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7.10.2 Impact Description and Significance: Summary
A summary of the impacts of economic resettlement is provided in Table 7.22
below.
Table 7.22
Summary of Impact Significance Pre-mitigation
Phase Impact Significance (pre-mitigation)
Pre-construction
Loss of physical and cultural assets, land,
including productive agricultural land
Major Negative
7.11 IMPACTS TO DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
The demographic profile of the three communities in the Project area is
broadly reflective of demographics at the state level. The three Projectaffected
communities are considered to be relatively ethnically homogenous in
comparison with other parts of Nigeria.
The gender breakdown is relatively equal, and the age distribution is
weighted toward youth. Stakeholders in these communities have reported a
steady exodus of young people from the area towards urban centres in search
of jobs, education and training. However, the development of the
neighbouring NIPP facility appears to have resulted in increased numbers of
youth returning to Ihovbor-Evboeka and Idunmwowina-Urho-Nisen, in
pursuit of new jobs. Aside from this internal population movement,
migration into the region has historically been minimal.
The baseline demographic profile for the region is described in Section 7.11.
Key characteristics include the following:
• A relatively homogenous ethnic profile;
• Balanced gender distribution;
• Youth-biased age distribution, but with reports of youth leaving the area
for employment and education opportunities; and
• Historically low in-migration.
7.11.1 Impact Description and Significance: Construction
Impact Description
Azura Power expects that up to 500 workers will be required for the
construction of the power plant (which will last between 24 and 36 months)
and will require the EPC contractor to source at least 70 percent of the workers
from within 30 km of the site. This implies a foreign workforce of roughly 30
percent from outside the region, amounting to possibly 150 workers.
A temporary construction camp will be constructed on the north western
portion of the Project site. The exact nature of the accommodation will be
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