The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Restructuring Stage Restructuring Stage | Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 09-Jan-2017| Report No: ISDSR21094 Regional Vice President: Hafez M. H. Ghanem Country Director: Asad Alam Senior Global Practice Director: Riccardo Puliti Practice Manager/Manager: Erik Magnus Fernstrom Task Team Leader: Sameh I. Mobarek The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. . I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. BASIC PROJECT DATA Project ID Project Name P146007 EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project Task Team Leader(s) Country Sameh I. Mobarek Egypt, Arab Republic of Approval Date Environmental Category 24-Jul-2014 Full Assessment (A) Managing Unit Is this a Repeater project? GEE05 PROJECT FINANCING DATA (IN USD MILLION) Total Project Cost Total Financing 1,473,900,000.00 1,473,900,000.00 Financing Gap 0.00 OLD_FIN_DTL Financing Source Amount Counterpart Funding 799,000,000.00 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) 500,000,000.00 Parallel Financing 174,900,000.00 Total 1,473,900,000.00 2. PROJECT INFORMATION The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) Current Project Development Objective The project development objective is to assist the Arab Republic of Egypt to increase household access to reliable, lower cost, grid connected natural gas supply. . Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AFD Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency) EGAS Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company ESIAF Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Framework ESMMF Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan EU European Union HSE Health, Safety, and Environment IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development LDC Local Distribution Company LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas PMU Project Management Unit PRS Pressure Reduction Station RAP Resettlement Action Plan RPF Resettlement Policy Framework 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Component (1) - Gas Network Expansion and Household Connections (Estimated Cost US$ – 1,120 million, of which IBRD US$ 500 million, AFD €70 million and EU €10 million): This component is designed to finance goods, works, and non-consulting services needed to install pressure reductions stations, expand low pressure networks, and establish customer service centers in 11 governorates (Giza, Ismailia, Alexandria, Qalubia, Menufia, Daqahlia, Qena, Gharbia, Aswan, Sohag, and Marsa Matrouh) to provide for 1.5 million new household gas connections. Disbursements from these loans are done on a pari passu basis, with IBRD loan covering 84 percent of a withdrawal request under this Component and AFD/EU funds covering the balance of 16 percent. The balance of this component’s fu nding (US$473 million) is provided by the Government through other sources and is focused on covering taxes, customs duties, construction and civil works costs involved in the network upgrades and new connections. The Government of Egypt (GoE) has requested an expansion of the scope of Component one to include 800,000 additional connections in new cities within the existing scope and 9 new governorates. GoE also requested extension of the Project’s Closing Date from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2021 to complete the work needed for these additional connections. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) Component (2) - Targeted Financial Support to Poor Households for the payment of Gas Connection Fees (Estimated Cost: €45 million, financed by an EU Grant and administered by AFD): This component foc uses on establishing a social safety net fund to subsidy a portion of the gas connection costs to poor households. Component (3) - Institutional Strengthening (Estimated Cost: €13 million financed by an EU Grant and administered by AFD): This component n) is focused on technical assistance and capacity building for the natural gas sector. Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. . 3. PROJECT LOCATION AND SALIENT PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS RELEVANT TO THE SAFEGUARD ANALYSIS (IF KNOWN) The geographical spread of the project over twenty governorates (including nine newly added governorates), from the Southern Governorates (Aswan, Luxor, Fayoum, Benisweif, Menia, Assiout, Qena, and Sohag) to the Northern (Alexandria and Beheira) and from Eastern Governorates (Ismailia and Damietta) to the Western (Matrouh), yields a diverse array of baseline conditions for the different project areas. The NG is processed and injected into the high pressure lines of the national grid (70 Bar) for transmission and distribution (7 Bar). Pressure Reduction Stations (PRS) are established to reduce the pressure from 70 Bar to 7 Bar. An odorant is added to the NG at the PRSs feeding distribution networks to residential areas in order to facilitate leak detection. Regulators are used to further lower the pressure to 100 mbar in the local networks, before finally lowering the pressure to 20 mbar for domestic use within the households. In addition to excavation and pipe laying, key activities of the construction phase also include installation of pipes on buildings, internal connections in households, and conversion of appliance nozzles to accommodate the switch from LPG to NG. