GOLD STANDARD LOCAL STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION REPORT

10.1 MW YÜCE HEPP

CONTENTS

A. Project Description

1. Project eligibility under Gold Standard

2. Current project status

B. Design of Stakeholder Consultation Process

1. Description of physical meeting(s)

i. Agenda

ii. Non-technical summary

iii. Invitation tracking table

iv. Text of individual invitations

v. Text of public invitations

2. Description of other consultation methods used

C. Consultation Process

1. Participants‟ in physical meeting(s)

i. List

ii. Evaluation forms

2. Pictures from physical meeting(s)

3. Outcome of consultation process

i. Minutes of physical meeting(s)

ii. Minutes of other consultations

iii. Assessment of all comments

iv. Revisit sustainable development assessment

v. Summary of changes to project design based on comments

D. Sustainable Development Assessment

1. Own sustainable development assessment

i. „Do no harm‟ assessment

ii. Sustainable development matrix

2. Stakeholders blind sustainable development matrix

3. Consolidated sustainable development matrix

E. Discussion on Sustainability Monitoring Plan

F. Description of Stakeholder Feedback Round

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Annex 1. Original participants list

Annex 2. Original feedback forms

Annex 3. Special Guidance for Run-off River Type HEPP Projects

Annex 4. Contributions of the project owner to minimize disturbance to the locals

Annex 5. Example of an official record kept whilst the work outfit is distributed to workers

Annex 6. Permit that specifies where to deposit the excavation waste

SECTION A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. 1. Project eligibility under the Gold Standard

The Yüce hydroelectric power plant (HEPP) project is a run-off-river type project which has been

designed in order to utilize the water potential of Yüce and Gürül watercourses for energy

generation.Yüce HEPP Project is planned to be implemented by Menerji Elektrik Uretim Dağıtım

Pazarlama Sanayi ve Tic. Ltd. Şti within the boundaries of Dereli District of Giresun Province and

on Yüce and Gürül watercourses which are the lateral branches of Aksu watercourse.

The Project Plant will include two regulators, conveyance tunnel, conveyance canal, forebay,

penstock and power house. Regulator 1 will be installed on the Yüce watercourse on 870 m

thalweg level. The water which is derived by Regulator 1 will be derived to the left coast of Güdül

watercourse by the transmission tunnel after being floated in the sediment pool.

Regulator 2 will be constructed on the 868,40m thalweg level on Güdül Watercourse. The water

which is taken by Regulator 2 and the water which is derived from the Regulator 1 will be

transmitted to the forebay through the conveyance canal with 1750 m length. The water

accumulated in the forebay will be transmitted to the plant building through the penstock which is

going to be constructed with 2740 m length. The water then goes through the turbines of the 2 unit

plant building with 10,134 MW installed capacity and will be again discharged to the Yüce

watercourse. Expected generation is estimated as 30.751 GWh. According to calculations based

on electricity generation estimates, Yüce HEPP project will result in a CO2 reduction of 17,282

tonnes per year due to use of renewable resources.

A. 2. Current project status

The construction started on 02/10/2009. As of 26/10/2010, 45% of the construction has finished.

SECTION B. DESIGN OF STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION PROCESS

B. 1. Design of physical meeting(s)

i. Agenda

The Stakeholder Feedback Round for retroactive YUCE HEPP was held on 26/10/2010 in Güdül

Village.

The agenda of the meeting covered the aspects of the GS Toolkit as recommended.

Agenda

14:30-14:40 Climate change and energy, Global Tan Energy

14:40-14:50 Introduction of the project, Menerji El. Ür. Dağ. A.Ş.

14:50- 15:30 Question and Answers

15:30-16:00 Blind SD Exercise and discussion on monitoring

16:00 Closure and Site visit

ii. Non-technical summary

MENERJİ ELEKTRİK ÜRETİM DAĞ. PAZ. SAN. VE ŞTİ. 10.13 MW YÜCE HİDROELEKTRİK SANTRALI

PROJE BİLGİ NOTU

Ülkemizde elektrik enerjisi ihtiyacı, sanayileşme, ekonomik gelişme ve nüfus artışı gibi

nedenlerden dolayı hızla artmaktadır. Elektrik enerjisi üretebilmesi için gerekli kaynakların

(doğalgaz, petrol, vb) yetersizliği nedeniyle, Türkiye enerjide dışa bağımlı bir ülke konumundadır.

Hidroelektrik santralleri, yerli kaynakların kullanımına imkân vererek ithal yakıt bağımlılığını

azaltması, ekonomik olması ve sera gazı salımına neden olmaması nedeniyle hızla artan elektrik

enerjisi ihtiyacının karşılanmasında fosil yakıtlarla çalışan termik santrallere göre birçok fayda

sağlamaktadır.

Yüce Hidroelektrik Santralı Projesi, Menerji Elektrik Üretim Dağ. Paz. San. Ve Tic. Ldt. Şti. tarafından, Giresun İli, Dereli İlçesi sınırları içerisinde, Yüce ve Gürül Dereleri üzerinde inşa

edilmektedir.

Resim 1. YÜCE HES Proje Sahası

Proje kapsamında yapılması planlanan tesisler şunlardır; 2 adet regülatör, iletim kanalı ve tüneli, su

alma yapısı ve çökeltim havuzu, cebri boru ve santral binasıdır. Regülatör 1, Yüce Deresi üzerinde

talvegden 870 m kotunda yapılacak, buradan iletim kanalı ile alınacak su Güdül Deresi‟ne

yönlendirilecektir. Regülatör 2 ise talvegden 868.40 m kotunda Güdül Deresi üzerinde yer alacaktır.

Bu iki regülatörden alınan sular 1750 m uzunluğundaki iletim kanalı ile yükleme havuzuna, oradan da

2740 m‟lik cebri borular ile santral binasına iletilecektir. Yüce HES‟in kurulu güç kapasitesi 10.134

MW olup, elde edilecek elektrik enerjisi yıllık 30.75 GWh saat olarak hesaplanmıştır.

Suyun enerjsinden faydalanılarak üretilecek olan bu temiz enerji ile iklim değişikliğine yol açan

17,282 ton karbondioksitin yıllık olarak salınımı engellenmiş olacaktır.

Enerji Piyasası Düzenleme Kurulu (EPDK) tarafından 20 Mart 2009 tarihinde üretim lisansı

verilmiştir. Proje nehir tipi olarak planlanmış ve tesislerde su depolaması yapılmamakta olup,

elektrik üretiminde kullanılan su, aynı miktarda geri verilecektir.

Projenin çevreye etkisinin belirlenmesi amacıyla, ilgili kanun ve düzenlemeler kapsamında

hazırlanmış olan ve Projenin bölgedeki canlılara, ekonomik ve sosyal yaşama etkilerini

değerlendiren proje tanıtım dosyasının incelenmesi sonrasında T.C. Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı

tarafından söz konusu projenin çevreye olumsuz bir etkisi olmadığına ve daha detaylı bir çevresel

etki raporunun hazırlanmasına gerek olmadığına karar verilmiştir.

Proje kapsamında yapılması düşünülen tesislerin inşaat işlerine 2009 yılı Kasım ayında başlanmış

olup, 2011 yılı ortalarında işletmeye alınması öngörülmektedir. İnşaat süresince yaklaşık 100 kişinin

istihdam edileceği öngörülmektedir. Tesisin işletmeye alındığı zaman ise, yaklaşık 10 kişiye

doğrudan ve sürekli iş imkânı sağlanacak olup, yerel halka istihdam esnasında öncelik verilecektir.

