E4368 BELARUS BIOMASS DISTRICT HEATING PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN INTRODUCTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed project aims to improve the energy efficiency of district heating systems and to expand the use of wood biomass (with the replacement of natural gas) in the generation of thermal and electric energy in 13 towns of the Republic of Belarus (in the Brest, Gomel, Grodno, Minsk and Mogilev oblasts). The duration of project implementation is 5 years. Project activities fall under the following three components: Component 1: District Heating Energy Efficiency. The following activities are anticipated in the course of implementing this component: 1. Modernizing/installing individual building-level heat substations (ITPs) with temperature controls, which will allow raising the efficiency of heat supply considerably and reducing heat consumption in the buildings by up to 25 percent; 2. Reconstructing district heating networks - includes replacing obsolete heat pipelines that cause significant heat losses for pre-insulated pipes and optimizing the existing heat networks to shorten distances between boiler houses and heat substations; 3. Modernizing gas boilers to cover peak loads and to raise the efficiency factor of thermal energy generation from the current 50-70 percent to more than 90 percent. Component 2: Biomass Heat Generation. The following activities are anticipated in the course of implementing this component: 1. Installing boilers or mini-CHPs that are powered by wood chips or wood waste as primary fuels so as to replace the existing gas-powered boilers that operate in the base-load mode; 2. Designing and constructing boiler houses, boilers and auxiliary equipment. It is envisaged that such types of biomass-powered boilers will be selected that are based on known technologies and have gained a good reputation for wood biomass-powered operation in geographic areas that have similar conditions to the conditions in the towns selected for participation in the project; 3. Procuring and installing equipment for the production of wood chips and warehouses for the storage of biomass fuel. Component 3: Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Under this component it is planned to finance activities on building the capacity of the participating district heating companies and to provide assistance to RUE “BelInvestEnergoSberezheniye” with project implementation. 1 Brief information on the list of activities to be implemented under the project is available in Table 1; a more detailed description of the investments proposed for each site is available in Section 1.1. Table 1. Brief information on the list of activities to be implemented under the project 2 The Grodno The Brest Region The Gomel Region The Minsk Region The Mogilev Region Region Stariye Dorogi Kalinkovichy Activities Baranovichy Holopenichi Zyabrovka Volkovysk Veremeiki Zarechye Cherikov Cherven Ivanovo Berioza Kadina 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Construction of a Total Total Total Total Total Total Total new biomass- Total capacity – capacit capacit capacity – 6 capacity – 4 capacity – capacity – capacity – powered boiler 10 MW y – 4 y – 8 MW MW -19.5 MW -3 MW -12 MW house MW MW Electric capacity – Electric capacity Construction of a 1.3 MW – 0.924 MW new biomass- (thermal (thermal capacity powered mini-CHP capacity – – 5.14 MW) 8.54 MW) Reconstruction Construction of a of the existing Reconstruction new gas-powered CWT system; of the existing boiler house with a installation of Other activities CWT system; capacity of 1 MW; additional under the project installation of construction of a network pumps; additional booster pump installation of a network pumps station storage tank for HWS. Reconstruction of the existing boiler house Boiler 1 – 10 MW; Mini-CHP: 1 Installation of Electric boiler, biomass-powered 2 boilers, total 2 boilers, total capacity – total boilers/mini-CHP in capacity - 4 capacity - 9 MW 1.6 MW capacit the existing boiler MW (thermal y - 1 house capacity – MW 6.5 MW) 3 Boiler 1 – Installation of gas- 30 MW; Boiler 1 – powered boilers in Boiler 2 – Boiler 1 – 6 MW; 20 MW; the existing boiler 20 MW; Boiler 2 – 6 MW Boiler 2 – house Boiler 3 – 20 MW 10 MW 2 boilers, 2 boilers, Installation of gas- 1 boiler, total total total powered boilers in a capacity - capacity - 5 capacity - new boiler house 4.5 MW MW 6 MW Yes, at 19 Yes, the Pervomaisk Tsentralna aya Street, Yes, at 12 ya boiler Shutdown/liquidatio at 7 Sotsialistic Yes, at 157 house and n of the existing Knyazeva heskaya Zyabrovka the boiler house Street, at Street Bolnitsa 116 boiler Sovetskaya house Street Conversion of the Yes, at 285b existing boiler Brestskaya Street house into an ITP Reconstruction of existing worn-down sections of heat 3.5 km 2.36 km 3.9 km 1 km 11 km 1.76 km Yes 13.5 km 3 km 6.36 km 8.5 km pipelines with replacement for pre- insulated pipes Construction of a 0.75 1.3 km 0.8 km 1.4 km 2.5 km new heat pipeline km Liquidation of the existing heat 2.5 km 3.8 km pipeline Construction of an 41 ITPs 30 ITPs 11 ITPs 28 ITPs ITP Purchasing equipment for Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No making wood chips 4 1.1 PROPOSED SITES 1.1.1 Reconstruction of a boiler house in the residential area Tekser in the town of Baranovichi along with an increase in its capacity and the installation of local fuels-powered boilers (6 MW) (the town of Baranovichi, the company “Baranovichi KommunTeploSet”) The current state of affairs: The boiler house in the residential area Tekser in the town of Baranovichi provides thermal energy for heating purposes and for the needs of hot water supply to residential buildings and to social and cultural facilities. The total contractual connected heat load on the Tekser boiler house is 13.07 Gcal/hr, which includes 4.44 Gcal/hr for hot water supply and 8.63 Gcal/hr for heating. In order to satisfy the need for thermal energy, the following boilers operate in the boiler house: KVm(a) –0.82 – 3 units (firewood fuel, total capacity – 2.1 Gcal/hr, efficiency factor – 67.2 percent, in operation since 2005); Fakel-G – 14 units (gas fuel, total capacity – 12.04 Gcal/hr, efficiency factor – 85-91 percent, 12 of them have been in operation since 1989, 2 of them – since 2003). The boiler house at 285B Brestskaya Street was designed to provide thermal energy for heating and hot water supply in residential and office buildings. Its total contractual connected thermal capacity is 9.23, including 4.57 Gcal/hr for HWS and 4.66 Gcal/hr for heating. 11 NIISTU-5 type boilers were installed to accommodate the need for thermal energy (gas-powered, total capacity – 8 Gcal/hr, efficiency factors: one boiler (manufactured in 2003) - 83.6 percent, ten boilers (manufactured in 1987) - 75 percent). Currently, thermal energy generated by boiler houses in Tekser area and by the boiler house at 285B Brestskaya Street powered by natural gas (81 percent) and local fuels (19 percent) is used in the heat supply system of the town of Baranovichi for the heating and hot water supply needs. Project summary: The project envisages the reconstruction of the heat supply system operated by “Baranovichi KommunTeploSet” in order to transfer the loads from the boiler house at 285B Brestskaya Street to the boiler house in Tekser area and to consolidate heat supply networks by means of building a pipeline bridge and replacing existing sections of the main pipeline of the boiler house in Tekser residential area with pre- insulated pipes of a larger diameter. It is also envisaged that a CTP will be arranged on the premises of the boiler house at 285B Brestskaya Street. On the premises of the boiler house in Tekser residential area it is planned to erect a free standing building with a thermal oil boiler in it that will work on local fuels with equipment for generating electricity by means of an ORC process. The capacity of the boiler will be 5.14 MW, and the electric capacity of the generator – 0.924 MW. The efficiency of fuel use will be 80 percent. For the purpose of increasing the energy efficiency of gas usage it is proposed to replace five existing gas- powered water-heating boilers of the Fakel-G type (efficiency factor of 85 percent) that operate in the boiler house in Tekser with two energy efficient gas-powered water-heating boilers with a total capacity of 2 x 4.5 MW. Boilers with condensation heat exchangers with an efficiency factor of at least 98 percent have been considered as replacement boilers. In order to transfer the load, a bridge is required to connect heat networks that are connected to the boiler houses in Tekser and at 285B Brestskaya Street. To arrange such a bridge, it will be necessary to lay additional heat networks (diameter 273, length 1,300 meters). The indicated length is for single piping. It will also be required to replace existing sections of the main pipeline that goes from the boiler house in Tekser with pre-insulated pipes of a larger diameter. Replacement of existing networks for larger diameters – a total 5 of 2,358 meters, including 398 meters for a diameter of 325, 781 meters for a diameter of 273, and 1,179 meters for a diameter of 426. The indicated length is for single piping. When transferring loads from the boiler house at 285B Brestskaya Street to the boiler house in Tekser it is also planned to reconstruct the existing system of chemical water treatment, to install an additional network pump, and to purchase equipment for wood chips treatment. 