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS SPECIALISTS ON THE TEAM Ehab Mohamed Mohamed Shaalan, Environmental Safeguards Specialist Amal Nabil Faltas Bastorous, Social Safeguards Specialist SAFEGUARD_TABLE 5. SAFEGUARD POLICIES TRIGGERED Safeguard Policies Triggered Explanation In the original ongoing project, which covers 11 Environmental Assessment (OP) (BP 4.01) Yes Governorates (out of all 27 Governorates in Egypt), the policy was triggered due to the The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) potential multi-dimensional environmental and social concerns that could be sensitive, diverse or unprecedented. In this restructuring activity, the same activities will take place but in a wider geographic scope covering an additional 9 Governorates. The key environmental aspects are air and dust emissions during construction from excavation and construction equipment, noise, solid and hazardous waste generation, consumption of water resources and discharge of liquid wastes from construction site offices. Disruption of ecosystems or sensitive habitats may occur especially during construction of high pressure gas pipelines. Therefore, this policy (OP4.01) should continue to be triggered to take into consideration the potential negative environmental and social impacts in the original 11 governorates in addition to the newly added 9 governorates, which include, but are not limited to, including but not limited to: the loss of assets, risks to the heath and safety of workers and local community members, traffic congestion and loss of access due to excavation and installation works, air emissions, elevated noise levels, structural effects on cultural sites and antiquities, potential risk to weak structures, damage to underground utilities during excavations, possible disruption or displacement of ecological systems and solid and liquid waste disposal. These negative impacts are detailed along with their mitigation measures in the ESIAF (Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Framework), which provides a framework for determining the negative environmental and social impacts and overall approaches for their mitigation. In addition, management and monitoring framework is also included as part of the ESIAF. WBG EHS Guidelines for Gas Distribution systems are also referred to in the ESIAF. Given the lack of clarity on the exact locations for project implementation within the newly added 9 Governorates, the scope of the prepared ESIAF was recently updated to include the new geographic scope. Once the locations are determined, site specific ESIAs and ESMPs will be prepared, cleared and disclosed locally and in the The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) InfoShop. The project avoids any activities in protected areas Natural Habitats (OP) (BP 4.04) No and will not pass through any sensitive habitats. Therefore, this policy is not triggered. The project will not include any forest related Forests (OP) (BP 4.36) No activities. Therefore, this policy is not triggered. The project will not include any activities involving Pest Management (OP 4.09) No pest management. Therefore, this policy is not triggered. Many areas in Egypt are famous for historical sites and culturally variable resources. Due to wide geographical coverage of the project and the excavation activities which will take place in 20 Governorates, chances of affecting physical Physical Cultural Resources (OP) (BP 4.11) Yes cultural resources exist. Therefore, this policy is triggered. screening and mitigation measures for PCR issues are handled under the ESIAF (Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Framework). No indigenous people are identified in the project Indigenous Peoples (OP) (BP 4.10) No areas. The main components that will entail need for land and may trigger the policy are the establishment of pressure reduction stations (PRSs) and laying down high pressure gas pipelines. The common practice of EGAS is to obtain the PRSs land through willing buyer willing seller and no land expropriation or eminent domain decree is issued for this purpose. EGAS will be following a diligent process that align with the Involuntary Resettlement (OP) (BP 4.12) Yes principles of the willing buyer willing seller to emphasize the voluntary nature of the transaction and ensure that market price and full replacement cost are paid to purchase the land. In some cases, the high pressure pipelines will pass through privately owned agricultural lands which may result in temporary disruption for the agriculture business and potential damages on crops, trees or privately owned assets. No displacement of people is anticipated however access to amenities and The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) livelihoods may be negatively affected. Therefore, OP 4.12 is triggered. To date, only one due diligence resettlement report for a pipeline that is financed by the Government and is considered an associated facility was prepared under the parent project. No more RAPs were prepared for the parent project. For the newly added 9 governorates, the developed and approved RPF for the parent project was updated to include the new geographic scope. Once the exact locations of the PRSs and the routes of the high pressure pipelines are identified, RAPs will be prepared in case any involuntary resettlement will be involved. No activities or investments will affect, or depend Safety of Dams (OP) (BP 4.37) No on the performance of existing dams in this project. Therefore, this policy is not triggered. No activities on international waterways are Projects on International Waterways (OP) No included in this