YÜCE HEPP PROJECT SITE

iii. Invitation tracking table

Category

code

Organisation

(if relevant)

Name of

invitee

Way of

invitation

Date of

invitation

Confirmation

received? Y/N

A Local people

from Yüce

Village

Orally via

Head of

Village and

Project

Manager

14/10/2010 Y

A Head of Yüce

Village

Orally via

Project

Manager

14/10/2010 Y

A Local people

from Güdül

Village

Orally via

Head of

Village and

Project

Manager

14/10/2010 Y

A Head of Güdül

Village

Orally via

Project

Manager

14/10/2010 Y

A Local People

from Çamlık

Village

Orally via

Head of

Village and

Project

Manager

14/10/2010 Y

A Head of Çamlık

Village

Orally via

Project

Manager

14/10/2010 Y

C Ministry of

Environment-

DG

Environmental

Management

Fulya

Somunkıra

noglu

Facsimile 14/10/2010 Y

C Ministry of

Energy- DG

Electrical

Power

Resources

Survey and

Development

Mustafa

Kemal

Büyükmıhç

ı

Facsimile 14/10/2010 Y

C Ministry of

Energy- DG

Electricity

Works

Budak Dilli Facsimile 14/10/2010 Y

Mayor of

Giresun

Kerim

Aksu

Facsimile 14/10/2010

B District

Governor of

Dereli

Murat

Özdemir

Facsimile 14/10/2010 Y

B State Hydraulic

Works (DSI)

Mehmet

Recep Çıtır

Facsimile,

follow-up via

14/10/2010

Regional

Dierctorate

telephone

B Dereli

Municipality

Zeki

Şenlikoğlu

Facsimile 14/10/2010 Y

B Province

Agricultural

Department

Muhammed

Hakyemez

Facsimile,

follow-up via

telephone

14/10/2010 Y

B District Police

Department

Mustafa

Kıyak

Facsimile 14/10/2010 Y

B District

Gendarmerie

Jan. Yüz.

Ahmet

Hakan

Karaaslan

Facsimile 14/10/2010 Y

B District Forestry

Department

Özkan

Şahin

Facsimile,

follow-up via

telephone

14/10/2010 Y

E Gold Standard Nahla

Sabet

Mail 14/10/2010 Y

E Gold Standard Heba Rabie Mail 14/10/2010 Y

E Gold Standard Bahar Ubay Mail 14/10/2010

F WWF Turkey Ceren Ayas Mail 14/10/2010 Y

F Greenpeace Mail 14/10/2010 Y

F Mercy Corps Mail 14/10/2010 Y

F Helio

International

Mail 14/10/2010 Y

F Renewable

Energy and

Energy

Efficiency

Partnership

Mail 14/10/2010 Y

D City

Representative,

TEMA-

Association to

Combat Erosion

Özcan

Öztürk

Mail 14/10/2010 Y

F Regional

Environmenatl

Centre- Turkey

Gülçin

Özsoy

Mail 14/10/2010 Y

Stakeholders have been identified according to GS Toolkit.

Since there exist no assigned DNA in Turkey, Ministry of Environment and Forestry have been

invited as relevant Government Authority and UNFCCC Focal Point. Two Directorate of Ministry

of Energy and Natural Resources have also been included as relevant Government Authorities.

When possible, participation of the invitees was confirmed in order to make necessary

arrangements for the meeting. GS supporting NGOs and local representative of GS have been

invited through e-mail message sent on 14/10/2010. Local and national government institutions,

local representatives of GS supporter NGOs and other identified stakeholders have been informed

through invitation letters in Turkish along with non-technical summary sent by registered mail and

facsimile messages. The meeting invitation was also published in a local newspaper.

Locals have been identified considering settlements impacted by the project. Village heads of all

neighbouring settlements have been contacted initially by the project manager.

The project owners provided shuttle service from/to the villages.

iv. Text of individual invitations and delivery confirmations

Example of Invitations (Invitation to the District Governor)

14/10/2009

Sn. Kerim Aksu

Giresun Belediye Başkanı

Subject: YÜCE HEPP Stakeholder Engagement and Feedback Meeting

The procedures to certify the GHGs emission reductions from YÜCE HEPP, located in Dereli

Province, Giresun, have been initiated between Menerji El. Ür. Dağ. Paz. San. Tic. LTD ŞTİ

and Global Tan Energy. In this respect, we would like to invite you to share your views on the

Project during the stakeholder engagement and feedback meeting.

The meeting will take place in Gudul Village, construction foodcourt on 26/10/2010 at 14:30.

Please, kindly find the non-technical summary of the Project and the agenda enclosed.

We would like to reiterate that your participation is of utmost importance to us and would like to

see you in our meeting.

Regards,

Menerji El. Ür. Dağ. Paz. San. Tic. LTD ŞTİ

Email invitation to Gold Standard, local and international civil society representatives Text

of public invitations

Public invitation at the Local “İleri” Newpaper

B. 2. Description of other consultation methods used

The turnover and the quality of participation were satisfactory. Hence, no other methods were

used.

SECTION C. CONSULTATION PROCESS

C. 1. Participants‟ in physical meeting(s)

i. List of participants

Category

Code

Name Male/ Female Organisation (if

relevant)/

Position

Village1

A Mustafa Kaya M Cooperative

President

Güdül

A Halit Torun M Yüce

A Ömer Sarıkaya M Küçük Ahmet

A Levent Akıl M Küçük Ahmet

A Adem Akılş M

A Nedim Kaya M

A Aşkın Atar M Guard,

MENERJİ

Güdül

A Şükrü Halal M Driver,

MENERJİ

Yüce

A İskender Bayrak M Guard,

MENERJİ

Güdül

A Coşkun Karakaya M Yüce

A Ali Adar M Head of

Village

Güdül

A Hüseyin Esen M Head of

Village

Çarıh Köyü

A Faik Can Aksu M Officer Dereli

B Metin Öztürk M Member of

Munipical

Parliament

Dereli

A Mustafa Yönden M Çamlıköyü

Dereli

A Ali Okusal M Driver,

MENERJİ

Güdül

A Şenol Atar M Weldor,

MENERJİ

Güdül

D Yusuf Kılıçoğlu M Weldor,

MENERJİ

Güdül

A Mehmet Bayrak M Yüce

A Ali Yaylı M Yüce

A İzzet Töngcelçi M Yüce

1 The telephone numbers can be found in the original participation list ANNEX

A Mustafa Topal M Güdül

A Hasan Kaya M Güdül

A Mustafa Kök M Yüce

A Hakkı Kök M Head of

Village

Yüce

A Mehmet Kılıçoğlu M Güdül

A Yusuf Kaya M Yüce

A Mürsel Konak M Güdül

A Halil Kılıçoğlu M Güdül

A Cevat Kılıçoğlu M Güdül

A Coşukn Atar M Güdül

A Ahmet Bsyrak M Yüce

A Yılmaz Ali M Yüce

A Ali Topal M Member of

Village Council

Güdül

A Ali Baş M Güdül

A Faruk Kaya M Güdül

A Ferut Kaya M Güdül

A Bayram Töngelci M Yüce

A Şevket ? M Güdül

B Yunus Cinal M Provincal

Administration

Dereli

B Okan Şahin M Province Forest

Director

Dereli

Sinan Yazgan M Project

Manager

Essentium-

MENERJİ

ii. Evaluation forms

Name What is your

impression of

the meeting?

What do you

like about the

project?

What do you

not like about

the project?

Signature

Ahmet Bayrak-

Yüce Village

After the flood,

they fixed the

bridges and

roads.

Staff works

under heavy

conditions for 12

hrs with

minimum wage.

Excavation

waste is dumped

by the road

causing mud.

Air pollution.

Our drinking

water is cut.

