Industry: Energy Region: Sri Lanka Deal price: $1 million Deal method: equity financing
Brief introduction:
Project objective: To increase the capacity and reliability of transmission lines in the Metropolitan Development Area of Colombo.
Details:
Project Description: The project will construct a new 220kV transmission line between Kerawalapitiya and Colombo Port and lay an underground cable about 16km long. Transmission lines will be connected to the new 220kV Kerawalapitiya and the existing 220kV Port GSS. The project will be carried out by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), which is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Sri Lanka's electricity sector.
The main environmental impact of laying underground cables occurs during the construction phase. Civil works carried out during this time will have an impact on the environment and the community. Heavy machinery such as earthmoving equipment such as backshovels is required to dig ditches and clear the construction site. Potential conflicts with other utilities (e.g. water pipes, telecommunication lines, etc.) will also be assessed. Due to the position of the cable trench, i.e. the right of way (RoW) along an existing road, the biodiversity impact is not expected to be significant. The risk of health effects due to electromagnetic fields (EMF) during the operation is low. When moving away from the cable, the EMF effect decreases in strength relatively quickly.
On the social front, it is expected that the project will bring positive social benefits to the overall population, services and businesses in the Greater Colombo area by providing a stable and reliable power supply. About 16 kilometres of power cables will be installed in underground Spaces within public roadways; Therefore, no additional land acquisition was considered. In the construction phase, other adverse social impact and risk include: due to the temporary restrictions houses, shops and temples caused by the use of temporary business interruption and potential temporary water and electricity supply disruptions, affect school safety and use, potential labor force into except the road along the community's health and safety issues, also including roads during the construction of the workers' behavior.
The proposed project will be required for the proposed future power plant to be built at Kerawalapitiya and the power plant will be considered as a relevant facility for the project. Discussions will be held with the implementing entity of the power plant and the future power plant, once identified, will be subject to the project-specific ESIA and will not be covered by the ESIA of the project. Ceb will establish and promote a project-level Complaints Correction mechanism (GRM) for project-affected people and project workers to resolve complaints and appeals. Communities and individuals who feel they have been adversely affected by the project will be able to file complaints to project-level GRM for a solution. Stakeholders will be consulted. CEB will publish ES information, including project-level GRM and project-affected People's Mechanisms (PPM), on the official website in English, Sinhala and Tamil.