Government of Uganda/Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (P166685) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) June 9, 2020 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – June 2020 Government of Uganda, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Electricity Access Scale-Up Project ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN 1. The Government of Uganda (GoU) is planning to implement the Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (the Project), with the involvement of the following Ministries/agencies/units: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Uganda Energy Credit Capitalization Company (UECCC). The International Development Association hereinafter the Association has agreed to provide financing for the Project. 2. The Government of Uganda will implement material measures and actions so that the Project is implemented in accordance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs). This Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) sets out a summary of the material measures and actions. The implementation of the measures identified in the ESCP will be partially financed by IDA under the EASP – it is expected that GOU counterpart funding will be provided for the full implementation of activities. 3. The ESCP requires compliance with all provisions in the frameworks and other documents prepared at concept stage and plans to be developed during project implementation. In particular, the ESCP requires compliance with the provisions set out in the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), Vulnerable and Marginalized Group Framework (VMGF), Stakeholder Engagement Framework (SEF), Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF). Site specific Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs), Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plans (ESMMPs), Contractors’ Health, Safety and Environmental Management Plans (CHSEMPs), Vulnerable and Marginalized Group Management Plans (VMGMPs), Grievance Redress Management Plans (GRMPs), Labour Force Management Plans (LFMPs), Physical-Cultural Management Plans (PCRMPs), Forest Restoration Management Plans (FRIPs-where applicable), Stakeholder Engagement Management Plans (SEPs), solid and hazardous waste management plan (SHWMP), Gender Based Violence/Violence Against Children Management Plans (GBV/VAC MPs) and institutional Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMSs) will be developed prior to the implementation of the relevant components project components. 4. The table below summarizes the material measures and actions that are required as well as the timing of the material measures and actions. The Government of Uganda is responsible for compliance with all requirements of the ESCP even when implementation of specific measures and actions is conducted by the Ministry, agency or unit referenced in 1, above. 5. Implementation of the material measures and actions set out in this ESCP will be monitored and reported to the Association by the Government of Uganda as required by the ESCP and the conditions of the legal agreement, and the Association will monitor and assess progress and completion of the material measures and actions throughout implementation of the Project. 6. As agreed by the Association and Government of Uganda, this ESCP may be revised from time to time during Project implementation, to reflect adaptive management of Project changes and unforeseen circumstances or in response to assessment of Project performance conducted under the ESCP itself. In such circumstances, Government of Uganda will agree to the changes with the Association and will update the 1|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP) – June 2020 ESCP to reflect such changes. Agreement on changes to the ESCP will be documented through the exchange of letters signed between the Association and the Government of Uganda. The GoU will promptly disclose the updated ESCP. 7. Where Project changes, unforeseen circumstances, or Project performance result in changes to the risks and impacts during Project implementation, the Government of Uganda shall provide additional funds, if needed, to implement actions and measures to address such risks and impacts, which may include environmental, health, social and safety impacts, labor influx, gender-based violence and violence against children, compensation and resettlement sexual exploitation and abuse, and cultural disruptions. 2|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed ESCP Monitoring and Reporting REGULAR REPORTING: Prepare and submit regular monitoring Consolidated quarterly E&S The EASP Quarterly starting on reports on the implementation of the ESCP. reports shall be submitted to the Coordination Manager, the date of Project Association throughout the appointed by the effectiveness until project life cycle. These reports Permanent Secretary- Project Completion. shall be consolidated from the MEMD, shall submit Project Implementation Units quarterly safeguards (PIUs) at REA and UECCC and reports to the submitted by the Project Association with Coordination Unit (PCU) at support from the PCU MEMD to the Association. Environmental Safeguards Specialist, Social Safeguards Specialist, and the Gender Specialist through