Fishes

disappeared.

Aşkın Atar No security

measures.

Mustafa Kök Very beneficial

meeting. Thank

you.

Project provided

employment

opportunities.

Riverbed is

adversely

impacted.

Mustafa Toprak The meeting

should have been

held long ago. It

was informative

and beneficial.

Contribution in

national

economy is

positive.

The project

affects the daily

life in our

village. Roads

are damaged,

dust, noise and

pollution are

disturbing.

Between Tunnel

CT2 and Gudu

Bridge, no

animals use the

water.

Ömer Sarıkaya The meeting was

not very

effective, nor

useful. It could

have been more

updated.

Employment

should be

realized in a far

way among all

villages. Unequal

waging should

be fixed.

You harm the

environment as

you dump the

excavation waste

and you do not

take any

precautions. You

do it as it comes

easy.

Faik Can Aksu

Our problems are

listened. Senior

company

representatives

should have been

participated.

Contributes in

lessening

Turkey‟s

dependency on

foreign sources.

In terms of

environment, its

impact is huge.

Ali Topal

Awareness

raising for the

locals.

Beneficial

project in terms

of bringing in the

potential of

hydro power.

Employment

If the

environment is

rearranged once

the construction

is over, I do not

think that the

villagers will be

reactive

anymore.

Mustafa Kaya-

Güdül Village

Informative

Beneficial for

the national

economy.

Employment

opportunities for

locals.

Disturbance to

the environment

should be

minimized,

especially in

terms of water

resources and

excavation

waste.

Mehmet Atar

We saw the

shortages of the

project.

Personally, there

are many of

shortages.

Of course, the

project brought

some

opportunities. It

would not be fair

if we say no.

But, the benefits

are minimum.

More

employment and

better wages.

Our roads are

damaged. Water

is cut. We

understand that

some negativities

might occur, but,

those should be

minimized.

Aşkın Atar

Mr. Tolga has

very positive

intentions. But,

managers do not

take human

aspect into

account. Thank

you Mr. Tolga.

Faruk Kaya-

Güdül Village

The meeting

should have been

held before the

project started. It

is too late. If the

project had

started today, the

villagers would

have rejected it.

The head of

village is

considering what

goes in his

pocket.

Yes, it has some

benefits but they

should not work

for individuals

own interest. Al

village should

benefit from the

opportunities

equally.

Noise, pollution,

disturbance.

Şenol Atar

Too late to hold

the meeting.

I think the

project has many

benefits to the

households. I

thank you to

Tolga Bey and

his colleagues.

Of course, there

are some

negative aspects.

However, it

would not be

possible to

realize the

project with no

disturbances at

all. I am sure all

will be

compansated.

Yusuf Kılıçoğlu

It was beneficial

to get

information. But,

it should have

been earlier.

Everybody

benefits from the

project, but,

everybody also

calculated how

much money he

can get out of it.

Our water spring

abolished.

Ali Okusal

Very good.

Should happen in

every two

months.

I am supportive

of the project.

Thank you.

Due to the

tunnel, our water

resource is

abolished. Wage

is not fair. No

working

equipment such

as boots or

outfit.

Hasan Kaya

Timing is late. I

hope it will be

beneficial.

Economic

contributions. I

hope you can

produce clean

energy.

Coşkun

Karakaya

Distrubances of

the locals should

be resolved.

Contribution to

national

economy. But,

human and

environmental

aspects should be

respected.

It was said that

all 3 villages

would benefit

from the project

equally.

However, this

promise was not

kept. We hope

they will.

C. 2. Pictures from physical meeting(s)

C. 3. Outcome of consultation process

i. Minutes of physical meeting(s)

After Zeren Erik‟s (Global Tan Energy) short introduction speech on energy and climate, Sinan

Yazgan from Essentium- MENERJİ briefed the participants about the project‟s current status.

The meeting lasted around 3 hours and the locals provided us with many comments which also

helped us to elaborate on the items under the sustainability blind test directly and indirectly. Same

comments are stressed by different participants several times, thus, the minutes below reflect

compilation of those comments.

Local: Why is the name of the project is Yüce? We would like our village to be named after as

well.

Sinan Yazgan: The name of the project is determined by the authorities. We do not have say on

that unfortunately.

Coşkun Karakaya (Yüce Village): During the construction works, issues such as maintaining

the landscaping has been neglected and the surrounding has become a mess. Our village suffers

from dust and mud along the road. The waste from tunnel work has been disposed in the riverbeds

which constitutes high risk of flood at time of heavy precipitation. Will you clean these? You

should pay attention to those points. Moreover, you pay minimum wage to the workers which is

not fair. We would like to have better wages.

Sinan Yazgan: First of all, we use most of the excavation waste for road works. For the rest, we

use the areas determined by DSI. We cannot use any other places than that without permission. To

overcome the dust problem, we water the roads as much as possible. As per the flood, as you

know, this area, as a characteristic feature, has always been experiencing flood, before the project.

After the flood last month, we repaired the roads; we placed culverts where necessary and cleaned

up the accumulated material. As per the wages, we recruit about 250 staff, much more than we

need. Out of those 250, 150 are from your villages. We actually do not need that much workforce;

however, in order to improve the economic conditions of locals, we bear the cost of excess

employment.

Locals: We are aware that during construction of such projects there might be problems, of

course. And, we have to bear with those. However, we would like those to be minimized.

Sinan Yazgan: I would like to ask you if you benefit from this project or not?

Locals: There are benefits in terms of employment, but, we would like our problems to be solved

and damages to be minimized.

Aşkın Atar: It is true that before the project riverbed was blocked at some points. I would like to

mention something else. I am the dynamite guard of the project. I would like to highlight the

accident I had yesterday. A piece of rock dropped on the container I was in and I could have been

badly damaged or died. The security measures are not enough.

Sinan Yazgan: We are taking the precautionary measures to minimize the risks all along the

project site. However, as you would also agree, there is always part of risk that is embedded in the

construction work. We expropriated the land where such issues could state a problem.

Locals: The promises given before have not been realised such as pebbling of the village roads.

There were also trout breeding, they do not exist anymore. We could not even benefit from the

tunnel waste.

Sinan Yazgan: The promise about pebbling was given by the “Province Administration” and it is

actually their duty. However, as MENERJİ we laid pebbles along the roads from the excavation

waste, as you know. In order to reduce your disturbance, we maintain the roads as frequently as

possible and we again use this waste. Very little of the excavation waste is disposed.

Mustafa Kaya: Our drinking water is cut and will be cut in future.

Mehmet Karaca (Bugato Construction): We will maintain the system and you will have your

drinking water without problems.

(GTE note: By drinking water, the locals mean the springs leaking from the mountain. During the

construction of the tunnel, the water sinks in the tunnel, thus, changes the direction.)

Ali Okusal: We would like our problems to be solved such as the rehabilitation of roads.

Sinan Yazgan: We are doing our best to finish the construction as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, because the land in the region is very scarce our proximity to your village is also

very close. Thus, we kindly ask for your patience during the construction. Once it is over, most of

your problems will disappear and we will start rehabilitating the roads and other rearrangements.

We just need time.

Local: Will you evacuate the waste disposal area?

Sinan Yazgan: We dispose our excavation waste only at places obliged by the authorities. Thus,

we cannot replace them. As I mentioned earlier, we use most of the excavation waste.

Locals: How is the expropriation took place?

Sinan Yazgan: Once we obtain the license for the project, we apply to EPDK (Electricity Market

Regulating Authority) for expropriation. As these projects fall under the category of

“common/national benefit”, EPDK expropriates the necessary land immediately. The value of

land is determined by a group of authorities and local representatives. The company is not

involved in the process. We receive the amount and the address to pay and we pay.

