📋 Tender Overview
The afternoon plenary session of the 2021 autumn session of the State Great Hural Parliament started at 240 pm with a 51.3 percent turnout . On the environmental impact and other issues in case of starting the construction of the power plant . The Minister of Nature Environment and Tourism N.Urtnasan said that according to Resolutions 160 and 42 of the Government of Mongolia in 2018 Erdeneburens 90 MW hydropower plant in Shijigt gorge in Erdeneburen Myangad Bayannuur soums of Khovd aimag Bayannuur soum of Bayan-Ulgii aimag and Umnugovi soum of Uvs aimag. The Government Resolution No. 357 of 2019 states that 28000 hectares of land planned for the construction of the power plant have been taken for special needs of the state. A general environmental impact assessment was conducted in October 2019. Nature Horse Energy Department advisory service provider to carry out a detailed assessment of the environmental impact New hydro project Company YeNKO LLC has been selected by the partnership. These two companies conducted a detailed environmental impact assessment in 2021. New Hydro Project LLC has conducted detailed assessments of 32 projects in the past while ENCO LLC has experience in conducting detailed assessments of 184 projects. The Ministry of Nature Environment and Tourism provided the following 14 comments in the detailed environmental assessment report. For example.- Develop a plan to vacate relocate compensate and ensure the normal living conditions of the affected households specify the sources of expenditures and include the responsible organizations and officials in the report in agreement with the project implementing organization -Apart from the CGM of Bayangol bagh Erdeneburen soum Khovd aimag 6 baghs of the project are not supported by the project. Therefore work with the Governors of Khovd Uvs and Bayan-Ulgii aimags CRH and soum Governors CRH to get feedback again -Assume the positive and negative impacts of the lake ecosystem on the households living in the area as about 10000 hectares of the project area will be flooded and include pasture water supply and other issues -Explain whether the land selected for the supply of 1.2 million m of common minerals to be used in the construction of HPPs and other infrastructure facilities and whether the land to be exploited complies with the relevant legislation and have a decision made by the competent authority - To make a conclusion on possible resources and technical solutions for water use by the Water Authority and attach it to the report -Where to implement measures for argali sheep ibex and beavers within the framework of compensatory protection work where and how to organize special protected area management activities -Which version of the fish transmission channel should be proposed and if it is difficult to build a canal facility fish transportation and transfer options should be developed and reflected in the report especially during the breeding of Mongolian grayling the breeding herd should be transported to the top of the embankment - To give specific recommendations on the cost of implementing historical and cultural heritage works at the project site and to cooperate with the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Sciences and other relevant institutes and research organizations -Criticisms were made such as the Environmental Impact Assessment of the project the implementation of the Environmental Management Plan to the public and the clear reflection of the role of the procuring entity and the contractor in making the information transparent. According to the review the Ministry of Energy and the assessment company submitted additional estimates studies amendments and changes to the Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment Report for submission to the Professional Council meeting in April 2021. The meeting of the Professional Council was held again in May 2021 to consider the issue of non-support of the project by the Public Hural CGM of all baghs except 4 soums of three aimags. It was decided to re-introduce the mitigation measures land acquisition and compensation schedule and to evaluate the evaluation report after receiving comments. In accordance with the recommendations of the Professional Council meeting the Ministry of Energy and the appraisal company made relevant adjustments changes and calculations and re-presented the ESIA report to the Bagh Citizens Public Meeting in May-September 2021. After that the CGMs of 5 baghs of 3 soums of 2 aimags voted in favor of the project. However the Uliast bagh CGM of Umnugovi soum Uvs aimag did not support the Erdeneburen HPP project. Amendments to the Constitution of Mongolia provide that the second part of Article 6 of the Constitution of Mongolia guarantees the right of citizens to know about the environmental impact of the use of subsoil resources within the framework of their right to live in a healthy and safe environment. A draft law to amend the law has been drafted and submitted to the Parliament. These amendments and changes into provinces and to individuals about the negative impacts on the environment of a project assignment rights and obligations of the developer and the project sum the district council and provide information to the governor and shall have the right to citizens to know that is to N. Minister Urtnasan emphasized in his statement.