the Health Safety and Environment Unit (HSEU) at MEMD INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS NOTIFICATION: Promptly notify The Project Coordination REA, UECCC, Promptly as defined for the Association of any incident or accident related or having an Manager shall report, within 24 Contractor any such event impact on the Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant hours after s/he has knowledge occurring after starting adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the of the incident, major incidences date of Project public or workers. Those include incidents that might cause great such as fatalities, Health Safety effectiveness until harm to the environment, workers, or the community (occupational, and Environmental incidences, Project Completion. health and safety incidents resulting in serious injuries or fatalities, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 3|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed cases of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), etc.) and those that (Rape and Defilement, Child Quarterly starting date could cause reputational risks to the Association, Provide sufficient Labour, GBV/VAC) to the of Project effectiveness detail regarding the incident or accident, indicating immediate Association. until Project measures taken to address it, and include information provided by The EASP Completion any contractor and supervising entity, as appropriate. Other minor incidences shall be Coordination Manager reported to the Association shall submit verified through incidental, and quarterly incidental reports to reports. the Association. SUMMARY ASSESSMENT ESS 1: ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS AND IMPACTS 1.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: Establish an organizational The PCU at MEMD shall be The PCU at MEMD Recruitment of PCU structure with qualified staff to support management of E&S risks supported by the HSEU and shall be supported by and PIU staff to be as documented in the Project ESMF and other Project E&S plans. Safeguard Specialists. the Environmental completed by March Safeguards Specialist, 2021 Maintain as necessary throughout Project implementation. The PIUs at REA and UECCC Social Safeguards are recruiting safeguards Specialist, and Gender specialists for the Specialist through the implementation of the Project. HSE Unit at MEMD to manage E&S risks under the Project. 4|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed REA will recruit an Environmental Safeguards Specialist, a Social Safeguards Specialist, a Senior Wayleaves Officer, and four Wayleaves Officers. UECCC will recruit an Environment and Social Safeguards Specialist. 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT: Based on the The PIUs shall develop ESIA The PCU and HSE 2 months prior to category of the project, environmental and social assessments will and ESMP once the project Unit, REA PIU effectiveness of a be implemented for each sub project throughout the project life to locations are identified, supported by certified specific sub-project identify and assess their environmental and social risks and Environmental and Social Audits Consultants shall lead throughout project impacts. All assessments will provide complete, appropriate and one year after the Environment the preparation of implementation. acceptable mitigation measures two months prior to Certificates have been issued environmental and commencement of a specific sub-project. and the Stakeholder social impact Annually for Engagement Plans (SEP). assessments and environmental audits These plans shall be completed plans and audits. based on the upon definition of specific sub- certificates obtained for projects and prior to the project effectiveness of civil works. subcomponents. 5|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed These will require Bank clearance and national disclosure before subprojects’ implementation. 1.4 MANAGEMENT OF CONTRACTORS: Develop and implement C-ESMP, Codes of Conduct, The Environmental 2 months prior to procedures for managing contractors and subcontractors. Contracts for Workers, Labour Safeguards Specialist, effectiveness of a Force Management Plans, Social Safeguards specific sub-project Camps and Material Yards Specialist, Gender throughout project Establishment and Management Specialist at the REA implementation Plans, HIV/AIDS Management PIU, through the HSE Plans, Site Grievance Unit and external Management Plans, and Health, consultants where Safety and Environment (HSE) need be, shall develop Management Plans shall be and ensure developed in coordination with implementation of the Contractors and Supervising procedures for Consultants, once they have managing contractors been selected. They will be and subcontractors implemented in partnership with throughout the EASP all relevant stakeholders life cycle. The costs throughout the project life cycle. are provided for in other sections of the commitment plan. 6|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 1.5 PERMIT, CONSENTS AND AUTHORIZATIONS: Obtain or assist The EASP may require the The Safeguards 2021 in obtaining, as appropriate, the permits, consents and following permits; ESIA Specialists at the HSE authorizations that are applicable to the Project from relevant Certificate, Approval of Unit and REA PIU, and national authorities. RAP/ARAP by CGV, Building Contractors shall Permit, OTV, Workplace process project permits Comply or cause to comply, as appropriate, with the conditions Permits, Forest Permits, Wildlife and coordinate the established in these permits, consents and authorizations Permits, Water Abstraction joint monitoring and throughout Project implementation. Permit, among others. These enforcement with Permits will be processed within mandated institutions. the first year of the project, and/or as needed. 