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Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

Country: Georgia

Client: World Bank

Beneficiary: Georgian Ministry of Energy

Name of partners:

Dates (start/end): May 2007 - September 2007

Description of project and our assignment:

After long time of ToR development (and its harmonization with requirements from different environmental and NG organizations), the World Bank decided to start the project, at the beginning of May, 2007.

This SEA Study was triggered by the planned feasibility study for the Khudoni hydropower project. The level of detail of the SEA Study, therefore, should be such that it can provide necessary insight to support, or otherwise, a decision to move other consulting studies from a screening phase for Khudoni into a full-fletched feasibility study and, subsequently, provide necessary insight to support, or otherwise, a decision to implement the Khudoni investment project.

Of secondary importance is the merit order of a limited number of rather large potential hydropower plants which each could produce 400 GWh or more annually. These plants are, as listed in government documents, Namakhvani (910 GWh), Paravani (440 GWh), Tvishi (400 GWh). The very exact ranking among groups of power supply sources that do not involve the position of Khudoni, therefore, have less value, although the assessment of cumulative environmental and social impacts needed to cover the complete supply portfolio that enters a scenario.
The two key outcomes arising from the SEA Study cover:

An indicative least-cost generation system expansion plan which balances the needs for reliable supply of forecasted electricity demand and economic medium long-term system development; and
Approach for establishment of the merit order for different development options taking into account economic, environmental, and social aspects.

