Azura-Edo Independent Power Plant Environmental Impact ... - IFC

impact is not due to the operation of the Azura Edo IPP plant, but is an impact
associated with the operation of the NIPP plant, being the dominant
contributing noise source. The cumulative impacts at other receptors is
considered to be insignificant.
As such, Azura Power’s implementation of mitigation measures will include
clarification of the NIPP plant design and mitigationand undertaking further
noise modelling before operation in order to confirm the potential impact at
the four farms. Ongoing monitoring of the noise levels (Chapter 8), reporting
to FMEnv and identified mitigation methods (eg construction of barriers if
refined modeling shows this to be necessary) would reduce the cumulative
noise impacts at the four farms to below 45 dB(A) LAeq, 1hr . The cumulative
impact after the implementation of mitigation measures would then be
considered to be insignificant.
The cumulative impacts are assessed based on the current location of
residential receptors close to the site. Any changes in the population density
during the operational phase due to other developments and growth of the
settlements may mean encroachment into areas where the noise levels may
exceed the IFC guidelines. In this case, Azura Power will rely on
communications with local communities through the CLO and the grievance
mechanism which will be established to record and address complaints.
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