Hüseyin Esen (Head of Çamlık Village): What kind of extras will be for us with regards to the

project?

Sinan Yazgan: We employ 150 people from your villages. And, during the operation we will

prioritize locals for recruitment. We will carry out landscaping work and compensate any damage

we caused. For extras, I should reiterate that our first priority is to finish the construction as soon

as possible. Because, most of your disturbance will be over. Please, give us time and we will do

our best to meet your demands if they are feasible.

Zeren Erik: Also, please try to distinguish between private interests and the problems you face

regarding the project or common benefits. The priority should be minimizing or abolishing the

disturbances you face vis-a-vis the project.

Officer at the municipality: You do not have an EIA report. You prepare EIA reports yourself.

We can stop this project if we would like as locals.

Zeren Erik: Every project under 50 MW has to prepare a Project Introduction File in line with

the EIA regulations. This file is also called the pre-IEA report. For this project, it is prepared by a

consultancy company. The file is assessed by Local Administration and they decide if this project

needs EIA report or not. If they decide that the project needs to go through EIA procedure, then

the company has to develop a much more detailed report. Within the judicial system or via

organizing local movements, individuals can pursue their issues. And, in any case, you should

always monitor these projects as citizens.

Locals: On the Aksu River, there will be seven regulators. We are worried that we will lose our

river.

Sinan Yazgan: Please, note that these projects have the government‟s support to meet the

increasing energy need of Turkey. Turkey‟s energy supply has to grow around 6% each year and

to government to meet sustain development has to make investments. But, because the

investments are huge, it invites the private sector to increase the generation capacity. We are

making this investment for the welfare of the nation and we will return it back to the state after 49

years.

Locals: Will the climate change?

Zeren Erik: Large dam projects with significant reservoirs affect the surrounding climate.

However, this is a run-of-river project with no storage capacity, thus the climate would not be

affected.

Özkan Şahin: I think because the level of water will reduce, our climate will change and our

agricultural activities will be impacted. How much life water will be released? Is it going to be

enough? How many days the project will generate electricity?

Zeren Erik: Talking about climatic change needs years of observation and as the lifewater is

provided, there should not be a significant impact. The permits for these projects are given by the

state authorities based on hydrological and meteorological measures collected for decades. DSI

determined the minimum flow as 10% to be released. This amount is for the maintenance of the

ecosystem and the company should increase the released water depending on the needs of the

users. Usually, this extra amount is agreed between the villagers and the company.

Sinan Yazgan. The average generation hour/year is expected to be 3500. However, depending on

the water, we might produce less or more. We will not produce when the water level is below our

design flow rate anyways, especially during summer. And, we will release all the water at those

times.

Locals: We cannot sleep at night due to dynamiting? We would like you to regulate your work

hours accordingly.

Sinan Yazgan: Our working hours during night is the same as the day. We carry out dynamiting

within the permitted levels.

Local: I have land of 40 ha. Due to rocks dropped on my land, I had difficulties with harvesting. I

would like those to be cleaned.

Sinan Yazgan: We will return your lands as they were. Please, come to our office later and we

will identify these together. Mehmet Bey is aware of that and working towards finding a solution.

Yunus Bey: I am against this project. The traffic is just flowing in front of my house. I am

disturbed by the traffic, dust and mud. My 85-year-old mum cannot sleep at night because of the

truck traffic and dynamiting. I lost my peace. I will make official complain about this project and I

am against it. I am also disturbed by the odour of waste water you charge in the riverbed.

Sinan Yazgan: Please, give us some time. During the construction, such disturbances are

inevitable, but, we will maintain the environment once the construction work is over. Please, bear

with us.

Minutes of other consultations

N/A

ii. Assessment of all comments

As there were several complaints regarding the project noted during the meeting, we asked the

project owner to prepare a short report with relevant supporting evidence such as photos,

permits...etc. The explanation below includes statements from this report in addition to the

comments provided at the meeting.

Stakeholder comment Was comment taken

into account (Yes/ No)?

Explanation (Why? How?)

Salaries are not fair vis-a-vis

working hours

N/A Currently, this project is over-

employed to improve the economic

conditions of the locals as much as

possible. We have employed around

240 people, out of which around

150 are from the villages around.

Wages, starting from the minimum

defined by law, range according to

the qualification of the staff. Both

morning and night shifts work for

10 hours, including 1 hour of lunch

break. Essentium has three projects

going on at the moment, however, it

is difficult to make salary

comparison among them as the

workers are paid by the sub-

contractors.

-Employment should be

equally provided from each

village.

-The benefits from the project

should not be for individuals,

but, rather for the general

benefit of the villages.

Yes As the main construction site is in

Güdül Village, it is the mostly-

impacted one among all the villages.

To be able to minimize the

disturbance, we eventually have to

pay special attention to Güdül

Village.

Having said that, contributions

indicated below have been realised

in the surrounding villages:

- Maintenance of the

electricity lines.

- Maintenance and

refurbishment of the water

system

- Supply of construction

materials to many locals to

be used for construction

houses.

- Rehabilitation of roads after

the flooding.

- Food and animals supplied

to the locals.

- Maintenance and

refurbishment of the

mosques and schools.

- Construction of new roads

to isolated locations and of

passes.

- Supply of machinery and

equipment for several needs

-Excavation waste is disposed

along the road which causes

mud problem.

-Excavation waste is disposed

carelessly and damage the

nature.

-Excavation waste disposed

along the riverbed increases

the risk of flood.

N/A We obtain the necessary permits

from DSI to dispose our waste at the

selected points.2 We do not and

cannot store the waste anywhere we

would like. It is important to

highlight that most of the excavation

waste is utilized to maintain roads

and for other construction purposes.

It is difficult to avoid mud totally.

To reduce the disturbance, we

maintain the roads frequently.

Our drinking water is cut. Yes We built new water depots for the

Güdül Village.3 However, as the

houses are apart from each other,

not every household can benefit

from them. We maintain the system

case by case for individual

complaints.

-The traffic causes problems

such as dust, noise and air

pollution.

-Our roads are damaged. We

would like rehabilitation of

our roads.

- During the construction,

landscaping is ignored and

Yes As space is very scarce in the area,

our main construction site is in

Gudul Village. We are aware of

your complaints and we try to

minimize that. During the dry

season, our vehicles water the roads

frequently.4 We maintain the roads

to avoid mud and for our own

2 Please, see the permits obtained in Annex 6 of the SFR Report in Turkish

3 Please see, the Figure 7 in Annex 4 of the SRF Report..

4 Please see, Figure1 to Figure 5 in Annex 4 of the SRF Report.

villages became messy. purposes. As a result of our work,

we actually improved the quality of

roads.5

Once the construction is over, we

will also carry out landscaping work

including planting trees.

To deal with the noise and air

quality problems, we use new

vehicles.

The fish disappeared

Yes There is no significant fish

population in the river. However, it

might be possible to carry out field

studies to monitor the population

once the construction over.

Security measures should be

strengthened (related to rocks

posing risks).

Yes

We take precautionary measures to

minimize/ abolish the safety risks. A

permanent “Health and Safety

Expert” and “Site Doctor” are

employed at site. Also, the workers

are trained according to their

qualifications and job descriptions.

However, especially, during the

dynamiting, to avoid such incidents,

we do not let human and vehicle

traffic at certain points. Dynamiting

guards manage the human and

vehicle traffic and keep them out of

the risky areas. After the incident,

those guards were equipped with

walkie talkies and road blockings

have been practiced more actively.

Moreover, rocks and earth posing

risks are being cleared from the

slopes.