1.6 THIRD PARTY MONITORING: A stakeholder and/or third parties To support the PCU, a The HSE Unit with 2025 will be engaged to complement and verify the monitoring of multisectoral monitoring team support from the environmental and social risks and impacts of the Project, specify comprising of relevant safeguard specialists the nature of tasks to be conducted on an ad-hoc basis. Ministry’s, Departments and at various PIU’s shall Agencies (MDAs), private sector convene multisectoral and civil society, independent meetings and field individuals or firms shall be monitoring activities to identified to verify the project’s complement compliance with the monitoring of Association’s and national environmental and Environmental and Social risk social risks and management requirements impacts of the Project quarterly and when deemed on an ad-hoc basis. necessary. The team will review the projects documents 7|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed and assess if the contractors and the implementing institutions comply with the environment and social safeguard requirements of the assignment, identify gaps and recommend appropriate mitigation measures. 1.7 DEVELOPMENT OF IEC MATERIAL Safeguards Education, The HSE Unit shall 2025 Information and Communication support the (EIC) Materials, Awareness Coordination Manager campaigns for EASP, Monitoring in developing the IEC of Contractors’ compliance to materials HSSE requirements between and monitoring 2020 and 2025. contractor’s compliance to HSSE ESS 2: LABOR AND WORKING CONDITIONS 2.1 LABOR MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES: Labor management The Labour Management MEMD, REA and 2025 procedures will be reviewed for consistence with the ESS2. The Procedures will be prepared and UECCC will ensure labor health and safety procedures will be included in ESMF submitted to the Bank for implementation of the guidelines and applied to agreements under this project. clearance prior to project Labour force effectiveness and implemented Management plan by throughout the project life. the different 8|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed stakeholders implementing and supervising the project subcomponents. 2.2 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM FOR PROJECT WORKERS: Develop The principles and MEMD, REA and 2025 and maintain a grievance mechanism for Project workers. guidelines for the grievance UECCC, contractors management mechanisms for shall ensure that each workers have been included in contractor/consultant in the ESMF and will be establishes a workers’ customized for use for each grievance redress project subcomponent. committee. 2.3 OHS MEASURES: Develop and implement occupational, health The ESMF will include the OHS MEMD, REA and 2025 and safety (OHS) measures. measures by end of April 2020 UECCC will ensure implementation the OHS measures throughout the lifetime of the project. 2.4 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE: As part of the Contingency Emergency MEMD, REA and 2025 OHS measures specified in 2.3, include measures on emergency Response Component (CERC) UECCC, financial preparedness and response, and ensure coordination with has been included in the project institutions, measures under 4.5. Environmental and Social contractors, etc. framework. 9|Page ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 2.5 PROJECT WORKERS TRAINING: Implement training of Project ESMF includes a capacity MEMD, REA and 2025 Workers designed to heighten awareness of risks and to mitigate building component that covers UECCC, contractors, impacts on local communities. relevant stakeholders of the financial institutions will project (e.g., workers, implement capacity communities, beneficiaries, building activities. PIUs and PCU). Continuous capacity building will be undertaken each year till 2025 depending on capacity gaps identified over time. ESS 3: RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT 3.1 MANAGEMENT OF WASTE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: A solid and hazardous waste MEMD, REA and Throughout the project Develop and implement measures and actions to manage waste management plan (SHWMP) will UECCC, Financial implementation up to and hazardous materials. be developed for each Institutions and the end of 2025 subproject and component contractors shall specific ESIAs two months to prepare and implement the effectiveness of the project measures to mitigate subcomponents and waste and hazardous implemented throughout the materials as part of the project life. ESMP. UECCC sub-projects will be For UECCC Sub- required to submit statement of Projects, Solar compliance with Environmental Companies and Cook and Social Standards, including stoves Manufacturers 10 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed management of waste and shall be required to hazardous materials. contract certified hazardous waste handlers to transport and manage wastes. 