an overview of content of EIA paper. Zouk plant

1. protect the environment by ensuring whether to grant planning
permission for a project
evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation measures applied to the
environment, a program of monitoring and oversight of the project
will be implemented.
authorities in charge are the Ministry of Industry Control
Department,Ministry of Environment,Ministry of Public Health.
appoint an Environmental Engineer that is responsible for the
internal environmental
management and monitoring of the plant
Introduction

2. Project information
Project
information
Lebanon electricity
supply is earmarked
but frequent current
interruptions and by
important energy
imports.
The existing power plants
with their limited
capacities are unable to
meet the demand for
electricity which is
expected to further grow
in the future.
The extension of the power
plant in Zouk is an important
project for the national
electricity provider EDL
towards a reliable a stable
electricity supply in the greater
Beirut area and in Lebanon.

4. Project description
●The area of the Zouk power plant is in close neighbourhood to the highway Beirut Tripoli,
therefore a good and fast road accession to the area is given. So, it will not be a problem to a
traffic system.
1.Design
basis
2.Water
supply and
treatment 3.Gaseous
pollutants
and noise
emissions
4.Waste
water
treatment
5.Solid
waste
disposal

5. Condition of existing environment
Description of
the relevant
physical
conditions
-Seismic data
-climate
-temperature
-wind
-ambient air quality
-noise pollution
-the coastal zone
Description
of the
relevant
biological
conditions

6. NO. IMPACT POSSIBLE EFFECT MITIGATION
1.
Traffic/ Transportation
Increase in traffic
volume
Temporarily affects. Transport of all plant equipment
by road. Keep the traffic slow for safety
2.
Construction labour
And
activities
Increase in air
pollution, noise and
waste quantity
Temporarily affects. Avoiding of dust pollution by
periodic watering of site during civil works. Avoiding
of noisy activities during the night. Wastewater and
solid waste disposal according to the local
regulations
3.
Ambient air quality
Increasing of pollutant
concentration
Stack height supports good dispersion and reduces
impact on ambient air quality in the vicinity of the plant.
4.
Noise
Plant surrounding Applying noise protection measures in order to meet
the required standard
5.
Wastewater discharge
Pollution of the sea, soil
and ground water
Applying of wastewater treatment in order to meet the
required standards
6. Solid waste
disposal
Pollution of the sea, soil
and ground water
The solid waste will be disposed by an authorised
local disposal company according to local regulations
7. Socio economic Country and future
development
The impact of the project on the local and national
Lebanese socio-economic development can be
assessed as positive and important
Potential IMPACT AND MITIGATION measures

7. environmental
related issues
that will be
monitored are
• Stack emission monitoring
• Internal noise monitoring
• Internal waste management
• Waste water monitoring
• Labour safety
• Coordination with local and regional authorities
• Power plant related reporting
• Cooperation in performing labour/staff training
• Ambient air monitoring
• Noise monitoring at residential area
• Waste management for the total complex
The Zouk Management Board should be responsible for the internal environmental management and
monitoring of the plan.
Management and monitoring.

8. Atmospheric Pollution
Monitoring Plan
• monitored by measuring the emissions of the Zouk power plant and the ambient air
quality and meteorological parameters in the area around the plant site
Noise monitoring
• operation phase, noise measurements performed to monitor the noise level within
the boundary of the Zouk plant as well as the residential area outside of the plant site.
Water pollution
monitoring
• The discharge of waste water from within the Zouk power plant boundary shall be
monitored regularly by the Zouk EMG during the operation phase
The monitoring should be done during the construction phase and operation phase.

9. Public Participation
Stage of EIA process Objectives of public involvement
Screening Identification of significant impacts
Scoping Identification of public's interest and values
Identification of priorities for assessment
Encouraging public understanding of the proposed project
Prediction and mitigation The public can contribute local knowledge and values to the prediction,
evaluation and mitigation of impacts
Improvement in quality and acceptability of EIA report
Monitoring Public evaluate impacts that occur and support project environmental
management process
EIAAudit Public contribute to evaluation of quality and acceptability of report.
Public comment on acceptability of project impacts

10. Public Administration
Ministry of
Public Health
(MoPH)
Ministry of
Environment
(MoE)
Local
Municipal
Public
Representative
Zouk Thermal
Power
Generation EIA
Report

11. 2- 4 towers will be installed for better electric transmission of
power to national grid

13. As a result, Zouk organisation, local
municipals and public representatives
arranged a consultation meeting to
discuss relevant issues and came up
with some reliable solutions.
Public representatives comprises of all
level of communities
Zouk public consultations

14. Summary of P.Consultations
Zouk community concerns Proposed solution by Zouk
Thermal Org
•Sound pollutions
•Noise pollutions
•Facilitate stable electricity
connection for local area.
•Accommodate employment
opportunity
•Plant authority should arrange
meeting with local public
representative
•Water temperature to be
maintained at minimum
•To take care of the public safety
•Works should be completed as
quickly as possible
•The electricity should be made
available to the people
•Reduction in the capacity to the
use of HFO
•Follow all rules, regulations and
standards in the construction of
the project.
•Contingency plan should be
taken to meet any eventual
accident

15. Due to acute shortage of
electrical supply, Zouk
Thermal finds need to cope
to consumer’s demand.
There is a NEED in this
proposed project
90% of arising impacts are
temporary and has a proper
mitigation plan
Project will result in positive
environmental and
economic beneficial impacts
The completion of this EIA
fully meets the MoPH
standards and applicable
EMP.
Conclusion