Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Filing: 44-Request for Inspection (English)

...climate warming will disturb the historical balance of lake rainfall and evaporation, and will create serious deficits." vii.A recent (2006) technical report of Directorate of Water Development (DWD), a lead agency, is missing in BEL's SEA. This could probably address the issues of hydrology, climate change, declining water levels in Lake Victoria and River Nile. No study released to date analyses the risks to Bujagali performance from climate change-induced drought and other h...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Compliance Report: 44-Investigation Report (English)

...Climate Change Risks The Requesters aver that the project preparation and assessment reports do not address climate change and its possible impact on power production at Bujagali. Management, on the other hand, claims that climate change aspects were addressed in different studies, such as the SSEA, which includes a detailed analysis of the impacts of climate change in the Nile Equatorial region comprising Bujagali. ...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Registration: 44-Notice of Registration (English)

...climate change impacts on power production, which may cause lower lake levels and lower downstream river flows. These issues were raised in a 2005 report commissioned by the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and prepared by Water Resources and Energy Management International, Inc (WREM), a US consultancy firm. The Requesters state that BEL also ignored a technical report by the Directorate or Water Development (DWD) on climate change effects. An additional issue that, in the Requ...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Response: 44-Management Report and Recommendation

...climate change risks. The Economic Analysis relied on published analyses of climate change impacts on the Nile River hydrology by Tate, Sutcliffe et al (Appendix B4 of Economic Study). This approach concluded that no significant reduction in hydrological flow is expected as a result of climate change during the life of the Project and was independently reviewed by hydrologist Professor Juan Valdes of the University of Arizona, who also did not find evidence of downside risk of climate change on ...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Eligibility: 44-Eligibility Report (English)

...Climate Change (IPCC) is issuing its Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report (Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability), which addresses regional impacts of climate change, particularly with regard to temperature and precipitation. 38 The Agreed Curve, as described in the Management Response and SEA, is a long-established formula designed to ensure that water flows downstream remain consistent with what would have occurred under natural conditions without the existing dams...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Response: 44-Management Response (English)

...Climate Change. BEL’s SEA reports do not ad- The SEA addressed social and environmental issues dress climate change and its possible impact on related to the project; the broader climate change (and power production at Bujagali. Current and future cli- hydrology) aspects were addressed in different studies mate models indicate hotter, drier conditions, lower which have also been publicly disclosed. lake levels and lower downst...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Action Plan: 44-Fifth Management Progress Report

...climate change and cumulative impact assessment; terrestrial and aquatic fauna; Kalagala falls offset; economic analysis, options and affordability assessment; information disclosure, transparency and openness regarding the Project; dam safety issues; indigenous peoples, cultural and spiritual issues; and compensation, resettlement and consultations. The Inspection Panel submitted its Investigation Report to the Board on August 29, 2008. On November 7, 2008, Management submitted its Report and R...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Action Plan: 44-Sixth Management Progress Report-21 Feb 2017

...Climate Change and disclose the Lake Victoria hydrological (water releases) Hydrology Risks; information and make it available to the East African Potential Impacts on Lake Community (EAC). Victoria; Alternative -4- Issues Actions (Initial Commitment) Status Project Configurations (OP4.01) IV. PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUTST...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Action Plan: 44-Third Management Progress Report

...Climate  Management confirmed that GoU disclosed the Lake Completed Change and Hydrology Victoria hydrological (water releases) starting in 2008, and Risks; Potential Impacts on since then, the information has been made available to the Lake Victoria; Alternative East African Community (EAC) on a regular basis Project Configurations (OP4.01) 6 IV. DETAILED PROGRESS DESCRIPTION OF MAP ACT...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Action Plan: 44-Fourth Management Progress Report

...Climate Change and (GoU) disclosed the Lake Victoria hydrological (water Hydrology Risks; Potential releases) data starting in 2008, and since then, the Impacts on Lake Victoria; information has been made available to the East African Alternative Project Community (EAC) on a regular basis Configurations (OP4.01) 3 See Table 3, Page 40 of the Management Report and Recommendations, November 2008. 4 Provision of water suppl...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Action Plan: 44-Seventh Management Progress Report-20 Feb 2018

...Climate ƒ Management will follow up on GoU’s commitment to Completed Change and Hydrology disclose the Lake Victoria hydrological (water releases) Risks; Potential Impacts on information and make it available to the East African Lake Victoria; Alternative Community. Project Configurations (OP4.01) 10. Final Progress Report. The sixth Progress Report, presented in February 2017, reported that all actions under the MAP had been completed, ...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Response: 44-Management Response Annexes 2-8

...change for a comprehensive turnkey contract, plus another $ 5 to $10 million for improvements to the electro-mechanical works, bringing the total EPC cost increase into a range of $30 to $35 millions, nominal and undiscounted. At the same time, BEL and the contractor are negotiating an incentive scheme to accelerate commissioning by 3 to 4 months, which would create for Uganda a real economic cost saving on thermal plant operation estimated at $30 to $40 million (in dollars of 2006). The net imp...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Action Plan: 44-Second Management Progress Report

...Climate GoU disclosed the Lake Change and Victoria hydrological (water Hydrology releases) starting in 2008, and Risks; Potential since then, the information has Impacts on Lake been made available to the EAC Victoria; on a regular basis. Alternative Project Configurations (OP4.01) II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND STATUS 4. The U ganda Private Power Generation ( ...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Management Action Plan: 44-First Management Progress Report

...Climate Change and commitment to disclose the Lake monthly “water release” information since Hydrology Risks; Victoria hydrological (water releases) December 2008 to the EAC. Potential Impacts on information and make it available to Lake Victoria; the EAC. Alternative Project Configurations (OP4.01) 4 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND ST...