1.1.2 Construction of a boiler house powered by local fuels in Tyshkevicha Street in the town of Berioza (the town of Berioza, the housing and utilities authority). The current state of affairs: At this time, the state-owned company “Berioza Housing and Utilities” purchases a share of the heat energy that it sells off to the end-users from the boiler house of the company "Berioza Meat Packing Plant” and from the boiler house of the company “Berioza Cheese Making Plant." Heat supply for the residential area around Tyshkevicha Street comes from the boiler house of the company "Berioza Meat Packing Plant." The volume of thermal energy purchased in 2012 came up to 13,708 Gcal. The company operates a heat network with a total length of 14.7 km. Thermal energy losses in the heat networks amount to 16.7 percent. The residential area development plan does not provide for an increase in heat supply loads. Project summary: The project envisages a transfer of loads from the natural gas-powered boiler house of the company "Berioza Meat Packing Plant" to the boiler house of the state-owned company “Berioza Housing and Utilities.” In the new boiler house it is planned to use local fuels (wood processing waste – chips, sawdust, shavings). It is planned that the area around Tyshkevicha Street in the town of Berioza will be connected to two other heating areas. Heat supply for one of them currently comes from Boiler House No. 8, and for the other one – from the boiler house of the company "Berioza Cheese Making Plant." Upon their consolidation into a single network, the heat load of hot water supply in all the three areas in- between the heating seasons will be satisfied by the new biomass-powered boiler house in Tyshkevicha Street, and the existing gas-powered boiler houses will be shut down for the summertime. The connected contractual load in the wintertime will be 4.2 Gcal/hr, including 2.9 Gcal/hr for heating, 0.75 Gcal/hr for hot water supply, and 0.57 Gcal/hr for the losses. In the summertime, the connected contractual load will be 3.6 Gcal/hr, including 2.9 Gcal/hr for HWS and 0.7 Gcal/hr for the losses. To cover peak loads, Boiler House No. 8 located in Severny Gorodok will be used. The project envisages the construction of a separate building for a boiler house with two water-heating boilers with a total capacity of 4 MW (3.44 Gcal/hr) that will work on milled wood fuel and will be equipped with mechanized feeding and ash removal, and also the construction of 750 running meters of heat pipeline. 1.1.3 Construction of a boiler house with a mini-CHP in S. Pankovaya Street in the town of Volkovysk (the town of Volkovysk, the company “Volkovysk Utilities”). The current state of affairs: The boiler house of the company “Volkovysk Utilities” located at 65 Pankovaya Street has been in operation for more than 33 years. The boiler house operates only during the heating season. Its connected contractual heat load is 48.90 Gcal/hr, including 31.72 Gcal/hr for heating, 1.15 Gcal/hr for ventilation, and 16.03 Gcal/hr for HWS. For the generation of thermal energy, a KVGM-30 water-heating boiler is used (its 6 capacity is 30 Gcal/hr) whose lifetime is 22 years. DE-25-14GM boilers (2 units) whose lifetime is 33 years are used only to cover peak loads. The total capacity of the boiler house is 62 Gcal/hr. In-between the heating seasons, the hot water supply load is covered by a boiler house located at 12 Sotsialisticheskaya Street. Three boilers are installed in the boiler house: two TVG-4 boilers and one TVG-8 boiler. The total capacity of the boiler house is 16 Gcal/hr. The actual maximum heat loads is 42.72 Gcal/hr, and 4.52 Gcal/hr in the summertime. Project summary: The project envisages the construction of a new heat source that will provide thermal energy to the consumers who are connected to the boiler houses at 65 Pankovaya Street and 12 Sotsialisticheskaya Street, and it will also generate electricity for its own needs. To that end, it is planned to put in operation cogeneration equipment that will work on biomass. The existing boiler houses will be taken out of operation. As regards equipment, a turbo-generator, two 4.27 MW thermal oil boilers powered by local fuels, and a 1.3 MW ORC unit are being considered. In addition, thermal energy will be generated by water-heating boilers with a total capacity of 60 Gcal/hr: - A 30 Gcal/hr water-heating boiler with an efficiency factor of at least 93 percent; - A 20 Gcal/hr water-heating boiler with an efficiency factor of at least 93 percent; - A 10 Gcal/hr water-heating boiler with an efficiency factor of at least 94 percent; The economic benefits of implementing the project on the installation of electricity generating equipment will be achieved thanks to substituting the use of natural gas with the use of local fuels in the generation of thermal and electric energy, reducing the specific consumption of fuel in the generation of electricity in the energy system as a whole, and reducing the specific consumption of fuel in the generation of thermal energy. 1.1.4 Optimization of heat supply in the settlement of Zyabrovka in the Gomel District (the state-owned company “Gomel District Housing and Utilities”) The current state of affairs: The existing boiler houses located at 89 Zyabrovka and 157 Zyabrovka are designed to provide thermal energy for heating and hot water supply needs in the municipal and domestic sector of the settlement of Zyabrovka in the Gomel District. Firewood is used as the primary fuel in the boiler house; in the heating season firewood is used together with natural gas. The installed capacity of the boiler house is 7.374 Gcal/hr. The connected load for heating is 2.50 Gcal/hr, for HWS - 0.88 Gcal/hr. The following boilers are installed in the boiler house: a KBN-G-2.5 boiler with a thermal output of 0.61 Gcal/hr and an efficiency factor of 65 percent (firewood-powered); two Fakel- 1G gas-powered water-heating boilers with a capacity of 0.86 Gcal/hr each; six NIISTU-5 boilers. The efficiency factor of the boiler house is 83.3 percent when it operates on gas. The actual loads are as follows: in the maximum wintertime loads mode – 2.58 Gcal/hr for heating, 0.491 Gcal/hr for hot water supply (hourly averages). The boiler house at 157 Zyabrovka comes in operation only during the heating season. The installed capacity of the boiler house is 6 Gcal/hr. Six natural gas-powered KVTS-1 boilers are installed in the boiler house (1.0 Gcal/hr each). The efficiency factor of the boiler house is 80 percent. Project summary: 7 The project envisages the liquidation of the existing boiler house at 157 Zyabrovka and the construction of a new heat source powered by biomass on the premises of the boiler house at 89 Zyabrovka. The loads covered by the boiler house at 157 Zyabrovka are planned to be transferred to the modernized heat source. In a separate building it is planned to install: - Biomass-powered boilers with a total capacity of 4 MW (one 3.5 MW and one 0.5 MW unit) and with an efficiency factor of at least 83 percent; - Gas-powered boilers: two 2.5 MW boilers to cover peak loads with an efficiency factor of at least 94 percent; - To implement the project, it will be necessary to install additional equipment for wood chips treatment. It is also necessary to replace pipes with pre-insulated pipes in some pipeline sections that require a flow rate increase (the tentative length is 1,000 meters) and to create a bridge in order to connect consumers to the boiler house at 89 Zyabrovka (tentatively 800 meters). 1.1.5 Modernization of the heat supply circuit in the town of Ivanovo by means of installing boilers powered by local fuels with a total capacity of 10 MW and replacing peak-mode gas-powered boilers with energy efficient ones (the town of Ivanovo, the state-owned company “Ivanovo Housing and Utilities”) The current state of affairs: Boiler house No. 3 (“SHT”) in the town of Ivanovo provides thermal energy for heating and for the needs of hot water supply in the residential areas and in the social and cultural facilities of the town of Ivanovo. In 2011, a 1 MW TCG-2020-V16-MWM/Deutz cogeneration unit (manufactured in Germany) was put in operation. The gas plant is located in a dedicated area near Boiler House No. 3 on the premises of “Ivanovo SHT”; the plant is integrated into the existing heat circuit of the boiler house. The connected contractual load is 23.70 Gcal/hr, including 15.82 Gcal/hr for heating, 0.42 Gcal/hr for ventilation, and 7.46 Gcal/hr for hot water supply. The total capacity of the boiler house is 21.28 MW (18.3 Gcal/hr). The fuel used is natural gas; the backup fuel is heavy oil. To cover the need for thermal energy, the following boilers are installed in the boiler house: - DKVR-4/13 (2 units, year of manufacture – 1977) – factor of efficiency – 80 percent; - E-1.0-0.9G-3 (2 units, year of manufacture – 2004) – factor of efficiency – 89 percent; - KVGM-10-150 (1 units, year of manufacture – 1990) – factor of efficiency – 89 percent. A share of the thermal energy that the state-owned company “Ivanovo Housing and Utilities” sells off to end- users is purchased from the Ivanovo-based department of the company “Berioza Cheese Making Plant.” The total heat load of the facilities fed by the boiler house of the Ivanovo-based department of the company “Berioza Cheese Making Plant” is 7.73 Gcal/hr. The company operates heat networks with a total length of 5.38 km (calculated as two pipes one parallel to the other) that transport the purchased heat. The costs associated with purchasing thermal energy also include the costs of servicing and repairing the heat networks. Project summary: In order to optimize the heat supply circuit in the town of Ivanovo and to lower the costs of the thermal energy sold off to end-users, it is planned to transfer heat loads from the boiler house of the Ivanovo department of the company "Berioza Cheese Making Plant" to Boiler House No. 3 ("SHT") and organize the generation of thermal energy at an internal heat source using local fuels. 8 To transfer the heat loads from the boiler house of the Ivanovo department of the company "Berioza Cheese Making Plant" to Boiler House No. 3 (“SHT”), the project envisages: 1. Construction of a separate heating module with a capacity of 10 MW with mechanized fuel delivery. 2. Replacement in Boiler House No. 3 (“SHT”) of two DKVR 4/13 boilers (that have been in operation since 1977 and whose efficiency factor is 80 percent) for two energy efficient gas-powered boilers with a capacity of 2x6 MW and an efficiency factor of at least 92 percent. 