project. Therefore, this policy is (BP 7.50) not triggered. No disputed areas are identified within the Projects in Disputed Areas (OP) (BP 7.60) No boundaries of this project. Therefore, this policy is not triggered. KEY_POLICY_TABLE II. KEY SAFEGUARD POLICY ISSUES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT A. SUMMARY OF KEY SAFEGUARD ISSUES 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the Restructured project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts. The following safeguard issues and potential negative impacts associated with the project. All the impacts listed below are largely of moderate significance. The anticipated impacts are limited to the specific construction sites, associated mainly with construction activities which are of short period of time. None of the listed impacts is considered irreversible or of potential large scale as described below. During Construction • Air emissions from heavy machinery and generators; • Dust generation from excavation activities and open storage of materials and excavated soils; • Noise emissions from heavy machinery and asphalt breaking; as well as other construction/demolition for extending NG piping into households; • Improper management of solid, liquid, and hazardous wastes and contamination of soils; • Water consumption in construction activities; • Improper disposal of wastewater from site offices; • Dewatering of subsurface waters and improper disposal of the resulting wastewater; • Potential impacts on culturally valuable sites and antiquities due to excavation activities; The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) • Traffic congestion and blockage of access due to excavation and installation works; • Damage of crops and negative impacts on livelihoods due to laying down high pressure pipelines especially in privately owned agricultural lands; • Permeant land requirements to establish Pressure Reduction Stations; • Temporary land requirements for mobilization of machinery and other construction works processes; • Risk of damage/breakage of underground utility lines and piping (drinking water, wastewater, electricity cables, telephone lines) during excavations; • Inconveniences and complains by local dwellers especially concerning street restoration and re-pavement due to lack of coordination between the various implementing parties and permitting authorities. • Worker health and safety concerns especially if local subcontractors are utilized in excavation works and daily casual activities with no culture of using personal protection equipment During Operation Potential negative impacts during operations mainly include: - noise from the operations of the PRSs; - Solid, liquid and hazardous wastes from the PRS operations - Potential gas leakages and fire or explosion risks; - Odorant emissions from the PRS causing nuisance to nearby residential areas; - Workers health and safety during operation of the PRSs; - Household user health and safety; - Overall integrity of the gas network and risk of rupture or damage by any future unplanned excavation works causing fire risks or gas emissions. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area. No potential indirect and/or long term impacts are expected. 3. Describe any potential alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. The updated Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment Framework (ESIAF) considered several alternatives, including not undertaking the project. The No-Project alternative is not favored as it simply deprives the Egyptian Public and the Government of Egypt from the social, economic and environmental advantages associated with the proposed project such as reduced expenditure on LPG importation and subsidies, significantly lower leakage and fire risk compared to LPG and constantly available fuel for home use. Energy alternatives such as expanding LPG usage, or converting home appliances to operate on electricity or were also discussed and proved to be economically unfeasible compared to the use of natural gas. Piping material alternatives in the use of copper or steel was evaluated. Several considerations support the use of steel piping such strength, cost, and some aspects of public attitudes (copper is known in Egypt as an attractive target for theft due to its high value. Aside from the aspect of minimizing corrosion (and therefore risk of leakage), selection of one of the piping materials over the other does not seem to offer contrasts in the environmental and social impacts (except a marginally lower pressure loss with copper piping). Therefore, as long as precautions and safety margins are respected steel seems to be the more practical and safe choice. Alternatives to the sequencing of constructions were also considered. Progressing with constructing the high pressure gas transmission pipelines and distribution networks in the various project areas could be achieved The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) through two alternatives: • Alternative 1: complete the construction of the networks in more than one area simultaneously • Alternative 2: complete networks in sequence area by area The advantages of Alternative 1 over Alternative 2 are: (i) shorter implementation schedule; and (ii) utilization of economies of scale in lower cost for the additional equipment and components procured to cover multiple areas simultaneously. The advantages of Alternative 2 over Alternative 1 are: (i) less resources and capital investments required; and (ii) less management and