1/ml)
Standard value / ≤0.2 / ≤20 / ≤0.02 / ≤0.05 / ≤100
(4)Ambient Noise: According to Functional Zoning of Sound Environment in the Ordos, the district is located in the third-class zone, so the corresponding third-class standard of regional sound environment in Standard on Ambient Noise of Urban Area(GB3096-93) shall be implemented. See Table 1.4-4 for the standard limits.
Table 1.4-4 Ambient Noise Standard
Category / Standard Value (dB(A))Day time / Night time
Third-class / 65 / 55
1.4.2Pollutant’s Emission Standard
⑴Construction Period
(1) Emission Standard of Air Pollutants: the project zone belongs to the functional zone of second-class environment and air quality. Second-class standard on new pollutant sources in theIntegrated emission standard of air pollutants(GB16297－1996)shall be implemented for sources that emit pollutants. Waste gases generated during the construction are mainly particulate matters, See Table 1.4-5 for the standard values.
Table 1.4-5 Partial limits of the Emission Standard of Air Pollutantsunit: mg/m3
Pollutant Factor / Maximum Emission RateTSP / 1.0(disorganized)
(2) Noise: in the construction site, relevant standards set in the Emission standard of environment noise for boundary of construction site(GB12523—2011) shall be implemented. See Table1.4-6 for the standard values.
Table 1.4-6 Noise Limits for the Construction Site
Day time / Night time70 / 55
⑵Operational Period
Wastewater Discharge Standard：The waste water generated during the project operation will not be directly discharged to water environment after they are being treated.Domestic sewage, after being treated, which meets the Discharge standard for municipal wastewater(CJ3082-1999),will enter the municipal sewage treatment plant through the municipal pipe network together with production wastewater.. See Table1.4-7 for the detailed standard values.
Table 1.4-7 Discharge standard for municipal wastewater
No. / Item Name / Unit / Maximum Concentration / No. / Item Name / Unit / Maximum Concentration1 / pH value / mg/L / 6.0～9.0 / 19 / Total lead / mg/L / 1
2 / Suspended substance / mg/L·15min / 150(400) / 20 / Total copper / mg/L / 2
3 / Precipitating Solids / mg/L / 10 / 21 / Total zinc / mg/L / 5
4 / Fat / mg/L / 100 / 22 / Total nickel / mg/L / 1
5 / Mineral oils / mg/L / 20 / 23 / Total manganese / mg/L / 2.0(5.0)
6 / Benzene series / mg/L / 2.5 / 24 / Total iron / mg/L / 10
7 / Cyanide / mg/L / 0.5 / 25 / Total antimony / mg/L / 1
8 / Sulphide / mg/L / 1 / 26 / Hexavalent chrome / mg/L / 0.5
9 / Volatile phenol / mg/L / 1 / 27 / Total chromium / mg/L / 1.5
10 / Temperature / mL/L / 35 / 28 / Total selenium / mg/L / 2
11 / Biochemical oxygen demand（BOD5） / mg/L / 100(300) / 29 / Total arsenic / mg/L / 0.5
12 / Chemical oxygen demand（CODcr） / mg/L / 150(500) / 30 / Nitrobenzene / mg/L / 600
13 / Dissolved solid / mg/L / 2000 / 31 / Anionic surfactants（LAS） / mg/L / 5
14 / Organophosphorus / mg/L / 0.5 / 32 / Anionic surfactants（LAS） / mg/L / 10.0(20.0)
15 / Aniline / mg/L / 5 / 33 / Ammonian / mg/L / 25.0(35.0)
16 / Fluorid / mg/L / 20 / 34 / Phosphate(P) / mg/L / 1.0(8.0)
17 / Total mercury / mg/L / 0.05 / 35 / Chroma / times / 80
18 / Total cadmium / mg/L / 0.1
(2) Emission standard of environment noise: According to Functional Zoning of Sound Environment in Ordos, the project is categorized in the third-class zone. The third-class standard in the Emission standard for industrial enterprises noise at boundary(GB12348-2008) shall be implemented in site noise emission. See Table 1.4-8 for the standard limits.
Table 1.4-8 Emission standard for industrial enterprises noise at boundary
Category / Standard values (dB(A))Day time / Night time
Third-class / 65 / 55
(3) Standard for Solid Waste Storage
The disposal of solid waste shall be implemented based on the Standard for pollution control on the storage and disposal site for general industrial solid wastes (GB18599－2001).
2Project Description
2.1Construction Content
The demonstrative project of 50MW Trough solar thermal power generation of Inner Mongolia is planned to take a construction scale of 50MW with the installation of turbine generator set of 1×50MW and the construction of one booster station of 110kV in the power plant. Occupying an area of 1,832,000m2, the power plant is planned to start construction in 2013 and put into operation in 2015 with a construction period of 30 months and an operational period of 25 years. The annual on-grid energywill be 122.63 million kWh.