3. Reconstruction of main heat networks that go from Boiler House No. 3 (“SHT”) and construction of a booster pump station (to ensure quality heat supply to end-users after an increase in the heat load on Boiler House No. 3). After switching the loads from the boiler house of the Ivanovo-based department of the company “Berioza Cheese Making Plant” to Boiler House No. 3 (“SHT”) the hydraulics of the heat network will change. To ensure the necessary hydraulic regime of operation for the network, one has to re-lay a portion of the heat pipeline that goes from Boiler House No. 3 to TK- 128 (at 53 Karl Marx Street) and to build a booster pump station in the area of CTP No. 1. On the whole, one will have to re-lay the following sections: Ø350 L=1,936 m, Ø250 L=1,000 m, Ø150 L=400 m, Ø89 L=200 m. The lengths are indicated for single piping. 4. Construction of an autonomous module-type gas-powered boiler house with a capacity of 1 MW that will provide heat to Secondary School No. 4 and Housing Construction Consumer Cooperative No. 8 at 107A Sovetskaya Street (with a load of 0.57 Gcal/hr) in order to liquidate long heat pipelines – 2.5 km. 1.1.6 Construction of a local fuels-powered mini-CHP on the premises of the boiler house at 10 Surkova Street in the town of Kalinkovichi (the town of Kalinkovichi, the state-owned company “Kommunalnik Kalinkovichskiy”) The current state of affairs: The main heat sources for covering thermal loads in the town of Kalinkovichi are the boiler houses operated by the state-owned company “Kommunalnik Kalinkovichskiy.” The largest ones of them are as follows: - A boiler house at 7 Zavodskaya Street with a KVGM-30 boiler, a KVGM-10 boiler, two DE-10/14 boilers, and a DKVR-6.5/13 boiler with a total capacity of 57.2 Gcal/hr; - A boiler house at 10 Surkova Street with two DKVR-20/13 boilers, and two DE-25/14 boilers with a total capacity of 58.5 Gcal/hr; - A boiler house at 72A Marata Street with a DE-10/14 boiler, two DKVR-4/13 boilers, and two solid- fuel CH-300 boilers (mechanized fuel supply) with a total capacity of 16.9 Gcal/hr. The town hospital has its own heat supply – a boiler house at 7 Knyazeva Street that has a common circuit with the boiler house at 10 Surkova Street. The primary types of fuel for the boiler houses are natural gas and firewood. The boiler house at 10 Surkova Street is the largest boiler house in the town of Kalinkovichi. The boiler house is designed to provide thermal energy in the form of saturated steam with a pressure of 1.3 MPa and 0.6 MPa for the needs of the Whole Milk Substitute Factory, as well as to provide heat supply for industrial companies and the residential sector in the town of Kalinkovochi. The following most important equipment is installed in the boiler house: - DVVR-20/13 steam boilers (economizers, smoke exhausts) – two units; - DE-25-14GM steam boilers (economizers, smoke exhausts) – two units. The installed capacity of the boiler house is 58.5 Gcal/hr (68 MW). The connected thermal load of the boiler house is 39.1 Gcal/hr (44.4 MW), including: - 25.5 Gcal/hr (29.9 MW) for heating; - 13.6 Gcal/hr (15.8 MW) for HWS; 9 - 6.0 Gcal/hr (7.0 MW) for production-related needs steam; - 4.9 Gcal/hr (5.8 MW) for internal needs; - 8.5 Gcal/hr (9.9 MW) for heat losses in heat networks. Project summary: The construction of a new heat supply is planned to be carried out on the premises of the boiler house at 10 Surkova Street as it is located in the center of the existing heat loads. The heat loads of the boiler houses at 19 Pervomaiskaya Street, 7 Knyazeva Street, and 116 Sovetskaya Street will be connected to the new source. In the existing boiler house it is planned to place a water-heating boiler powered by biomass with an installed capacity of 10 MW and a biomass-powered ORC unit. The thermal capacity will amount to 6.5 MW, the electric capacity – to 1.6 MW. Due to the tear and wear of the existing equipment in the boiler house it is planned to replace two DKVR-20/13 steam boilers for water-heating boilers with a capacity of 20 MW each. In order to connect the heat loads of the other boiler houses, one will have to lay new heat pipelines: 660 meters from the boiler house at 19 Pervomaiskaya Street, 475 meters from the boiler house at 116 Sovetskaya Street, and 100 meters from the boiler house at 7 Knyazeva Street (calculated as two pipes one parallel to the other). To decentralize the CTPs at 3 Surkova Street and at 19 Pervomaiskaya Street, one will have to re-lay 4 kilometers of pipeline (replace 4-pipe-pipeline with 2-pipe-pipeline and increase its diameters, and also replace 3.2 kilometers of pipes whose tear and wear rate has reached 100 percent (the CTP at 19 Pervomaiskaya Street)), and to re-lay 7.8 kilometers of pipeline in the residential area “Sever” (replace 4- pipe-pipeline with 2-pipe-pipeline (the CTP at 3 Surkova Street)). The project envisages the construction of ITPs in 33 buildings in the residential area “Sever” and in 8 buildings in the area around Pervomaiskaya Street. 1.1.7 Construction of a local fuels-powered boiler house with a capacity of 3 MW in the urban-type settlement of Holopenichi in the Krupki District with the modernization of heat networks (the urban- type settlement of Holopenichi, the Krupki District, the state-owned company "ZhilTeploServis", the town of Krupki) The current state of affairs: The centralized heat supply of residential buildings and industrial companies in the urban-type settlement is ensured by 4 boiler houses. The boiler house of the psychiatric hospital in the urban-type settlement of Holopenichi is located in the central area of the settlement and is intended to provide district heating to the hospital and the community center. The thermal energy generated by the boiler house is used for the needs of heating, ventilation, and hot water supply. The boiler house has been in operation since 1998. The installed capacity of the boiler house is 1.72 Gcal/hr. Two KVGM-1 water-heating boilers are installed in the boiler house that have been in operation since 1998. They are powered by natural gas and the actual efficiency factor of the boiler house is 52.7 percent. In 2012, the boiler house generated 695 Gcal of heat. The boiler house of the state education institution “Holopenichi Secondary School Named after Bogdanovich” is located in the central part of the urban-type settlement and is intended to provide centralized heating to the school building. Three Minsk-1 boilers are installed in the boiler house. The output of the boiler house is 0.47 Gcal/hr; firewood is used for fuel. The actual efficiency factor of the boiler house is 60.9 percent. In 2012, it produced 526 Gcal of heat. 10 The boiler house of the state pre-school institution “Holopenichi Center for Children’s and Youths’ Creativity” is intended for the generation of thermal energy to supply heat and hot water to the Creativity Center. The boiler house was put in operation in 2003. There are three Minsk-1 boilers in the boiler house that operate on local fuels and have a total capacity of 0.47 Gcal/hr and two natural gas-powered KV-0.34 boilers with a total capacity of 0.59 Gcal/hr. The actual efficiency factor of the boiler house is 71.1 percent. In 2012, it produced 799 Gcal of heat. Project summary: The established pattern of heat loads, the high degree of tear and wear of boiler equipment, its low efficiency factor, the unsatisfactory state of heat networks, as well as the need for the year-round provision of hot water to end-users necessitates a comprehensive reconstruction of the heat supply system in the urban-type settlement of Holopenichi along with the replacement of three heat supply sources that have low reliability for a single source that would use energy efficient equipment to generate thermal energy, including biomass- powered equipment. Under the project it is planned to build a separate boiler house building that will house local fuels-powered boilers with a total capacity of 3 MW (one 2 MW boiler and one 1 MW boiler). It is also planned to reconstruct the existing heat networks. 1.1.8 Construction of a local fuels-powered boiler house along with the reconstruction of a heat pipeline and a CTP in the agrotown of Kadino in the Mogilev District (the agrotown of Kadino, the Mogilev company “Housing and Utilities”). The current state of affairs: At this time, the agrotown of Kadino is supplied with heat by the boiler house of the greenhouse company "Firma Kadino." The volume of purchased thermal energy amounted to 14,690 Gcal in 2012. The costs associated with the purchase of thermal energy include the costs of servicing and repairing heat networks. The connected contractual load is 5.36 Gcal/hr, including 3.12 Gcal/hr for heating; 1.01 Gcal/hr for HWS; and 1.23 Gcal/hr for the losses. The town development plan for the agrotown of Kadino provides for future heat supply loads of 1.77 Gcal/hr, including 0.69 Gcal/hr for heating, 0.90 Gcal/hr for HWS, and 0.18 Gcal/hr for the losses (according to the letter of the Mogilev District Executive Committee of July 18, 2013, ref. No. 11-8-30/185). The company operates heat networks with a total length of 14.87 kilometers. Heat losses in the heat networks amount to 16.9 percent. Project summary: The project envisages a transfer of loads from the natural gas-powered boiler house of the greenhouse company “Firma Kadino” to the boiler house of the Mogilev unitary communal enterprise “Housing and Utilities.” In the new boiler house it is planned to use local fuels (wood processing waste: chips, sawdust, shavings). The connected contractual load will amount to 6.33 Gcal/hr, including 3.80 Gcal/hr for heating, 1.92 Gcal/hr for HWS, and 0.61 Gcal/hr for the losses. The project envisages the construction of a separate building for the boiler house that will house three water- heating boilers with a total capacity of 8.0 MW (6.88 Gcal): one 2.0 MW (1.72 Gcal/hr) boiler and two 3.0 MW (2.58 Gcal/hr) boilers that will work on milled wood fuel with mechanized feeding and ash removal. It is also envisaged to replace 3,000 running meters of the heat pipeline. 