coordination resources required. Overall, the key contrast between the two alternatives is related to available assets and human resources, while paying attention to coordination of sequential work outputs of the parallel teams. The main advantage of working in parallel would be to minimize project implementation time. Routing alternatives apply to transmission mains, distribution mains and connection mains. Deciding on routing alternatives for the distribution and connection network is premature at this stage. However, selecting optimum routes for these networks is crucial to avoid as much environmental and social impacts as possible. It is very important to avoid as many sensitive sites as possible to minimize environmental and social impacts. Excavation Technique alternatives: For the concerned project activities, excavation may proceed through using the “Open Cut� technique. Alternatively, borings may be excavated using hydraulic drive, and finally Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) technique. HDD is the method that shall be used in crossing the major urban roads and railways (if intercepted). One of the main impact avoidance measures which is determined it that no pipeline crossing of the Nile or any of its tributaries will take place during the execution of this project. Existing high pressure mains on the East and West of the Nile will be utilized instead of crossing the Nile in order to avoid any potential negative environmental impacts on the water quality or the aquatic environment. The potential adverse social impacts are mainly related to the permanent land occupation and temporary land use for construction of 36 PRSs and of the temporary land acquisition for laying down high pressure gas pipeline. It is estimated that the project will need about 5-6 hectare (1 hectare = 10,000 square meters) of permanent land occupation. Since the exact locations of PRSs and alignment of gas pipeline cannot be finally determined at this stage, an updated resettlement policy framework (RPF) has been prepared to set the key principles for mitigating the potential resettlement impacts as per OP 4.12. The updated RPF establishes the principles for resettlement impact mitigation and the organizational arrangements for preparation and implementation of resettlement action plans (RAPs) which may be needed during project implementation. In the meantime, other potential social impacts should be carefully examined through the social assessment part of the ESIAF at this stage and later during the preparation of the ESIAs. The social impacts assessment should be also examining the social risk that could result from the project, including the risk related to labor influx in case it applies to the project construction sites. To address demand side aspects of the service delivery, EGAS already has a continuous Citizen Engagement plan in place to build and maintain a productive relationship over time with the project hosting communities. This process extends throughout the life of the project and encompasses a range of activities and approaches, from information sharing and consultation to ensure that the project beneficiaries are fully engaged during the various stages of the project. The proposed project will build on this Citizen Engagement focus. It will support the development of a framework The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) for household gas service delivery performance improvement and monitoring and develop a monitoring system to develop a Key Product Indicator. As a relevant tool for citizen engagement, EGAS and the participating LDCs will be strengthening the role of the customers’ service centers (CSC’s) to a more engaging role with citizens. Initially prior to the implementation of the proposed project, the Bank will also support a safety awareness campaign geared toward the more rural areas, where concerns on the safety of usage of natural gas connections and appliance were raised during the social consultations. Once the project is moved to implementation this will be sustained by the Social Development Officers hired by the project. 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. Given that routing of the high pressure pipelines and exact locations of the PRSs was not known with certainty neither at the appraisal time of the original project nor expected to be known at the appraisal of the restructured project (additional 9 governorates), an ESIAF)and Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) were selected to be the safeguard instruments used to address OP 4.01 and OP 4.12 respectively. The ESIAF and the RPF have been updated to reflect the changes in the geographical scope and baseline conditions of the original project expanding its boundaries from 11 governorates to 20 governorates. The mitigation measures to address potential negative environmental and social impacts are well presented and detailed in the Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Framework (ESMMF) contained in the updated ESIAF. The ESIAF has been updated, reviewed, approved and disclosed in-country and at the Bank’s external web site on June 18th and July 06th respectively. The objective of the ESMMF is to outline a mechanism for minimizing or eliminating potential negative impacts and for monitoring the application and performance of the mitigation measures. The ESMMF identifies roles and responsibilities for different stakeholders for implementation and monitoring of mitigations, and whenever applicable, the ESMMF is designed to