Incident: The incident took place

during the night (dynamiting) shift

on the headpool way. A rock fell

down and hit the guard container.

There is neither working outfit

nor boots distributed to

workers.

N/A We provide our workers with the

necessary outfit and safety

equipment together with an “official

declaration of lending” signed by

each employee.6

The dynamiting during the Yes Tunnel works, hence, dynamiting

5 Please see, Figure1 to Figure 5 in Annex 4 of the SRF Report.

6 For an example of the official record, please see Annex 5 of the SFR Report.

night causes disturbance by

the villagers

has been carried out only at night

shifts between 19:00 and 06:00 in

line with the memorandum on

“Remarks to Apply on Dynamiting

at Night”.7 To reduce the level of

disturbance, gel dynamites are

deployed.

We will have a measurement study

carried out by experts and under the

light of that study reduction

measures will be identified and

applied. The explosives are very

expensive and it is of benefit to the

sub-contractor to use optimum

amount to reduce costs.

How is the expropriation

carried out?

Yes Once we obtain the license for the

project, we apply to EPDK

(Electricity Market Regulating

Authority) for expropriation. As

these projects fall under the

category of “common/national

benefit”, EPDK expropriates the

necessary land immediately. The

value of land is determined by a

group of authorities and local

representatives. The company is not

involved in the process. We receive

the amount and the address to pay

and we pay.

Do you have EIA report? N/A As this project is under 50 MW,

according to the regulation, we have

to prepare an pre-EIA report which

goes under scrutiny by the local

authorities. The projects have to

prepare an EIA report if the

authorities oblige it after assessing

the pre-EIA report. Our project

received “EIA Exemption” at this

stage.

On the Aksu River, there are 7

HEPP projects. We are

worried about losing our

water.

Yes All projects obtain the necessary

permits from DSI based on the

hydrological and meteorological

observations obtained for decades of

monitoring. As long as the life water

is supplied within the regulated

amount, there should not be a

problem. We will supply the life-

water continuously foreseen in the

regulations.

-Will the climate change? Yes -This project is a run-of-river

7 Provided to the DOE with these documents.

-How much water will be

released?

-How many hours will the

facility work?

project which does not have a

significant storage capacity. Thus,

climate change is not an issue as it

is for large hydro projects with large

reservoirs.

-We will release the necessary

amount to maintain the ecosystem

as it is defined by the regulations.

-The facility is expected to work

around 3500 hours/year according

to the optimization studies.

However, depending on water, we

might produce less or more. Please,

note that we will not generate

electricity during the dry season and

release all the water.

There are rocks and stones

accumulated on my land. Will

you clean these?

Yes We will clean the land and return it

as they were. Please, come to our

office to identify which lands are

affected. In fact, those lands are

expropriated, but, still, we let the

villagers to utilize them including

collecting the harvest.

We are disturbed by the odour

from waste water discharged

to the river.

N/A We do not discharge our waste to

the riverbed. We have installed

chemical treatment facility for the

waste from concrete production and

biological treatment facility for

domestic waste water which are

very rare for such projects in

Turkey.8

iii. Revisit sustainability assessment

Are you going to revisit the sustainable development assessment?

Please note that this is necessary when there are indicators scored

„negative‟ or if there are stakeholder comments that can‟t be mitigated

Yes No

The project owner has a positive attitude towards minimizing or abolishing the problems faced by

the locals. Some complaints are marked as “not applicable” which indicate either:

- the complaint does not have a base and the company has already taken measures regarding

it (i.e.; waste water discharged into the river after going through biological treatment,

work outfits are distributed to staff), or,

- it is not within the jurisdiction of the company to change it (i.e.; where the excavation

waste should be stored).

8 Please see, Figure 6 for the photos of the Biological and Chemical Treatment Plants.

The complaints which are taken into consideration will be integrated into the sustainability

monitoring plan as elaborated below.

iv. Summary of alterations based on comments

- Acoustic measurements will be carried out to identify the noise levels from the

construction and dynamiting according to which mitigation measures will be identified.

- Fish population might be monitored during the first years of the power plant in operation

by experts.

- During the dynamiting, human and vehicle traffic have been more actively managed and

the communication between the staff has been improved with walkie talkies. Also, rocks

and earth posing threat will be removed at risky points.

- Stones and rocks accumulated on lands will be cleared.

- Water has been supplied to households where water is cut due to tunnel works.

SECTION D. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT

D. 1. Own sustainable development assessment

i. „Do no harm‟ assessment

Safeguarding principles

Description of

relevance to my

project

Assessment of my

project risks

breaching it

(low/medium/high)

Mitigation

measure

Human Rights

1 The Project respects

internationally proclaimed

human rights including

dignity, cultural property and

uniqueness of indigenous

people. The Project is not

complicity in Human Rights

abuses.

Not Relevant.

Project activities

are not expected

to cause any

human rights

abuse. Turkey has

ratified European

Convention on

Human Right in

10/03/19549.

None No mitigation

measure is

required for this

indicator.

2 The Project does not

involve and is not complicit

in involuntary resettlement.

Not Relevant.

Project does not

involve any

resettlement.

None No mitigation

measure is

required for this

indicator.

3 The Project does not

involve and is not complicity

in the alteration, damage or

removal of any critical

cultural heritage.

Not Relevant.

No cultural

heritage has been

identified in the

project site.

None No mitigation

measure is

required for this

indicator.

Labour Standards

4 The Project respects the

employees‟ freedom of

association and their right to

collective bargaining and is

not complicit in restrictions of

these freedoms and rights

Not Relevant.

Turkey has

ratified ILO 87

and 98

conventions .All

staff recruited are

employed

according to the

national

legislations.10

None No mitigation

measure is

required for this

indicator

5 The Project does not

involve and is not complicit

in any form of forced or

Not Relevant.

Turkey has

ratified ILO

None No mitigation

measure is

9 http://www.istanbul.gov.tr/?pid=9218 (Accessed on 15/03/2010)

10 http://www.ilo.org/public/turkish/region/eurpro/ankara/about/sozlesmeler.htm

Safeguarding principles

Description of

relevance to my

project

Assessment of my

project risks

breaching it

(low/medium/high)

Mitigation

measure

compulsory labour. convention 29 and

105 on forced and

compulsory

labour10.

required for this

indicator

6 The Project does not

employ and is not complicit

in any form of child labour.

Not Relevant.

Turkey is a party

of IPEC* since

1992 and ratified

ILO convention

138 and 182.10

None No mitigation

measure is

required for this

indicator

7 The Project does not

involve and is not complicit

in any form of discrimination

based on gender,

Not Relevant.

Turkey has

ratified ILO

convention 100

and 111 and

discrimination

based on gender is

illegal in

Turkey.10

None No mitigation

measure is

required for this

indicator

8 The Project provides

workers with a safe and

healthy work environment

and is not complicit in

exposing workers to unsafe or

unhealthy work environments

Work

Safety&Risk of

accidents. Turkey

has ratified ILO

convention 155

about work safety

and precautions.10

Low All staff is trained

according to their

qualifications and

description of

work.

Environmental Protection

9 The Project takes a

precautionary approach in

regard to environmental

challenges and is not

complicity in practices

contrary to the precautionary

principle. This principle can

be defined as: “When an

activity raises threats of harm

to human health or the

environment, precautionary

measures should be taken

even if some cause and effect

relationships are not fully

established scientifically.”

Project does not

produce any

hazardous waste

or involve

plantation and

host country has

its own

legislation.

None No mitigation

measure is

required for this

indicator. The

project will

comply with the

relevant national

regulations.