11 1.1.9 Construction of a new boiler house close to the center of loads in the settlement of Zarechye in the Rechitsa District (the settlement of Zarechye in the Rechitsa District, the company “Rechitsa District Housing and Utilities). The current state of affairs: The boiler house of the settlement of Zarechye is located on the outskirts of the settlement, at a distance from the residential area. The boiler house is intended to generate thermal energy for the heating and hot water supply needs of residential and office buildings of the company “Rechitsa Housing and Utilities”, the correctional labor camp No. 24, the district department for emergencies, and social and cultural facilities. The connected load is 6.53 Gcal/hr, including 3.311 Gcal/hr for heating and 3.219 Gcal/hr for HWS. The following equipment is installed in the boiler house: - Two DKVR-6.5/13 steam boilers with a total capacity of 7.38 Gcal/hr that work on heavy oil; the efficiency factor of the boiler house is 83 percent; - Two KVR-1 boilers with a total capacity of 1.72 Gcal/hr that work on local fuels; the efficiency factor of the boiler house is 65 percent; - One VA-4500-95-0.6 boiler with a capacity of 3.87 Gcal/hr. This boiler is a stand-by boiler. Firewood is used for fuel year-round, and in the heating season it is used alongside heavy oil. Project summary: The project envisages the construction of a local-fuels-powered heat source in the area of heat loads with a capacity of 6 MW (two boilers, 3 MW each). The natural gas-powered VA-4500-95-0.6 boiler unit is planned to be brought from the old boiler house and serve as a stand-by boiler. The project plans to replace a 3.9- kilometer-long section of heat networks in residential districts with pre-insulated pipes. An existing 3.8- kilometer-long section of the heat network stretching from the existing boiler house to the residential area of the settlement of Zarechye will be liquidated during project implementation. 1.1.10 Construction of an energy supply source powered by wood biomass in the town of Stariye Dorogi (the town of Stariye Dorogi, the company “Stariye Dorogi Housing and Utilities”) The current state of affairs: Boiler house No. 1 in Kirova Street serves as the source of heat for some end-users in the town of Stariye Dorogi. The actual maximum heat load is 38.32 Gcal/hr, including 24.27 Gcal/hr for heating, 7.94 Gcal/hr for HWS, and 6.12 Gcal/hr for the losses. Four DE-16/14 steam boilers are installed in the boiler house with a total capacity of 37 Gcal/hr. Gas is used as fuel in the boiler house, heavy oil is used as backup fuel. Project summary: It is planned to build a heat source powered by local fuels with a total capacity of 19.5 MW (one 4.5 MW boiler and two 7.5 MW boilers). The project envisages the replacement of 1,768-meter-long heat pipeline with a diameter of 426 mm (the length is calculated in single-pipe terms). It is also envisaged to equip 30 ITPs with pump banks and heat control units. Project implementation will allow increasing the share of local fuels in the fuel mix, reducing the losses of thermal energy in heat networks and will ensure savings of fuel and energy resources at the heat source. 1.1.11 Optimization of the heat supply system in the town of Cherven along with the construction of a new heat source on the premises of the boiler house “Gruppovaya” (the town of Cherven, the state - owned company “Cherven Housing and Utilities”) 12 The current state of affairs: At this time, the heat supply of the residential areas of Cherven under consideration is carried out by three separate heating boiler houses: - The boiler house “Tsentralnaya” with five KV-TC-1 boilers with a total capacity of 4.3 Gcal/hr powered by natural gas. The boiler house operates at 82 percent of its capacity; - The boiler house “Gruppovaya” with three DE-10/14GM boilers with a total capacity of 19 Gcal/hr. Its primary fuel is natural gas, the backup fuel is heavy oil, the boiler house operates at 76 percent of its capacity; - The boiler house “Bolnitsa” with five Fakel-G boilers with a total capacity of 4.3 Gcal/hr, powered by natural gas, operates at 29 percent of its capacity. The connected contractual load is 12.67 Gcal/hr, including 11.22 Gcal/hr for heating and 1.45 Gcal/hr for HWS. The town development plan for the town of Cherven envisages the construction of a new residential complex in the area around Barykin Street (according to the letter of the Cherven District Executive Committee No. 311 dated October 1, 2013). In this connection, it is anticipated that future heat loads will be 4.12 Gcal/hr, including 3.26 Gcal/hr for heating and 0.86 Gcal/hr for HWS. The company operates heat networks with a total length of 22.5 km, including 21.7 kilometers of underground networks and 0.8 kilometers of above-the-ground networks. Thermal energy losses in the heat networks amount to 19.3 percent. Project summary: It is planned that two additional districts will be connected to the boiler house “Gruppovaya.” At this time, heat is supplied to one of them by the boiler house “Tsentralnaya” and to the other one – by the boiler house “Bolnitsa.” Upon their consolidation into a single network by means of a pipe bridge, the heat load of all the three districts will be covered by the new biomass-powered boiler house “Gruppovaya”, and the existing gas- powered boiler houses will be shut down. To achieve the objectives of the project, it is envisaged that thermo- technical and auxiliary equipment will be installed in the boiler house “Gruppovaya” that will allow covering the heat loads previously covered by the boiler houses “Tsetralnaya” and “Bolnitsa.” The connected contractual load will amount to 16.79 Gcal/hr, including 14.48 Gcal/hr for heating and 2.31 Gcal/hr for HWS. The project envisages the construction of a separate boiler house building that will house four 3.0 MW (2.58 Gcal/hr) water-heating boilers powered by local fuels with a total capacity of 12.0 MW (10.32 Gcal/hr) that will work on milled wood fuel and will have mechanized feeding and ash removal, as well as two peak-mode natural gas-powered boilers with a capacity of 3.0 MW (2.58 Gcal/hr) each and a total capacity of 6.0 MW (5.16 Gcal). It is also planned to build 2,520 running meters of heat pipeline (a bridge) and to reconstruct 13,464 running meters of heat networks. 1.1.12 Modernization of the heat supply circuit in the agrotown of Veremeiki along with the reconstruction of a boiler house and the installation of a boiler powered by wood chips (the agrotown of Veremeiki in the Cherikov District, the company “Cherikovsky Housing and Utilities”) The current state of affairs: 13 The boiler house is designed to provide heat to the municipal sector. In the boiler house, there are three KBNG-2.5 water-heating boiler units (two of them dating from 1996, the third one – from 2011) with a total installed capacity of 6.3 Gcal/hr. The primary fuel is natural gas; the backup fuel is boiler and furnace fuel. The actual heat loads for heating and ventilation amount to 2.7 Gcal/hr; HWS - none. The total length of the pipeline (the delivery pipe and the return pipe) is 11,270 meters. Thermo-insulation materials are bitumen-perlite and rock wool (59.8 percent) dating from 1989; and pre-insulated pipes (24.3 percent) dating from 2008-2009. Heat losses (actual figures for 2012) amount to 1,156.9 Gcal per year (20.3 percent) after the replacement of worn-out pipes with pre-insulated pipes. Estimated heat losses in the worn-out sections of the heat pipeline alone are about 1,770 Gcal per year. Replacement of 8,532 meters of the pipeline is required. Project summary: Reconstruction of the boiler house along with the replacement of a boiler powered by natural gas for a biomass-powered 1 MW boiler. Increases in the heat loads are expected due to the introduction of HWS. The connected contractual load will amount to 3.26 Gcal/hr, including 2.68 Gcal/hr for heating, 0.15 Gcal/hr for HWS, and 0.43 Gcal/hr for the losses. The project envisages the replacement of outdated heat pipelines for pre-insulated pipes (8.5 kilometers) and the installation of 28 ITPs. 1.1.13 Modernization of the heat supply circuit in the town of Cherikov along with the replacement of gas-powered DKVR-10/13 boilers for two local fuels-powered boilers with a total capacity of 4 MW (the urban-type settlement of Cherikov, the company “Cherikovsky Housing and Utilities”) The current state of affairs: The boiler house is intended to provide heat and hot water to the municipal sector. In the boiler house, there are two KV-G-7.56-95H water-heating boiler units and two DKVR-10/13 boilers with a total installed capacity of 19.3 Gcal/hr. The primary fuel is natural gas; the backup fuel is furnace fuel. The actual heat loads for heating and ventilation are as follows: minimum – 6.3 Gcal/hr, maximum – 9.9 Gcal/hr. None for HWS. The company operates heat networks with a total length of 36.390 km. The thermo- insulation is bitumen-perlite and rock wool (78.7 percent) dating from 1994; pre-insulated pipes (22.3 percent) dating from 2006. Heat losses (actual figures for 2012) amount to 5,257.9 Gcal per year (15.2 percent). 