accommodate alternative context-specific mitigation and monitoring measures. The ESMMF for this project is prepared in accordance with the World Bank Group’s Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines for Gas Distribution Systems. Once the PRS locations and pipeline routes are identified, site specific ESIAs/ESMPs will be prepared to include mitigation measures which are specific to these locations and routes. The site specific ESIAs/ESMPs will be prepared following the principles and procedures set forth in the updated ESIAF. Clear measures for handling health and safety issues, managing the impacts of labor influx and compensating resettlement impacts will be set forth clearly in the ESMP or further associated tool (e.g. the RAPs). The site specific ESIAs/ESMPs and RAPs will be prepared, cleared and disclosed prior to the commencement of any construction works. A reputable national consulting firm will be contracted by Egyptian Gas Holding Company (EGAS) - “the implementing agency� - to prepare the site specific ESIAs/ESMPs which will be reviewed by the Bank safeguards task team before final review and clearance by the Bank. In terms of implementation of environmental and social mitigation measures, all contracts for construction will include site specific ESMPs which will be mandatory to implement. EGAS environmental and social officers will ensure the implementation of the ESMP requirements. In addition, Bank supervision missions will ensure compliance with the ESMP measures. Over the past decade, EGAS has developed strong knowledge and competence in implementing Bank safeguard requirements, especially ESMPs and RAPs, since its engagement with the Bank in the execution of the EG-Natural Gas Connections Project (P095392) in the period from 2008 to 2014 and the implementation of the ongoing Households Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) since 2014. In addition, EGAS will ensure, through its contractual arrangements with the contactors, that all ESMP/RAP requirements will be embedded in these contracts and will be binding for all contractors. The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) However, due to the expansion of the project geographic scope to cover 20 governorates all over Egypt, the capacity of EGAS for close supervision of the ESMP/RAP implementation will need strengthening and further development. With assistance from the Bank safeguards task team members, a capacity development and strengthening plan is being prepared to ensure that EGAS will be able to secure sufficient human, technical and financial resources to implement the ESMP/RAP requirements. In addition, capacity assessment of the contractors who will be mandated to execute the project on the ground will be conducted and gaps will be identified. The Bank safeguards task team will ensure that both EGAS and its contractors have sufficient resources and competency to implement the safeguards requirements. This may include the possibility of utilizing external consultants to support EGAS and its contractors at least for a transition period until the internal capacities of EGAS/Contractors are strengthened. As for health and safety concerns, EGAS and its contractors have dedicated health, safety and environment (HSE) departments with well-trained and competent staff who are familiar with implementing health and safety measures in the gas sector. In the capacity assessment which will be conducted, adequacy of human resources allocated for health and safety in EGAS and contractors will be assessed and additional resources may be recommended especially at the contractors’ level. EGAS Environmental staff have received training on environmental auditing, EIAs preparation and review for industrial establishments and environmental legislation. The social teams have received comprehensive training, through the Bank Task Team environmental and social specialists on number of topics that include but are not limited to environmental assessment, OP4.01, social impacts assessment, OP 4.12 on Involuntary Resettlement, establishing and operating grievance redress mechanism. Furthermore, the environmental departments in EGAS contractors (such as Egypt Gas and Town Gas) have gained experience through the implementation of the Natural Gas Connections Project (P095392) and the ongoing Households Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007). The ESMMF within the updated ESIAF has recommended some additional training and capacity building for EGAS contractors and for EGAS and the LDCs environmental and social officers. A capacity needs assessment for the LDCs and EGAS has been prepared by an independent consultant. The assessment laid out the specific needs of the LDCs and EGAS to implement and supervise the prepared ESMPs. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanism for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. Consultations are being carried out with key stakeholders across the various stages of the project. The original ESIAF and RPF were consulted upon twice in 2014 during the preparation of the Households Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) as required for category A projects. These were very well advertised and attended in the 11 governorates. Tools used included focus group discussions, individual interviews, group meetings and public consultation. Consultation activities (scoping, interviews, focus group discussions, public hearing/consultations/scoping sessions) were held with various stakeholders and community members in host communities in the 11 Governorates. These consultations were in compliance with World Bank policies related to disclosure and public consultation and Egyptian regulations related to public consultation (Law 4/1994 modified by Law 9/2009). Throughout the various consultation and engagement activities, the work teams experienced and recorded overwhelming public acceptance, by the communities and the governmental stakeholders towards the proposed project. Aside from limited concerns regarding arrangements for the Natural Gas installation payments and street restoration, all participants expressed their eagerness for commencement of project implementation without much delay and many others requested the extension of the project to additional areas. For the updated ESIAF/RPF to include the additional Governorates, a public consultation session was held in The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) October 10th, 2016 in Cairo. The invitation to the session was publicized in widely spread national newspaper. In addition, EGAS invited key stakeholders from the addition 9 Governorates to attend the consultation session and provided dedicated transportation to all participants. Several NGOs representing the civil society in the 9 governorates actively participated in the discussions and provided comments on the Draft ESIAF/RPF. The NGO representatives determined their concerns regarding potential negative environmental and/or social impacts which may affect some people in their respective governorates especially farmers whose agricultural lands will be affected by the gas pipelines. In addition, concerns about restoration of street conditions after completion of works and extending the gas networks to deprived areas were flagged. The session was well attended and documented by EGAS where all comments and discussions were included and addressed in the updated ESIAF/RPF. The preparation of the updated ESIAF/RPF was closely supported by the Bank safeguards task team, reviewed and cleared by the Bank on April 17th, 2017. The Final updated ESIAF and RPF were disclosed locally on EGAS website on June 18th and on the Bank’s external web site on July 06th. In addition, the updated ESIAF and RPF will be available at each Governorate electronically and in hard copies upon request from any concerned party. Further public consultation sessions and complementary consultation activities (e.g. scoping, interviews and focus group discussions) are being and will continue to be held as part of the preparation of the site specific ESIAs/ESMPs/RAPs and the same established system for arranging consultations, engaging stakeholders, addressing their concerns in the safeguards instruments are being followed. DISCLOSURE_TABLE B. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS ENV_TABLE Environmental Assessment/Audit/Management Plan/Other Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission for disclosure 17-Apr-2017 06-Jul-2017 For Category ‘A’ projects, date of distributing the Executive Summary of the EA to the Executive Directors “In country� Disclosure Country Date of Disclosure Egypt, Arab Republic of 18-Jun-2017 Comments The link to the website is http://www.egas.com.eg/Corporate_Overview/ExtensionOfNaturalGasConnectionsProject.aspx RESETTLE_TA BLE Resettlement Action Plan/Framework Policy Process The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) Date of receipt by the Bank Date of submission for disclosure 17-Apr-2017 06-Jul-2017 “In country� Disclosure Country Date of Disclosure Egypt, Arab Republic of 18-Jun-2017 Comments The link to the website is http://www.egas.com.eg/Corporate_Overview/ExtensionOfNaturalGasConnectionsProject.aspx COMPLIANCE_TABLE C. COMPLIANCE MONITORING INDICATORS AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL EA_TABLE OP/BP/GP 4.01 - Environment Assessment Does the project require a stand-alone EA (including EMP) report? Yes If yes, then did the Regional Environment Unit or Practice Manager (PM) review Yes and approve the EA report? Are the cost and the accountabilities for the EMP incorporated in the Yes credit/loan? PCR_TABLE OP/BP 4.11 - Physical Cultural Resources Does the EA include adequate measures related to cultural property? Yes Does the credit/loan incorporate mechanisms to mitigate the potential adverse Yes impacts on cultural property? IR_TABLE OP/BP 4.12 - Involuntary Resettlement Has a resettlement plan/abbreviated plan/policy framework/process Yes framework (as appropriate) been prepared? If yes, then did the Regional unit responsible for safeguards or Practice Yes Manager review the plan? Is physical displacement/relocation expected? No Is economic displacement expected? (loss of assets or access to assets that TBD leads to loss of income sources or other means of livelihoods) The World Bank RESTRUCTURING ISDS EG: Household Natural Gas Connection Project (P146007) PDI_TABLE The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank for Yes disclosure? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups Yes and local NGOs? ALL_TABLE All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional responsibilities been Yes prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project Yes cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the Yes monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal Yes documents? III. APPROVALS Task Team Leader(s) Sameh I. Mobarek Approved By Safeguards Advisor Nina Chee 28-Aug-2017 Practice Manager/Manager . Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content