10 The Project does not

involve and is not complicity

in significant conversion or

The project site is

not protected nor

proposed to be

Low The project does

not have a storage

capacity, thus, the

Safeguarding principles

Description of

relevance to my

project

Assessment of my

project risks

breaching it

(low/medium/high)

Mitigation

measure

degradation of critical natural

habitats, including those that

are (a) legally protected, (b)

officially proposed for

protection, (c) identified by

authoritative sources for their

high conservation value or (d)

recognized as protected by

traditional local communities

converted into a

protected land.

However,

according to the

Pre-EIA Report,

the project site

includes species

that are classified

as “Protected”

according to the

Bern Agreement

(Pre-EIA, page

61); some rare

reptile and

amphibian species

(Pre-EIA, page 71-

72); birds in the

Red List (Pre-EIA,

page 73-75) and

vulnerable

mammals (Pre-

EIA, page 77).

project will have a

negative impact

on the

biodiversity.

Nevertheless, the

project will

comply with the

relevant national

regulations.

Anti-Corruption Turkey has

ratified several

conventions on

bribery and

corruption

including OECD

and UN

conventions11

.

None No mitigation

measure is

required for this

indicator

ii. Sustainable development matrix

Indicator Mitigation

measure

Relevance to

achieving MDG

Chosen parameter

and explanation

Preliminar

y score

Air quality No measure

needed for NOx

MDG Goal 7A:

Integrate the

Parameter :SO2 and

NOx emission +

11 http://www.masak.gov.tr/en/LaunderingProceedsofCrime/Chronology.htm

and SOx.

During

construction, dust

problem due to

increased traffic

and excavation is

temporarily

inevitable.

However, to

minimize this

problem, roads

and the site will

be irrigated

regularly. (Pre-

EIA, page 13).

principles of

sustainable

development into

country

policies and

programmes and

reverse the loss of

environmental

resources

Indicator 7.3: CO2

emissions, total,

per capita and per

$1 GDP (PPP)

Emissions of SO2 and

NOx will be reduced

in parallel to CO2 due

to avoiding fossil fuel

combustion.

Parameter: Dust

Volume of water used

to irrigate roads and

the site.

Baseline: Same

amount of electricity

supplied by the

national grid.

Water quality

and quantity

This is a run-of-

river project and

there is no

significant

storage involved.

Ensuring that

minimum flow

calculated

according to the

regulation will be

released from the

weir to protect

aquatic life in the

river course (Pre-

EIA, page 15).

Domestic waste

water will be

treated in the

biological

treatment

facility.12

- Parameter: Amount

of water released.

Quantity of released

water will be

monitored

continuously by DSI

to ensure that

minimum flow is

achieved.

Parameter: Domestic

waste water treated

Maintenance records

of the biological

treatment facility.

Baseline: Project is

not realized.

0

Soil condition Ensuring the

protection of the

top soil before

the construction.

(Pre-EIA, page 9)

Disposal of

excavation wastes

appropriately

according to the

national

regulation on

- Parameter: Volume

of top soil collected

The top soil will be

collected before the

construction and

deposited

appropriately to be

used during the

restoration of the

environment once the

0

12 Please see, Figure 6 in the Annex 4 of the SFR Report.

excavation and

construction

waste. (Pre-EIA,

page 10)

Chemical waste

from concrete

production will

be handled in the

chemical

treatment

facility.13

construction is

completed.

Parameter: Permits

from the relevant

authorities to deposit

excavation waste.

Baseline: Project is

not realized.

Other

pollutants

Noise from the

machinery and

dynamiting.

Acoustic

measurements

will be carried

out according to

which mitigation

measures will be

identified.

To minimize mud

problem along

the roads,

maintenance

work will be

carried out as it is

needed.

- Parameter: dBA

measured from

construction works

Parameter: dBA

measured during day

and night

Parameter: Quality

of roads before and

after the project.

Baseline: Project is

not realized.

0

Biodiversity Integrating fish

passage in weir

design and

releasing

minimum flow

continuously as

per the

regulations. (Pre-

EIA, page 13 and

88)

- Parameter: Number

of fish

Fish population might

be monitored for the

first years of the

power plant in

operation by experts.

Baseline: Project is

not realized.

0

13 Please see, Figure 6 in the Annex 4 of the SRF Report.

Quality of

employment

Staff will be

trained for the

positions created

during

construction&

operation phases.

All Heath and

Safety

measurements

will be applied

according to local

regulations.

MDG Target 1.A:

Halve, between

1990 and 2015, the

proportion of

people whose

income is less than

one dollar a day

MDG Target 1.B:

Achieve full and

productive

employment and

decent work for all,

including women

and young people

Parameter: Number

of certificates

issued/trainings

provided.

Baseline: Project is

not realized.

+

Livelihood of

the poor

No mitigation

action is required

since local people

depending on

their

qualifications

will naturally

have the priority

in recruitment

process due to

logistic purposes

also.

MDG Target

1.A: Halve,

between 1990 and

2015, the

proportion of

people whose

income is less than

one dollar a day

and

1.B :Achieve full

and productive

employment and

decent work for all,

including women

and young people),

1.4 (1.4 Growth

rate of GDP per

person employed)

Parameter: Number

of locally recruited

staff in the power

plant.

Project will increase

income of local

people compared to

baseline scenario

through locally

recruited staff and

supply of plant needs

from region.

Baseline: Project is

not realized.

+

Access to

affordable

and clean

energy

services

No mitigation

action is required

for this indicator.

- Parameter: Fossil

fuel replaced

Project will decrease

dependency on import

fossil fuels (natural

gas, coal and

petroleum) compared

to baseline scenario

Baseline: Same

amount of energy is

supplied by the

national grid.

+

Human and

institutional

capacity

No mitigation

measure is

required for this

parameter.

- Parameter: Number

of people

participating

stakeholder meetings.

Project will contribute

increasing awareness

about environmental

issues of the local

people through

stakeholder

consultation process.

Baseline: Project is

not realized.

0

Quantitative

employment

and income

generation

Mitigation

measure is not

required for this

indicator.

MDG target 1.B:

Achieve full and

productive

employment

and decent work

for all,

including women

and

young people.

Indicators:

1.4. Growth rate of

GDP per person

employed

1.5 Employment-

to-population ratio

1.6 Proportion of

employed people

living below $1

(PPP) per day

1.7

Proportion of own-

account and

contributing family

workers in total

employment

Parameter: Payment

made to staff.

Project will create

new job opportunities

compared to baseline

scenario.

Baseline: Project is

not realized

+

Balance of

payments and

investment

Mitigation

measure is not

required for this

indicator.

MDG Target 8.D

(Deal

comprehensively

with the debt

problems of

developing

countries through

national and

international

measures in order

to make debt

sustainable in the

long term)

Parameter: Currency

saving due to avoided

fuel import.

Project will contribute

in replacing fossil fuel

import for electricity

generation and result

in net foreign

currency saving.

Baseline: Turkey

increasingly

continues to import

0

fossil fuel.

Technology

transfer and

technological

self-reliance

Mitigation

measure is not

required for this

indicator.

MDG target 8.F: In

cooperation with

the

private sector,

make

available the

benefits of

new technologies,

especially

information

and

communications.

Parameter:

Expenditures for

equipments

Project will contribute

in technology transfer

to Turkey and have

limited impact on

development of local

suppliers and know-

how in the country.

Baseline: Project is

not realized

0

D. 2. Stakeholders Blind sustainable development matrix

Indicator Mitigation

measure

Relevance to

achieving MDG

Chosen

parameter and

explanation

Preliminary

score

Air quality No measure

needed for

NOx and SOx.

During

construction,

dust problem

due to

increased

traffic and

excavation is

temporarily

inevitable.

