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

signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the company
and the Edo State Government. Under the MoU, the Edo State Government
committed to provide the project land and associated easement rights. The
second stage in the acquisition process took place in the second quarter of
2011 when the land was surveyed by the Edo State Ministry of Lands, Surveys
and Housing and property beacons (delineating the boundaries of the project
land) were erected on the site.
Subsequent to this exercise, the Edo State Government issued a formal public
notice of the Government’s intention to make use of the land, revoking all
existing rights and interests in the land and requesting affected parties to
register any claims. The registration of claims is required so that
compensation payments can be made by the Edo State Government (in
conjunction with Azura Power) in due course. The formal notice of revocation
was published in the official Government Gazette on 16 June 2011 and in two
Nigerian newspapers on 23 June 2011, namely the Vanguard Newspaper (with
a national circulation) and the Observer Newspaper (with a local circulation).
ERM have compiled a Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) inclusive of an
entitlement matrix, which upon review and acceptance by the World Bank
will be implemented in the early stages of 2012. The RAP will outline
compensation measures for all relevant communities including means of
implementation and timeframes.
The land acquisition process will be completed with the transfer of title to the
land to Azura Power by the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. This
certificate will be issued upon submission of the EIA Report and completion
of the RAP.
3.1.4 Project Components
The proposed Project will comprise the following:
• Power generating facilities comprising a OCGT system; and
• An aboveground (with one pylon) 330 kV transmission line from the
power plant to the Benin North substation adjacent to the Project site.
• An underground gas pipeline spur (of circa 1 km in length) connecting the
gas receiving station on the Project Site to the ELPS.
3.1.5 Comparison between OCGT and CCGT
A comparison of OCGT and CCGT technology was undertaken to determine
the preferred technology for the power plant. The criteria considered were:
• operating efficiency and therefore the heat rate of the generating units;
• capital costs of the units;
• resilience to grid instabilities;
• maintenance costs and the ease of maintaining them in Nigeria; and
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