28.652 kilometers of pipeline needs to be replaced. Project summary: In the boiler house it is planned to replace two physically and morally obsolete gas-powered DKVR-10/13 boilers for biomass-powered water-heating boilers with capacities 1.2 MW and 3 MW. The connected contractual load will amount to 8.74 Gcal/hr for heating and ventilation, 0.81 Gcal/hr for HWS, and 0.62 Gcal/hr for the losses - a total of 10.17 Gcal/hr. The project envisages the replacement of obsolete heat pipelines for pre-insulated pipes (6.358 km of main pipeline), the installation of 11 ITPs, the replacement of inefficient pumping equipment for energy efficient equipment, the introduction of a chemical water treatment system, and the mounting of a storage tank for HWS. 14 1.2 ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS The main adverse environmental impacts of the proposed investments are described below in summary form. 1.2.1 Construction and demolition phases If not properly addressed, impacts during the construction and demolition phases of the project may include the following. Noise pollution The main sources of noise during construction and demolition work are traffic, use of machinery, handling of materials, assembling of new boilers, pipelines etc and demolishing of old infrastructure (i.e. boiler houses and other facilities). Noise may affect construction workers if they are not using proper individual protective gear thus causing occupational health risks. Noise may also disturb people living and working near the sites. Especially hospitals, schools and other sensitive objects are of particular concern. Temporary air pollution Air pollution will temporarily be increased locally due to machinery used at the sites. Also increased traffic as well as traffic slowdowns caused by construction and demolition sites located on the roads will – to a certain extent - increase the amount of air pollution. However, the increase of air pollution is temporary and will not exceed the established standards. Main pollutants are dust, NOx and CO. Negative impacts on ambient air quality take place mainly in the vicinity of the construction and demolition sites and along the roads leading to these sites. Pollution of soil, ground water and surface water at the construction and demolition sites through oil and/or fuel spillages Soil and ground and surface water can be polluted by accidental spillages and leakages from temporary oil and fuel storage and leakages from machinery. Improper storage of construction and demolition waste at the sites In case construction and demolition waste is stored improperly at the work sites, it may cause contamination of soil, ground water and surface water. Improper storage of waste may also cause injuries to workers and people visiting sites as well as to passers-by and traffic. Injuries to workers and visitors Workers and visitors at the construction and demolition sites may be injured if applicable safety and occupational health standards are not followed. Damage to human health due to exposure to asbestos containing materials Old boiler and pipe insulations may contain asbestos which may affect the workers especially during demolition activities and also during construction works. Increased risk of traffic accidents Intensified traffic of heavy machinery and trucks to and from the construction and demolition sites increases the risk of traffic accidents. Poor site arrangements may also cause traffic accidents. Risk of fires and explosions Risk of fires and explosions can increase especially if applicable safety standards and regulations are not followed. This may lead to injuries to workers and people visiting or passing-by site and to properties. Landslips and erosion 15 Improper supporting structures of deep excavations may lead to landslips thus causing risks to workers and nearby structures. Bare ground is prone to soil erosion in case of heavy rainfalls occur during the works. Pollution caused by improper transportation and disposal of waste materials In case construction and demolition waste is not properly transported and disposed, it may cause soil, ground water and surface water pollution at the disposal sites and health hazards along the transport route. Resettlement, indigenous peoples, historical, cultural or religious places or monuments As the program includes activities on improving existing boiler houses and district heating networks, it does not envisage resettlement or infringement on the rights of indigenous peoples or impact on any historical, cultural or religious places or monuments. 1.2.2 Operation phase In the absence of necessary measures, the following adverse impacts may be observed in the course of the project. Intensification of the use of forest resources As a result of putting new heat supply sources in operation, more intensive use of forest resources is possible to produce biomass as compared to the present situation. Increased local air pollution The overall level of air pollution resulting from the operation of heat sources in the towns covered by the program is expected to be lower than the present level. Local air pollution may increase due to an increase in the capacity of some boiler houses. Nonetheless, there are no grounds to expect that the increase in air pollution will exceed the established standards. Increased intensity of noise pollution It is anticipated that local increases in the intensity of noise pollution will be observed at some boiler houses. It may lead to the risk of occupational illness in construction workers if they do not use proper protective gear. An increased level of noise may also disturb the people who reside or spend much time in the vicinity of the sites. Risk of fires and explosions Risk of fires and explosions can increase due to increased amount of gas, oil and fuel, especially if applicable safety standards and regulations are not followed. This may lead to injuries to workers and people visiting or passing-by site and to properties. On the other hand new equipment and pipes will improve current situation. Soil, ground water and surface water pollution and risks to human health from accidental spills and leakages Accidental spills and leakages of fuels and transformer oil during transport, storage and use can cause risks to environment and human health. Violation of safe waste storage rules Incompliance with the rules of hazardous waste handling and disposal may create risks for the soil, ground and surface waters, and for human health. Anticipated impact on the environment The proposed activity has an impact on the following components of environment: atmospheric air (the burning of biomass, operation of vehicles required to ensure the functioning of facilities, noise pollution), water resources (the use of water to meets production needs, the domestic needs of workers, the emergence and sanitation of production-related and domestic waste water), soil (the fertile layer of the soil, the construction of buildings and structures, the organization of temporary waste storage sites), vegetation. 16 The assessment of the gravity of impact of planned activities on the environment provided below is based on identifying the spatial scale of the impact, the temporal scale of the impact and the significance of change resulting from the impact, the conversion of qualitative characteristics and quantitative values of these indicators into grade points as per tables: Determination of indicators for the spatial scale of the impact Level of impact Grade points Local: impact on environment within the limits of the site for the object of planned activity 1 Limited: impact on environment in the radius of up to 0.5 kilometers of the site for the object of planned activity 2 Local: impact on environment in the radius of 0.5 - 5 kilometers of the site for the object of planned activity 3 Regional: impact on environment in the radius of more than 5 kilometers of the site for the object of planned activity 4 The activity under consideration can cause local impact in the environment (its grade point is 3). Determination of indicators for the temporal scale of the impact Level of impact Grade points Short-term: impact that is observed for a limited period of time up to 3 months 1 Medium-term: impact that is manifested in the course of 3 months – 1 year 2 Long-terms: impact that is observed for a long period of time from 1 year to 3 years 3 Multiyear (persistent): impact that is observed for more than 3 years 4 The activity under consideration causes a multiyear impact (its grade point is 4). Determination of indicators for the significance of change in natural environment (beyond the areas hosting technical structures) Level of change Grade points Insignificant: environmental changes do not exceed the existing limits of naturally occurring changes 1 Weak: environmental changes exceed the limits of naturally occurring changes. The environment fully recovers upon 2 the cessation of the impact Moderate: environmental changes that exceed the limits of naturally occurring changes lead to disruptions in some of 3 its components. The environment preserves its ability to self-recover. Strong: environmental changes lead to significant disruptions in components of the environment. Some components of 4 the environment lose their ability to self-recover. As for the level of impact, the activity under consideration produces a weak impact. Its grade point is 2. The overall assessment of significance is performed by way of multiplying the grade points of each of the three indicators. The impact of the activity under consideration has medium significance. 1.3 PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES The mitigation measures outlined in this section should be undertaken as part of the project implementation process to mitigate potential impacts from construction, demolition and operating activities. The Environmental Management Plan summarizes the impacts and mitigation measures, as well as monitoring and supervisory responsibilities. Key mitigation measures include the following: 17  Preparation of subproject site-specific Environmental Management Plans at detailed design phase which would identify potential environmental issues and specific mitigation measures.  A requirement for contractors at the bidding stage to include in their proposals the measures to mitigate adverse environmental impacts. The main mitigation measures proposed for the project include the following. 