3.2 CAPACITY BUILDING Training and sensitization of The training will be 2025 sub-project beneficiaries, undertaken by the implementing partners and PIUs but coordinated communities throughout the by the PCU project life on the management of wastes and hazardous wastes until the end of 2025 ESS 4: COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY 4.1 TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY: Develop and implement measures Traffic and road safety MEMD and REA shall 2025 and actions to assess and manage traffic and road safety risks. measures and actions will be develop and enforce developed in accordance with implementation of the Public Service Standing Traffic and Road Orders on Fleet Management, Safety plans PIU Policies and the Traffic and throughout the project Road Safety Act two months as part of the ESMPs. before effectiveness of project sub-component works. 11 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 4.2 COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY: Develop and implement MEMD, UECC and REA will MEMD and REA will 2021 measures and action to assess and manage specific risks and implement traffic management implement traffic impacts to the community arising from Project activities, including in plans, develop and implement, management plans, relation to Project Workers and any risks of labor influx. HIV/AIDS, health management develop and plan, identify and document implement, HIV/AIDS, project risks to communities, health management carry out field work to identity plan, identify ad additional impacts and ensure document project risks implementation of mitigation to communities, carry measures and carry out out field work to awareness among communities, identity additional etc. to manage specific risks impacts and ensure and impacts to the community implementation of arising from Project activities 2 mitigation measures months to the start of projects and carry out subcomponent and carry out awareness among the awareness every quarter. communities through TV, Radio, SMS, public meetings, etc. to ensure universal access, SEP, etc. to manage specific risks and impacts to the community will develop and implement labour force management 12 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed plan, HIV/AIDS and SEP as part of the ESMPs, including development of plans that are not part of the ESMF but relate to this Policy. Health, Safety and emergency plans for Solar projects in schools and hospitals shall be updated to reflect the solar project one month before installation of the solar panels. 4.3 GBV AND SEA RISKS: Develop and implement measures and GBV and SEA Risks have been MEMD, REA and 2025 actions to assess and manage the risks of gender-based violence rated as low using the World UECCC. (GBV) and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) that may arise Bank’s assessment tool. MEMD, during Project implementation. REA and UECCC will implement actions recommended for this level of risks prior to works effectiveness/workers deployment. This would include signing of enforceable Codes of 13 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed Conduct by workers, establishment of referral pathways with support from MEMD’s GBV Specialist, sensitization activities for workers/communities by relevant contractors and consultant staff, etc. three months after project effectiveness. 4.4 SECURITY PERSONNEL: Develop and implement measures and MEMD, REA and UECCC will MEMD, REA and June 2021 actions to assess and manage the risks to human security of develop and implement a UECCC will develop project-affected communities and project workers that could arise security management plan for and implement a from the use of security personnel. the project prior to work security management effectiveness. plan for the project by June 2021. ESS 5: LAND ACQUISITION, RESTRICTIONS ON LAND USE AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT 5.1 LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT: Assess the nature The RPF for the Project has The assessment of the Throughout the project and degree of expected land acquisition and involuntary been developed to guide nature and degree of period resettlement under the Project assessment of the impact of expected asset planned project activities on compensation and assets and livelihoods. livelihood restoration under the Project. 14 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 5.2 RESETTLEMENT PLANS: Develop and implement Resettlement MEMD and REA will develop MEMD and REA shall Throughout the project Action Plans (RAPs) consistent with the requirements of the and implement the RAP/ARAP implement the RAP period up to the end of Resettlement Policy Framework ([RPF) and ESS5. for compensation for trees, monitoring framework the project. crops, and livelihoods consistent and the GRM during with the requirements of the the lifetime of the RPF, relevant national laws and project. RAP Audit one year to ESS5 three months before the end of the project project effectiveness throughout the project. 