Project title	Client	Beneficiary	Name of partners	Status
Potential HPP Kupinski Kut and HPP Morava 1 - 7 in the Frame of Integral Water Resources Management of the Sava River - Pre - feasibility study	Private Client			Ongoing
Modernization and Rehabilitation of Perućica HPP - Phase II, Consulting Sevices	KfW, Germany	Electric Power Industry of Montenegro	Lahmeyer International GmbH	Ongoing
TPP Turceni Rehabilitation of Units 3 & 6Project Justification withinSEE POWER SYSTEM	TPP Turceni, Turceni, Romania	TPP Turceni, Turceni, Romania		Ongoing
Small Hydro Power Plants Doboj, Cijevna 5 and Cijevna 6 in Republic Of Srpska - Feasibility study	Technor Energy AS, Norway	Technor Energy AS, Norway		Ongoing
Tender documentation for procurement and installation of 110kV metal armored GIS for new SS 110/35/10 kV Kotor - Škaljari	Electric Power Industry of Montenegro,FU Prenos - "Elektroprenos" - Podgorica	Electric Power Industry of Montenegro,FU Prenos - "Elektroprenos" - Podgorica		Ongoing
Regional Facility for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency Facility	Frankfurt School of Finance & Management		Fichtner GmbH&Co.KG, Germany	Ongoing
400/110/35 kV Substation Ribarevine and 110/10 kV Substation Podgorica 5	KfW, Germany	EPCG	Fichtner GmbH&Co.KG, Germany	Ongoing
Integration of Baraha 400/132 kV substation into DEWA 400 kV system	Fichtner, Germany	DEWA, United Arab Emirates		Completed
Assessment of wind energy potential in Vršac	Potential investor	Potential investor, SEEC, Municipality of Vršac	Potential investor, SEEC, Municipality of Vršac	Ongoing
Pre-feasibility Study for Optimization of Water Resources Management for the Nisava River Catchment's Area		Municipality of Pirot, SEEC	Municipality of Pirot	Completed
Georgia Power Sector: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)	World Bank	World Bank		Completed
Small Hydro Power Plants Cijevna 1, Cijevna 2, Cijevna 3 and Cijevna 4 in Republic of Srpska - Feasibility Study	Technor Energy AS, Norway	Technor Energy AS, Norway	Institute for civil works, Banja Luka and Faculty of civil engineering, University of Belgrade	Completed
PSHPP Tarnita - Effects Evaluation within Romanian and SEE Power System	World Bank	World Bank		Completed
Consultancy services in the process of privatization of five Small Hydro Power Plants (SHPP) in Montenegro	Private investor	Private investor		Completed
Small Hydro Power Plants Cijevna 1, Cijevna 2 and Cijevna 4 in Republic of Srpska - Pre-Feasibility Study	Technor Energy AS, Norway	Technor Energy AS, Norway		Completed
Analysis of the feasibility and possibility of the auxiliary power plant separation from CHP Zrenjanin	Electric Power Industry of Serbia, PC Panonske CHP's, Novi Sad	Electric Power Industry of Serbia and Municipality of Zrenjanin		Completed
Improvement of organizational, financial and investment performance of Electric Power Industry of Serbia – SECTION 2: Improvement of investment activities – Selection and attraction of the strategic partner for TPP Kolubara B construction and completion	EPS – Electric Power Industry of Serbia	EPS – Electric Power Industry of Serbia	EPIC, ETF	Completed
Khuzestan Master Plan	Khuzestan Regional Electric Company , Iran	Khuzestan Regional Electric Company , Iran	Fichtner GmbH&Co.KG , Germany	Completed
Transmission System Expansion Phase VI - Qatar	Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation , Qatar	Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation , Qatar	Fichtner GmbH&Co.KG , Germany	Completed
Consultancy Services on Rehabilitation of HPP Trebinje 1	KfW , Germany	HPP Trebinje 1 – ERS, Bosnia & Herzegovina	Fichtner GmbH&Co.KG , Germany	Ongoing
Supervising Engineer for Environmental Projects in Thermal Power Stations, Serbia	European Agency of Reconstruction (EAR)	EPS - Electric power industry of Serbia - TPP Nikola Tesla B, TPP Kostolac A , Serbia	Vattenfall Europe Power Consult GmbH , Germany	Ongoing
Updating Generation Investment Study for South East Europe	World Bank	World Bank		Completed
Concession State Analysis of Small Hydro Sites and Feasibility of Concession Granting	Enel S.p.A, Italy	Enel S.p.A, Italy	Electroconsult, CESI , Italy	Completed
Study on Cogeneration of Heat and Electricity in Serbia	IFC – International Finance Corporation	IFC – International Finance Corporation	Electroconsult, CESI , Italy	Completed
Energy Sector Technical Assistance Project (ESTAP-II) –Feasibility Study for Kosovo B – Kashar (Albania) 400kV Transmission Interconnection Project (Task A) and Electricity Exchange Strategy Foundation (Task B).	World Bank	UNMIK , Kosovo	CESI , Italy	Completed
Technical Assistance in the Preparation of the EIB funded Project for Transmission System Rehabilitation	European Agency of Reconstruction (EAR)	EPS - Elektroistok - Transmission Company , Serbia	Fichtner GmbH&Co.KG , Germany	Completed
The Pre-Feasibility Study on Small Hydro Power plants Potential Sites in Serbia	Italian Ministry for Environment and Territory , Italy	Italian Ministry for Environment and Territory , Italy		Completed
JBIC Pilot Study for Project Formation for Transport Network Development in Western Balkan	Japan Bank for International Cooperation – JBIC , Japan	Japan Bank for International Cooperation – JBIC , Japan	EXeIdea Co., Ltd. , Japan	Completed
TPP Maritza East-1 (Bulgaria) Project Justification within SEE Power System	BNP Paribas and EBRD	AES Corporation , USA		Completed
Supervising Engineer for the Major Overhaul-Rehabilitation of Nikola Tesla A5 Thermal Power Plant	European Agency for Reconstruction	EPS – Electric Power Industry of Serbia	Vattenfall Europe Power Consult GmbH	Completed
Development of Power Generation in South East Europe - Implications for Investments in Environmental Protection	World Bank	SEE Power Utilities and Ministries of Energy		Completed
Generation Investment Study in South East Europe	EC and World Bank	SEE Power Utilities and Ministries of Energy	MWH , PWC, Atkins	Completed
Evaluation Unit of European Agency for Reconstruction	European Agency for Reconstruction	European Agency for Reconstruction	AGEG - German Association of Development Consultants	Completed