However, to

minimize this

problem, roads

and the site

will be

irrigated

regularly and

the load on

trucks will be

covered (Pre-

EIA, page 13).

MDG Goal 7A:

Integrate the principles

of sustainable

development into

country

policies and

programmes and

reverse the loss of

environmental

resources

Indicator 7.3: CO2

emissions, total, per

capita and per $1 GDP

(PPP)

Parameter :SO2

and NOx

emission

Emissions of

SO2 and NOx

will be reduced

in parallel to

CO2 due to

avoiding fossil

fuel combustion.

Parameter:

Dust

Volume of water

used to irrigate

roads and the

site.

Baseline: Same

amount of

electricity

supplied by the

national grid.

0

Water quality

and quantity

This is a run-

of-river project

and there is no

significant

storage

- Parameter:

Amount of

water released.

Quantity of

released water

-

involved.

Ensuring that

minimum flow

calculated

according to

the regulation

will be

released from

the weir to

protect aquatic

life in the river

course (Pre-

EIA, page 15).

Domestic

waste water

will be treated

in the

biological

treatment

facility.14

will be

monitored

continuously by

DSI to ensure

that minimum

flow is achieved.

Parameter:

Domestic waste

water produced

and treated

Maintenance

records of the

biological

treatment

facility.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

Soil condition Ensuring the

protection of

the top soil

before the

construction.

(Pre-EIA, page

9)

Disposal of

excavation

wastes

appropriately

according to

the national

regulation on

excavation and

construction

waste. (Pre-

EIA, page 10)

Chemical

waste will be

handled in the

chemical

treatment

facility.15

- Parameter:

Volume of top

soil collected

The top soil will

be collected

before the

construction and

deposited

appropriately to

be used during

the restoration

of the

environment

once the

construction is

completed.

Parameter:

Permits from

the relevant

authorities to

deposit

0

14 Please see, Figure 6 in the Annex 4 of the SFR Report.

15 Please see, Figure 6 in the Annex 4 of the SRF Report.

excavation

waste.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

Other pollutants Noise from the

machinery and

dynamiting.

Acoustic

measurements

will be carried

out according

to which

mitigation

measures will

be identified.

To minimize

mud problem

along the

roads,

maintenance

work will be

carried out

frequently.

- Parameter: dBA

measured from

construction

works

Parameter: dBA

measured

during day and

night

Parameter:

Quality of roads

before and after

the project.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

-

Biodiversity Integrating fish

passage in

weir design

and releasing

minimum flow

continuously.

(Pre-EIA, page

13 and 88)

- Parameter:

Number of fish

Fish population

will be

monitored for

the first 2 years

of the power

plant in

operation.

Parameter:

Number of

affected species.

Some plants may

be affected

during

construction

which will be

replanted after

construction is

completed.

-

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

Quality of

employment

Staff will be

trained for the

positions

created during

construction&

operation

phases. All

Heath and

Safety

measurements

will be applied

according to

local

regulations.

MDG Target 1.A:

Halve, between 1990

and 2015, the

proportion of people

whose

income is less than one

dollar a day

MDG Target 1.B:

Achieve full and

productive

employment and

decent work for all,

including women and

young people

Parameter:

Number of

certificates

issued/trainings

provided.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized. 0

Livelihood of the

poor

No mitigation

action is

required since

local people

will naturally

have priority

in recruitment

process due to

logistic

purposes also.

MDG Target

1.A: Halve, between

1990 and 2015, the

proportion of people

whose income is less

than one dollar a day

and

1.B :Achieve full and

productive

employment and

decent work for all,

including women and

young people), 1.4 (1.4

Growth rate of GDP

per person employed)

Parameter:

Number of

locally recruited

staff in the

power plant.

Project will

increase income

of local people

compared to

baseline

scenario through

locally recruited

staff and supply

of plant needs

from region.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

+

Access to

affordable and

clean energy

services

No mitigation

action is

required for

this indicator.

- Parameter:

Fossil fuel

replaced

Project will

decrease

dependency on

import fossil

fuels (natural

gas, coal and

petroleum)

compared to

baseline

+

scenario

Baseline: Same

amount of

energy is

supplied by the

national grid.

Human and

institutional

capacity

No mitigation

measure is

required for

this parameter.

- Parameter:

Number of

people

participating

stakeholder

meetings.

Project will

contribute

increasing

awareness about

environmental

issues of the

local people

through

stakeholder

consultation

process.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

0

Quantitative

employment and

income

generation

Mitigation

measure is not

required for

this indicator.

MDG target 1.B:

Achieve full and

productive

employment

and decent work for

all,

including women and

young people.

Indicators:

1.4. Growth rate of

GDP per person

employed

1.5 Employment-to-

population ratio

1.6 Proportion of

employed people living

below $1 (PPP) per

day

1.7

Proportion of own-

account and

contributing family

workers in total

Parameter:

Payment made

to staff.

Project will

create new job

opportunities

compared to

baseline

scenario.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized

0

employment

Balance of

payments and

investment

Mitigation

measure is not

required for

this indicator.

MDG Target 8.D

(Deal comprehensively

with the debt problems

of developing

countries through

national and

international measures

in order to make debt

sustainable in the long

term)

Parameter:

Currency saving

due to avoided

fuel import.

Project will

contribute in

replacing fossil

fuel import for

electricity

generation and

result in net

foreign currency

saving.

Baseline:

Turkey

increasingly

continues to

import fossil

fuel.

+

Technology

transfer and

technological

self-reliance

Mitigation

measure is not

required for

this indicator.

MDG target 8.F: In

cooperation with the

private sector, make

available the benefits

of

new technologies,

especially information

and communications.

Parameter:

Expenditures

for equipments

Project will

contribute in

technology

transfer to

Turkey and have

limited impact

on development

of local

suppliers and

know-how in

the country.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized

+

Comments provided in the “Minutes” section.

As the project site is very close to residential areas (the closest household is 50 m. to the site), the

changes that the surrounding goes under due to the construction are experienced and observed by

the locals very closely. It is important to highlight that there are two more hydropower projects very

close to YUCE HEPP and have overlapping impact areas. Thus, the villagers feel some of the

cumulative impacts of these projects also. Nevertheless, the close proximity between the

households and the construction area is the main reason for the differences between the

sustainable development matrix and the sustainability blind test.

D. 3. Consolidated sustainable development matrix

Indicator Mitigation

measure

Relevance to

achieving MDG

Chosen

parameter

and

explanation

Preliminary

score

Air quality No measure

needed for NOx

and SOx.

During

construction, dust

problem due to

increased traffic

and excavation is

temporarily

inevitable.

However, to

minimize this

problem, roads and

the site will be

irrigated regularly

and the load on

trucks will be

covered (Pre-EIA,

page 13).

MDG Goal 7A:

Integrate the principles

of sustainable

development into

country

policies and

programmes and

reverse the loss of

environmental

resources

Indicator 7.3: CO2

emissions, total, per

capita and per $1 GDP

(PPP)

Parameter

:SO2 and NOx

emission

Emissions of

SO2 and NOx

will be reduced

in parallel to

CO2 due to

avoiding fossil

fuel

combustion.

Parameter:

Dust

Volume of

water used to

irrigate roads

and the site.

Baseline:

Same amount

of electricity

supplied by

the national

grid.

+

Water quality

and quantity

This is a run-of-

river project and

there is no

significant storage

involved. Ensuring

that minimum flow

calculated

according to the

regulation will be

released from the

weir to protect

aquatic life in the

river course (Pre-

EIA, page 15).

- Parameter:

Amount of

water released.

Quantity of

released water

will be

monitored

continuously

by DSI to

ensure that

minimum flow

is achieved.