5.3 MONITORING AND REPORTING: Ensure that monitoring and As part of the RAPs, MEMD and MEMD and REA will Throughout the project reporting on land acquisition and resettlement activities are REA will develop and implement develop and implement implementation period conducted separately or as part of regular reporting. a monitoring framework for the a monitoring plan and up to the end of the activities likely to impact on report at the costs project in 2025. crops, trees, and livelihoods included in RAP throughout the project three implementation. months before RAP implementation. 5.4 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM: Develop and implement the Project specific GRM will be REA will establish and Throughout the project arrangements for the grievance mechanism for resettlement (if established and implemented as implement Project period implementation established separately from the grievance mechanism under part of the RAP throughout the specific GRM as part period up to the end of ESS10) project three months into RAP of the RAP throughout the project in 2025. development. the project. 5.5 Add other measures and actions that have been agreed, as per the specific risks and impacts of the Project ESS 6: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LIVING NATURAL RESOURCES 15 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 6.1 BIODIVERSITY RISKS AND IMPACTS: Develop and implement The ESMF identified the MEMD, REA and By December 2021 measures and actions to assess and manage risks and impacts on potential risks and impacts on UECCC will develop biodiversity, including identification of different types of habitat and biodiversity. The ESMF has ESIAs and ESMPs at circumstances in which offsets will be used. proposed avoidance, costs already provided minimization and mitigation in 1.2. measures. However, there will be project specific ESIAs and ESMPs by December, 2021 6.2 Add other measures and actions that have been agreed, as per the specific risks and impacts of the Project ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED TRADITIONAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES 16 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 7.1 VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS (IKS AND Preparation and implementation The PCU Gender Throughout project BATWAS) PRESENT OR COLLECTIVELY ATTACHED TO of Vulnerable and Marginalized Specialist and Social implementation up to PROJECT AREA: Assess the nature and degree of the expected Groups Plans (VMGPs) as part Safeguards Specialist the end of the project in direct and indirect economic, social, cultural and environmental of the design of subprojects through the HSE Unit 2025. impacts on Indigenous Peoples who are present in, or have likely to impact these groups will ensure Integration collective attachment to, the project area (Iks and Batwas) and implementation of measures from Vulnerable and marginalized groups plans into the project’s subcomponents 7.2 VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED GROUPS PLANS: Develop Preparation and implementation Development and 2025 and implement a Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups of Vulnerable and Marginalized implementation of the Management Plan consistent with the requirements of ESS7. Groups Plans (VMGPs) as part VMGP, implementation of the design of subprojects of the plan for each likely to impact these groups project subcomponent. (Iks and Batwas). 7.4 Add other measures and actions that have been agreed, as per Sensitization and distribution of Gender Specialist at 2025 the specific risks and impacts of the Project culturally appropriate IEC PCU through the HSE materials about EASP shall be unit. undertaken 3 three months into project implementation. ESS 8: CULTURAL HERITAGE 17 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 8.1 CHANCE FINDS: Develop and implement a chance finds PCU shall work with the REA, MEMD, UECCC, 2025 procedure. Department of Museums and MoTWA and MGLSD. Monuments at the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MoTWA) and Department of Culture and Family Affairs in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) to implement the Chance Finds Procedure for the EASP by December 2021 and ensure its implementation throughout the project life. The Contractors shall be required to include the chance finds procedure in the ESMPs and bidding documents. 18 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 8.2 CULTURAL HERITAGE: Identify measures to address risks and A Cultural Heritage MEMD, REA, UECCC 2025 impacts on cultural heritage. Management Plan (CHMP) shall and MGLSD. be developed and implemented by MEMD with technical support from the Department of Culture and Family Affairs at the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development responsible for the management of intangible cultural aspects that may be affected by EASP as part of the design of subprojects. 8.3 Add other measures and actions that have been agreed, as per Awareness enhancement and The Social Safeguards Throughout project the specific risks and impacts of the Project IEC materials will be developed team and the HSE Unit implementation up to with technical support from shall implement this the end of the project in MGLSD and MoTWA June 2021 activity. 