1.3.1 Construction and demolition phases Noise pollution Works are performed strictly during normal weekday working hours. In case there is a need in carrying out works causing higher noise levels at night time, the residents living nearby are notified 10 days in advance. Noise barriers shall be installed where appropriate. Workers shall be provided with individual protective gear to be used when performing high-level noise works. Temporary air pollution Dust and traffic emissions will be minimized by good operation management and site supervision. Unnecessary traffic will be minimized. Dust suppression measures (e.g. water sprinkling) will be applied during long dry periods. Open surfaces at the site and nearby will be cleaned from dust regularly. Workers will be provided with protective masks when necessary. Pollution of soil, ground water and surface water at the construction and demolition sites through petroleum products spillages The risk of petroleum products pollution will be minimized by good operation management and site supervision. Machinery will be checked daily to find possible leaks. Washing of machinery at the sites is not allowed. Waste oil will be collected and stored in sealed containers located at a designated secure area until disposal. In case PCB containing oil is found, they are removed in full compliance with the respective national procedures. Transport and disposal of waste will be done by companies which hold a license for such activities. Improper storage of construction and demolition waste at the sites Construction and demolition waste is stored in a secure, designated area before transport to a designated disposal site. Transport and disposal of waste will be done by companies which hold a license for such activities. Temporary waste storage areas will be separated from the working area and non-working persons are not allowed to visit the storage area. Injuries to workers and visitors Adherence to safety regulations and instructions, including use of individual protective equipment, will be enforced and constantly monitored by the construction or demolition site supervisor. Person responsible for Health and Safety issues at the company level will take part in monitoring and random on-site checks on a regular basis. Damage to human health due to exposure to asbestos containing materials In case asbestos containing materials are encountered, workers must wear proper protective equipment, respirator masks being the most important. When asbestos containing structures are demolished, the working area will be isolated –where possible- from adjacent areas using e.g. plastic or fabric made covers. Transport and disposal of asbestos containing waste will be performed by an authorized organization in full compliance with the respective national and company level procedures. Increased risk of traffic accidents It is planned to develop and follow a traffic management plan for construction and demolition sites. Along with other measures, management plans will include identification of optimal traffic routes and time for 18 construction materials delivery, transportation of construction and demolition waste to disposal sites and so on. If found necessary, traffic will be temporary diverted and safe speed limits will be established and enforced during the working period. Work areas will be clearly marked and separated from public areas. Safe passageways will be organized and marked for pedestrians. Risk of fires and explosions Respective fire protection standards and instructions have to be observed. Regular inspection of the boiler houses by the respective fire protection authorities will be conducted. Emergency plan in case of fires should be developed. Workers should receive regular training on fire situations and on the use of fire extinguishers. Landslips and erosion Walls of deep excavations should always be enforced/supported according to relevant technical requirements. Unnecessary removal of vegetation and pavement should be avoided and bare ground planted or paved after the completion of construction or demolition works. Storm water drainage will be arranged before excavation works are commenced. Environmental pollution caused by improper transportation and disposal of waste materials Scrap metal shall be separated from construction and demolition waste for recycling. Hazardous waste (i.e. asbestos-containing materials, mercury-containing bulbs) is also separated and managed properly according to regulations and instructions. Disposal of all types of waste will be done only at the appropriate disposal sites. Transportation and disposal of waste shall be performed by an authorized organization in full compliance with the respective national and company level procedures. 1.3.2 Operation phase Intensification of the use of forest resources To guarantee that the production of biomass is carried out in the areas where sustainable forest management practices are in use, during the preparation of a design for each selected site it is necessary to: (a) provide information on the process and status of certification of sustainable forest management on the forest farms of Belarus and the provisions that will be inculded in agreements with project facilities on the supply of fuel from the areas where sustainable forest management practices are in use (as opposed to uncertified enterprises or independent production of biomass) and (b) conduct an assessment of the current and expected demand for and supply of biomass in the areas of project implementation so as to confirm that the forest farms have enough resources, and that an increase in demand will not lead to changes in forest management and forest resources use practices (in case the increased demand associated with project implementation may put into jeopardy sustainability of the use of forest resources). Increased local air pollution Priority should be given to new low-emission equipment and technologies. New equipment should meet the established Belarusian emissions standards. This requirement should be included in bidding documentation/technical specifications. Increased noise level Workers who are exposed to noise shall use personal protective devices according to appropriate Health and Safety regulations and instructions. Spreading of noise will be prevented as much as possible by using different kinds of structures together with noise suppression mats and fabrics at the source of the noise. Risk of fires and explosions 19 Respective fire protection standards and instructions have to be observed. Regular inspection of the boiler houses by the respective fire protection authorities will be conducted. Emergency plan in case of fires should be developed. Workers should receive regular training on fire situations and on the use of fire extinguishers. Soil, ground water and surface water pollution and risks to human health from accidental petroleum products spills and leakages A proper system to contain spill should be designed. Emergency response equipment to collect spilled material should be at hand. Appropriate emergency response procedures should be developed. Personnel should have adequate knowledge of how to act in case of oil or fuel spillages and leakages. Also the use and maintenance of emergency response equipment should be included in the training. Training and drills simulating emergency situations should be performed on a regular basis. Improper waste management Waste management plan should be updated on a regular basis. Waste should be separated as much as practicable. Waste removal and disposal will be performed by an authorized organization in full compliance with the respective national and company level procedures. Environmental Management Plan The proposed Environmental Management Plan within the framework of the Project is presented in tabular form below. This Plan is a summary plan of activities on environmental protection for all project sites and it includes a mitigation plan, presenting possible impacts and proposed mitigation measures, and a monitoring plan dealing with monitoring and supervisory responsibilities. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN The Environmental Management Plan presented below includes descriptions of proposed measures on mitigating the estimated adverse effects of project activities at the phases of construction and operation of facilities. The plan also indicates those responsible for implementing measures on mitigating the impact and the relevant costs. Phase of Type of impact Name of activity Cost of activity Responsible organization investment Construction Impact on the Removal, storage, preservation and use of the fertile layer Is included in Contractor soil cover of soil upon the completion of construction for the sake of the value of a restoration of disturbed lands work contract Daily checks of the machinery used in construction for Not required Contractor leaks of fuel and lubricants Washing of the machinery and equipment used in Not required Contractor construction at special-purpose facilities Impact on Conducting activities to compensate for the removed Is included in Customer vegetation specimen of vegetation within the framework of the value of a implementing design solutions work contract Protection and In order to prevent the pollution of ground waters, the Not required Contractor rational use of washing of the machinery and equipment used in water resources construction shall be performed at special-purpose facilities In order to prevent the pollution of ground waters, the Insignificant Contractor and customer domestic waste water of the workers has to be dumped into chemical toilets and subsequently dumped into operational sewage systems Waste Ensuring the collection and separation of waste Not required Contractor management Appointing authorized persons responsible for waste Not required Contractor management 20 Ensuring the disposal and/or utilization of waste or its Not required Contractor removal to waste disposal facilities and/or waste utilization facilities, as well as its storage in designated locations for waste storage or burying in designated burial sites Keeping a record of waste and making an