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

• Screening and scoping
• Baseline data collection
• Stakeholder consultation
• Impact assessment
• Management plans
• Reporting and disclosure
A brief description of each step is provided below.
Screening and Scoping
A project proposal containing a summary of the proposed project was submitted
to Federal Ministry of Environment (FMEnv) for their Initial Environmental
Evaluation (IEE) to determine the project’s category under the study activities
list.
Following this, a scoping report, including Terms of Reference (ToR) for the EIA
and an application form, was submitted to FMEnv on 20 December 2010. The
report contained a description of the project, a description of the existing
environmental and socio-economic baseline, a preliminary assessment of the
potential environmental and social impacts, identification of key data gaps and
stakeholder input from the consultation process. The scoping report was
approved on 21 February 2011 and the Project placed in Category I, requiring a
mandatory EIA Study and a panel review exercise.
Baseline data collection
Available data was gathered as a basis against which the impacts of the project
can be assessed. In addition to a desktop review of existing reports such as EIAs
and the neighbouring NIPP plant, primary data was collected by field studies
carried out by biophysical and socio-economic specialists as indicated in Table 1.
Table 1
Fieldwork for Baseline Data Collection
Data Collection Date Team
Dry season biophysical data 19 – 21 March 2011 EnvAccord
collection
Qualitative data collection 19 – 13 June 2011 Janice Olawoye and team
Wet season biophysical data
collection
Socio-economic enumeration
survey
24- 26 July 2011 EnvAccord
22 – 26 August 2011 Janice Olawoye and team
Stakeholder Consultation
The public participation process comprised the following activities:
AZURA EDO IPP
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DRAFT EIA REPORT