Krasnodar GRES Project Volume I11 Environmental Assessment

Positive lmpacts
Additional facilities (associated with construction) shall contribute to general
development of the district and will have direct and indirect positive
impacts on revenues and living standards of the population.
Electricity generated by the plant will contribute to economic, industrial,
and agricultural development in the entire Krasnodar Territory and further
increase employment opportunities.
The quality and reliability of the water supply for Mostovskoy village will
improve due to the commissioning of a water intake in Andryuki village
associated with the project.
The construction of housing, sports facilities, medical centers,
transportation, and other facilities associated with the project will cause
considerable socio-economic improvement due to increased employment
opportunities and improved living standards.
There will be no resettlement of the population.
Insignificant lmpacts
The power plant facilities are estimated to have no to an insignificant
impact on the ecological system of the Caucasus biosphere reserve and will
not disrupt its preservation regulations.
lmpacts on surface and ground water, accounting for the mitigating
measures to be taken, shall be insignificant.
lmpacts on aquatic and terrestrial biota shall be insignificant.
lmpacts caused by noise are not anticipated due to the noise mitigation
measures to be taken; however site personnel may have some noise
exposure.
The proposed routings of the transmission lines are far enough away from
population centers such that EMF exposure will not exceed regulatory
limits.
As no known flight paths intersect proposed transmission line routings,
there will be no impact on bird migration.
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