inventory of Not required Contractor waste Impact on In order to reduce the noise impact during the construction Not required Contractor atmospheric air period, one has to use modern equipment with a low noise (availability of potential and to erect noise barriers (as necessary) said equipment is indicated in the contractor selection criteria) In order to lower the amount of pollutants emitted into the Not required Contractor atmospheric air, one has to use modern construction (availability of machinery that complies with the standards of the Republic said equipment of Belarus is indicated in the contractor selection criteria) In order to lower noise discomfort factors for the Not required Contractor population, the work that causes noise effects shall be performed in the interval between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Should it be necessary to perform high-noise works at nighttime, residents of the areas in the proximity of the site shall be notified 10 days prior to the performance of the works. Noise barriers shall be erected as necessary: in the course of performing high-noise works workers shall be provided with ear protectors as a measure of individual protection. Equipping organized stationary sources of emissions with To be Customer and contractor gas cleaning units determined by design documentation Prepara-tion Impact on the Organization of on-site environmental control over the Not required Operator period soil cover condition of soils In order to prevent water erosion of soils, one has to Is included in Operator organize a system of collection and transportation of the value of a surface runoff water (rainwater, snow melt) work contract In order to prevent contamination of soils, one has to Is included in Operator organize a system of collection and transportation of the value of a surface runoff water (rainwater, snow melt) work contract Impact on Organization of on-site environmental control over the Not required Operator vegetation condition of vegetation specimens The area of the sanitary protection zone (SPZ) shall be Insignificant Operator improved and landscaped in line with the developed SPZ design and with the requirements of technical regulations that include mandatory requirements. The degree of greenery planting in the area of the SPZ shall be no less than: 60% of its total area – for sites where the size of the SPZ is no more than 100 meters; 50 % of its total area – for sites where the size of the SPZ is between 101 and 500 meters; 40 % of its total area – for sites where the size of the SPZ is between 501 and 1000 meters and larger; In order to prevent adverse impact on vegetation Insignificant Operator specimens, one shall organize roads with hard surfaces, install curbs around traffic and pedestrian routes Waste Ensuring the collection and separation of waste Not required Operator management Appointing authorized persons responsible for waste Not required Operator management Ensuring the disposal and/or utilization of waste or its Not required Operator removal to waste disposal facilities and/or waste utilization 21 facilities, as well as its storage in designated locations for waste storage or burying at designated waste burial sites Keeping a record of waste and making an inventory of Not required Operator waste Exercising on-site control over the condition of the Not required Operator environment and preventing the harmful effect of waste, products of its interaction and/or decomposition on the environment, public health, or property Developing and approving limits for the production of Not required Designer and operator industrial waste, and observing them Establishing the extent of danger posed by industrial waste Insignificant Operator and area-based and the hazard class of hazardous industrial waste, if the branches of the Ministry of hazard class of this waste is not specified in the classifier of Natural Resources waste produced in the Republic of Belarus Controlling compliance with established limits as related to Insignificant Area-based branches of the waste management, as well as legislative compliance as Ministry of Natural related to waste management Resources, the National Center of Analytical Control of Environmental Protection Impact on Developing and conducting activities that aim to prevent air Insignificant Operator and area-based atmospheric air pollution, among other things, during accidents branches of the Ministry of Natural Protection Observing established limits as related to atmospheric air Insignificant Operator protection, and when such limits are exceeded – taking measures to liquidate the causes and consequences of the above-the-limit emissions into the atmospheric air and immediately notifying area-based branches of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection about such incidents, and in the event of a risk of an emergency - notifying the agencies and subdivisions of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Republic of Belarus Exercising control over compliance with established limits Insignificant Area-based bodies of the as related to the protection of atmospheric air Ministry of Natural Resources, the National Center of Analytical Control of Environmental Protection Developing activities on lowering the emissions of Insignificant Operator pollutants into the atmospheric air for the duration of unfavorable meteorological conditions and ensuring their implementation Developing draft standards for allowable emissions of Insignificant Operator and area-based pollutants into the atmospheric air branches of the Ministry of Natural Resources Obtaining permits for emitting pollutants into the Insignificant Operator atmospheric air or a comprehensive environmental activity permit and complying with the terms indicated in such permits Making an inventory of emissions of pollutants into the Insignificant Operator and area-based atmospheric air branches of the Ministry of Natural Resources Operating a technically sound gas cleaning unit in line with Insignificant Operator and area-based the rules of operating gas cleaning units approved by the branches of the Ministry of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Natural Resources Protection of the Republic of Belarus Taking samples and measurements in order to determine Insignificant Operator and area-based the qualitative and quantitative content of pollutant branches of the Ministry of emissions into atmospheric air and the quality of Natural Resources atmospheric air in the impact zone Implementing the design of the sanitary protection zone Insignificant Operator and area-based around the site branches of the Ministry of Natural Resources Conducting either independently or jointly with accredited Insignificant Operator and area-based labs local monitoring of environment whose object of branches of the Ministry of observation is emissions of pollutants into atmospheric air Natural Resources 22 Protection and Developing individual technological standards for water Insignificant Operator and area-based rational use of use and sanitation branches of the Ministry of water resources Natural Resources Exercising control over compliance with the qualitative Insignificant Operator, area-based content of industrial waste water that is dumped into the branches of the Ministry of systems of household sewage Natural Resources, and a housing and utilities authority Organizing on-site environmental control over the rational Insignificant Operator use and protection of water resources Organizing tools-based recordkeeping of water resources Insignificant Operator THE MONITORING PLAN In order to ensure efficient implementation of the mitigation measures proposed, including the respect of environmental obligations during the construction phase, a plan of monitoring activities has been developed and presented below in a tabular form. This monitoring plan is general, prepared for small-size boiler houses within the framework of a project component; and it is expected that more detailed monitoring plans will be developed and agreed by the responsible environmental authorities for each boiler house following detailed project planning studies. Regular local monitoring will be conducted by boiler house owners and contractors during the construction phase; and by a boiler house operator during the operation phase. Local environmental authorities will also perform regular inspections of the boiler houses during the construction and operation phases. It should be noted that the Department of State Labor Inspectorate is responsible for the issues of occupational safety and health protection in the workplace. The Inspectorate of the Department of Control and Supervision of Construction in the Regions and the City of Minsk is responsible for the overall supervision of construction works. The Department of Protection of Historic and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Belarus (The State Inspectorate of the Republic of Belarus for the Protection of Historic and Cultural Heritage) is responsible for issues related to culture, including archeological sites and discoveries; environmental protection inspectorates in the field exercise supervision over compliance with environmental protection requirements. Monitoring functions are presented in greater detail in the table below. It should also be noted that according to the Belarusian legislation, it is the facility operator and the environmental authorities who bear the cost of local environmental monitoring. Venue of Type of Responsible Phase Parameters Frequency Costs monitoring monitoring parties Construction Atmospheric emissions. Monitoring points Visual control and a. Regular monitoring of Insignifica The contractor and Influx of dust particles will be located in measurements of the content of dust nt the local into the air due to the proximity of the overall content particles. environmental excavation works and the main of suspended b. Special measurements protection vehicle traffic