2025 ESS 9: FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES 19 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 9.1 ESMS- Establish and maintain an Environmental and Social UECCC shall develop an ESMS UECCC ESMS will be 2025 Management System (ESMS). and operationalize it throughout developed with funds the project cycle. For wholesale from ERT. lending activities, the UECCC will continue using the same ESMS established under the Energy for Rural Transformation Phase III Project (ERT-3) (P133312). However, implementation of direct lending activities will only be allowed after the UECCC has established an expanded ESMS satisfactory to the Bank. MEMD, shall develop an MEMD will hire a Environmental and Social consultant to develop Management System (ESMS) the ESMS. prior to project effectiveness and operationalize it throughout the project cycle. 20 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 9.2 FI ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY: Establish an organizational The UECCC organization UECCC will use funds 2025 capacity and competency for implementing the ESMS with clearly structure already in place. The under the ERT-3 defined roles and responsibilities. Environment and Social Project (P133312) for Safeguards Specialist will be the recruitment Maintain as necessary throughout Project implementation. recruited by October 2020 process. (around project effectiveness). 9.3 SENIOR MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE: Designate a senior UECCC has designated a PIU Director, Transaction 2025 management representative to have overall accountability for headed by Director, Transaction Execution, UECCC environmental and social performance of FI subprojects. Execution, UECCC 21 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 9.4 UECCC shall submit fatal and Environment and 2025 9.4.1 Reporting of major and fatal incidences major accidents to the PCU for Social Safeguards verification and relay to World Specialist at UECCC Bank within 24 hours of its knowledge of the occurrence and other minor incidences shall be included in the quarterly E&S reports. . 2025 UECCC shall provide quarterly 9.4.2 Routine reporting reports to the PCU for compilation and submission to World Bank. 2025 Continuous monitoring of the E&S risks and mitigation measures for UECCC components. 9.4.3 Monitoring of E&S Risks and Mitigation Measures ESS 10: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 22 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed 10.1 SEP PREPARATION: Prepare and disclose a Stakeholder The Stakeholder Engagement MEMD, REA and Throughout the project Engagement Framework (SEF) and eventual Stakeholder Framework (SEF) for the project UECCC shall implementation up to Engagement Plans (SEP) for subprojects. This will be developed has been prepared as part of undertake the the end of 2025. after stakeholder analysis subproject design. preparation and disclosure of the SEP SEPs will be prepared on an on- for each project going basis throughout the subproject. project three months before each subproject’s effectiveness. 10.2 SEP IMPLEMENTATION: Implement the SEP. MEMD, REA and UECCC will MEMD, REA and 2025 implement the SEP throughout UECCC and the implementation of the contractors will project. implement the SEP. 10.4 Add other measures and actions that have been agreed, as per the specific risks and impacts of the Project 11 CAPACITY SUPPORT to the PCU and PIUs to implement the Training on the World Bank Technical personnel Training to be project in compliance to the World Bank Environment and Environment and Social from MEMD, REA, conducted prior to Social Framework, 2018 and the Countries legislation. Standards (ESSs) prior to UECCC, and other effectiveness of project project effectiveness. MDAs closely activities in Jan 2021. associated with EASP. 23 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed Training on the ESHS Contractors, Private 2025 requirements, including those Energy Service specified in ESMMPs and Providers, Commercial project contracts 6 months into Financial Institutions project effectiveness. (CFIs) and supervision/verification consultants to be trained by WB on the ESHS requirements of the EASP project prior to project effectiveness and repeated once a year during the project life cycle Safeguards awareness training Senior Managements 2025 of PIUs and other staff of the PIUs to be trained annually on safeguards till end of project in 2025. 24 | P a g e ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN (ESCP): June 2020 Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL COMMITMENT PLAN DATE: June 2020 Summary of the Material Measures and Actions to Mitigate the Timeframe Responsibility / Date of Completion Project’s Potential Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Authority and Resources/Funding Committed Strengthening the capacity of Technical personnel 2021 the implementing agencies on from: MEMD, REA, the implementation of the ESMF UECCC, District and ESMS. Technical Officers and refugee Management Teams and other MDAs closely associated with EASP will be trained on ESMS and ESF requirements prior to effectiveness of the project. 25 | P a g e