construction sites particles. during prolonged dry- inspectorate. The (measured as the and vulnerable Measurements of weather periods. motor licensing and overall content of sites (residential the level of exhaust c. Selective measurements inspection suspended particles), as areas, schools, gases and checks of exhaust gases (on department. well as the exhaust medical of the log book of average, 4 measurements gases of machinery institutions, etc.) every transport per year). (measured as NOx and vehicle. CO content). Noise pollution. Monitoring points Measurements. a. Selective monitoring Insignifica The contractor and Level of noise. will be located in Control of noise (on average, 4 nt the local 23 Venue of Type of Responsible Phase Parameters Frequency Costs monitoring monitoring parties the proximity of levels will be measurements per year). environmental the main performed on the Ad-hoc measurements in protection construction sites premises of the event of complaints. inspectorate. and vulnerable construction sites sites (residential and beyond in line areas, schools, with the national medical standards of taking institutions, etc.) measurements. Waste. Construction sites Visual a. Constant control by the Is included The contractor. Construction waste. and places control/checks of contractor. of in the costs The Inspectorate of construction waste documentation for b. Selective monitoring of works. the Department of storage disposal sites. (e.g., (on average, 4 checks per Control and disposal sites). year) within the Supervision of framework of inspections Construction in the performed by Regions and the environmental protection City of Minsk. inspectorates and other The local state control agencies. environmental Checks of licenses for protection storing/removing waste. inspectorate. Asbestos-containing Construction sites. Visual control and a. Constant control by the Is included The contractor. materials. checks of technical contractor. in the costs The Department of data sheets for the b. Checks of licenses for of works. State Labor used equipment. storing/removing Inspectorate. hazardous waste. PCB-containing Construction sites. Technical data a. Constant control by the Is included The contractor. materials. sheets for the used contractor. in the costs The Department of equipment and b. Checks of licenses for of works. State Labor transformer oil. storing/removing Inspectorate. hazardous waste. Occupational safety Construction sites. Checks. a. Constant control by the Insignifica The contractor. and health protection in contractor. nt The Department of the workplace. b. Regular checks by state State Labor Compliance with the control agencies. Inspectorate. The rules of occupational Inspectorate of the safety. Department of Temporary suspension Control and of access to work areas Supervision of for the persons who are Construction in the not involved in the Regions and the works. City of Minsk. Water resources and Construction sites. Checks. a. Constant control by the Is included The contractor. soil. contractor. in the costs The Inspectorate of Storage of construction b. Regular checks by state of works. the Department of waste in a secure control agencies. Control and dedicated area prior to Supervision of its removal to the Construction in the disposal site. Regions and the Checks of equipment City of Minsk. for oil leaks. . The local Pollution of adjacent environmental water bodies with dirty protection runoff water from the inspectorate. construction sites. Separation of top soil from subsoil during excavation works and careful repositioning of 24 Venue of Type of Responsible Phase Parameters Frequency Costs monitoring monitoring parties top soil. Cultural heritage. Construction sites. Checks. a. Constant control by the Is included The contractor. Archeological contractor. in the costsThe Department of “accidental b. Regular checks by state of works. Protection of discoveries.” control agencies. Historic and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Belarus. Operation Air pollution. 1. Boiler house Measurements. a. Regular measurements Insignifica The operator. 1. NOx, CO, and SO2 chimneys. (at least once a month) in nt The local content of emissions. 2. Previously the winter period environmental 2. NOx, CO, and SO2 identified places of conducted by the operator protection content on the surface. air quality control in line with the plan of inspectorate. (e.g., residential environmental protection areas, hospitals, activities developed for schools, etc.) in the the boiler house. impact area of a b. Regular control by the boiler house. local environmental protection inspectorate (at least once a year in the winter period). Noise pollution. Workplaces in a Measurements. For the first time - after Insignifica The Department of Level of noise. boiler house. the boiler house is put in nt State Labor operation. Inspectorate. After that – regular Healthcare checks. agencies. Water resources. 1. Places of 1. Measurements. 1. Regular taking of Insignifica The operator. The 1. Dumping the runoff dumping the runoff 2. Checks. samples in line with the nt management of the of a boiler house into of a boiler house. plan of environmental boiler house. the municipal sewage 2. Places of storage protection activities The local system: Petroleum of petroleum developed for the boiler environmental products and lubricants, products. house (at least once a protection acidity, the content of month). inspectorate/housin solid suspended 2. g and utilities particles, the residual a. For the first time - after services. content of chlorine, the boiler house is put in iron, copper and zinc. operation. 2. Control over the area After that – regular where tanks with checks. petroleum products are b. Constant control by the located for leaks and operator and the spills from storages and management of the boiler tanks; house. - Availability of devices for localizing spills. Availability of rules of action on responding to emergencies. Workers’ knowledge of rules of action on responding to accidental spills of petroleum products. Soil. Places of storage Checks. a. For the first time - after Insignifica The operator. Leaks and spills of of petroleum the boiler house is put in nt The local petroleum products products. operation. environmental from storages and After that – regular protection tanks. checks. inspectorate. Availability of devices b. Constant control by the for localizing spills and operator. of a leakproof foundation in the area 25 Venue of Type of Responsible Phase Parameters Frequency Costs monitoring monitoring parties of storage of petroleum products. Workers’ knowledge of rules of action on responding to accidental spills of petroleum products. The risk of fires. Premises of a Checks. a. Constant control by the Insignifica The operator. Compliance with the boiler house. management of the boiler nt A fire safety standards and rules of house. inspectorate. fire safety. b. Selective checks conducted by fire safety inspectorates. 26 Annex 1 The monitoring plan for air emissions at the operation phase The local monitoring of emissions from technological processes and plants into the air shall be conducted on a mandatory basis, including at stationary sources identified by area-based agencies of the Ministry of Natural Resources. It is proposed to organize local monitoring of stationary sources of emissions into the air at the operation phase. The list of parameters for local monitoring whose object is emissions of pollutants into the air is determined by area-based agencies of the Ministry of Natural Resources in line with a permit issued to a user of natural resources for emitting pollutants into the air or with a comprehensive environmental protection permit. The planned activity presupposes the emissions of the following pollutants into the air: No. Substance code Name Hazard class 1 0301 Nitrogen (IV) oxide (nitrogen dioxide) 2 2 0304 Nitrogen (II) oxide (nitrogen oxide) 4 3 0337 Carbon oxide (carbonic oxide, carbon monoxide gas) 4 4 0330 Sulfur dioxide (sulfurous anhydride, sulfur (IV) oxide, sulfurous gas) 5 2902 Solid particles not specified by type (dust of 3 undifferentiated content (aerosol) that is contained in the air of inhabited localities) 6 0703 Bezapyrene 1 7 0124 Cadmium and its compounds (in cadmium equivalent) 1 8 0140 Copper and its compounds (in copper equivalent) 2 9 0164 Nickel oxide (in nickel equivalent) 2 10 0183 Mercury and its compounds (in mercury equivalent) 1 11 0184 Lead and its compounds (in lead equivalent) 1 12 0228 Trivalent compounds of chromium (in Сr3+ equivalent) - 13 0229 Zinc and its compounds (in zinc equivalent) 3 14 0325 Arsenic, non-organic compounds (in arsenic 2 equivalent) 15 3620 Dioxins (in 2,3,7,8 tetrachlordibenzo-1.4-dioxin 1 equivalent) 16 3920 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB 28, PCB 52, PCB 101, 1 PCB 118, PCB 138, PCB 153, PCB 180) 17 0830 Hexachlorobenzene - The final determination of the list of pollutants that will be used in local monitoring will be carried out with due regard of background concentrations of pollutants in the air at the location of a facility upon the completion of the construction of the facility. According to the STB 1626.2-2006 "Boiler units. Units powered by biomass. Standards of emissions of pollutants” the high-priority substances for local monitoring are carbon oxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and solid particles. Local monitoring measurements for the emissions of pollutants into the air are performed once a month, with the exception of measurements taken at stationary emissions sources that are equipped with automated systems of control of emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases into the air. Acquisition of data on concentrations of pollutants in the emissions of pollutants into the air and on the volume of flue gases will be performed using instrumental methods, including automated ones, and instrumental-laboratory methods. 27