0

Domestic waste

water will be

treated in the

biological

treatment

facility.16

Parameter:

Domestic

waste water

produced and

treated

Maintenance

records of the

biological

treatment

facility.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

Soil condition Ensuring the

protection of the

top soil before the

construction. (Pre-

EIA, page 9)

Disposal of

excavation wastes

appropriately

according to the

national regulation

on excavation and

construction

waste. (Pre-EIA,

page 10) Chemical

waste will be

handled in the

chemical treatment

facility.17

- Parameter:

Volume of top

soil collected

The top soil

will be

collected

before the

construction

and deposited

appropriately

to be used

during the

restoration of

the

environment

once the

construction is

completed.

Parameter:

Permits from

the relevant

authorities to

deposit

excavation

waste.

Baseline:

0

16 Please see, Figure 6 in the Annex 4 of the SFR Report.

17 Please see, Figure 6 in the Annex 4 of the SRF Report.

Project is not

realized.

Other pollutants Noise from the

machinery and

dynamiting.

Acoustic

measurements will

be carried out

according to which

mitigation

measures will be

identified.

To minimize mud

problem along the

roads, maintenance

work will be

carried out

frequently.

- Parameter:

dBA measured

from

construction

works

Parameter:

dBA measured

during day

and night

Parameter:

Quality of

roads before

and after the

project.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

0

Biodiversity Integrating fish

passage in weir

design and

releasing minimum

flow continuously.

(Pre-EIA, page 13

and 88)

- Parameter:

Number of

fish

Fish

population will

be monitored

for the first 2

years of the

power plant in

operation.

Parameter:

Number of

affected

species.

Some plants

may be

affected during

construction

which will be

replanted after

construction is

completed.

0

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

Quality of

employment

Staff will be

trained for the

positions created

during

construction&

operation phases.

All Heath and

Safety

measurements will

be applied

according to local

regulations.

MDG Target 1.A:

Halve, between 1990

and 2015, the

proportion of people

whose

income is less than one

dollar a day

MDG Target 1.B:

Achieve full and

productive employment

and decent work for

all,

including women and

young people

Parameter:

Number of

certificates

issued/training

s provided.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

0

Livelihood of

the poor

No mitigation

action is required

since local people

will naturally have

priority in

recruitment

process due to

logistic purposes

also.

MDG Target

1.A: Halve, between

1990 and 2015, the

proportion of people

whose income is less

than one dollar a day

and

1.B :Achieve full and

productive employment

and decent work for

all, including women

and young people), 1.4

(1.4 Growth rate of

GDP per person

employed)

Parameter:

Number of

locally

recruited staff

in the power

plant.

Project will

increase

income of local

people

compared to

baseline

scenario

through locally

recruited staff

and supply of

plant needs

from region.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

+

Access to

affordable and

clean energy

services

No mitigation

action is required

for this indicator.

- Parameter:

Fossil fuel

replaced

Project will

decrease

dependency on

import fossil

fuels (natural

gas, coal and

petroleum)

compared to

baseline

scenario

Baseline:

Same amount

of energy is

supplied by

the national

grid.

+

Human and

institutional

capacity

No mitigation

measure is

required for this

parameter.

- Parameter:

Number of

people

participating

stakeholder

meetings.

Project will

contribute

increasing

awareness

about

environmental

issues of the

local people

through

stakeholder

consultation

process.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized.

0

Quantitative

employment

and income

generation

Mitigation

measure is not

required for this

indicator.

MDG target 1.B:

Achieve full and

productive employment

and decent work for

all,

including women and

young people.

Indicators:

1.4. Growth rate of

GDP per person

employed

1.5 Employment-to-

population ratio

1.6 Proportion of

employed people living

below $1 (PPP) per day

1.7

Parameter:

Payment made

to staff.

Project will

create new job

opportunities

compared to

baseline

scenario.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized

+

Proportion of own-

account and

contributing family

workers in total

employment

Balance of

payments and

investment

Mitigation

measure is not

required for this

indicator.

MDG Target 8.D

(Deal comprehensively

with the debt problems

of developing countries

through national and

international measures

in order to make debt

sustainable in the long

term)

Parameter:

Currency

saving due to

avoided fuel

import.

Project will

contribute in

replacing fossil

fuel import for

electricity

generation and

result in net

foreign

currency

saving.

Baseline:

Turkey

increasingly

continues to

import fossil

fuel.

0

Technology

transfer and

technological

self-reliance

Mitigation

measure is not

required for this

indicator.

MDG target 8.F: In

cooperation with the

private sector, make

available the benefits

of

new technologies,

especially information

and communications.

Parameter:

Expenditures

for equipments

Project will

contribute in

technology

transfer to

Turkey and

have limited

impact on

development

of local

suppliers and

know-how in

the country.

Baseline:

Project is not

realized

0

Justification choices, data source and provision of references

A justification paragraph and reference source is required for each indicator, regardless of score

Air quality To generate electricity by hydro power will avoid the

amount of CO2, NOx and SOx released to the air in Turkey

if the same amout of electricity was provided by the grid.

(TEIAS – Turkish Electricity Transmission Corp-

Electricity Capacity Projection Report (2008-2017)

http://www.teias.gov.tr/projeksiyon/CAPACITY%20PROJ

ECTION%202008-2017.pdf

Water quality and quantity Minimum flow will be released to river as per the

regulations. The project does not have a significant

reservoir, hence, no change in water quality is expected.

After the utilization, water will be released into the riverbed

again.

(Project Introduction File, page 11)

Soil condition No negative or significantly positive impact of project is

identified. Excavation and domestic waste, and other

construction will be disposed according to regulation.

(Project Introduction File, page, 9-11)

Other pollutants Level of noise will be measured and mitigation solutions

will be identified accordingly.

(Project Introduction File, Annex 13, Acoustic Report)

Biodiversity Project site is not a protected land. Nevertheless, all

measurements will be applied according to local

regulations.

(Project Introduction File, page, 88)

Quality of employment Project activities will create many direct and indirect

opportunities both locally and nationally. The positions will

be for both skilled and unskilled labor and provide

alternative employment opportunities for those who work

on agricultural sector. Recruited staff will be trained and

certified according to local regulations.

(Number of certificates produced by the project provided

by the Project Owner.)

Livelihood of the poor Income of local people from project activities will increase

as a result of project. Non agricultural unemployment

reaches 5% for the region.

(Source: District Development Index, page 157 State

Planning Organization)

Access to affordable and clean energy

services

The project will help meet national energy demand and

enable diversification in the energy supply.

(Source:

http://www.epdk.org.tr/yayin_rapor/elektrik/yayin_rapor.ht

m EMRA/EPDK – Turkish Electricity Market Regulatory

Authority Reports)

Human and institutional capacity Project will increase human and institutional capacity of the

workers and local community in terms of awareness about

environmental issues. However the impact will be limited.

Therefore, the indicator was scored as neutral.

Quantitative employment and income

generation

During the construction and operation phases, recruitment

will be conducted among the local workforce.

(Project owner provides necessary documents.)

Balance of payments and investment Turkey is heavily dependent on import fossil fuel for

electricity generation. Hydropower projects will help to

decrease the dependency of fuel import and result in net

foreign currency saving and energy security. However, the

impact of the project per se will be small, thus, it is scored

as neutral.

(TEIAS – Turkish Electricity Transmission Corp-

Electricity Capacity Projection Report (2008-2017)

http://www.teias.gov.tr/projeksiyon/CAPACITY%20PROJ

ECTION%202008-2017.pdf )

Technology transfer and technological

self-reliance

Project will assist in transfer of new technologies to Turkey.

However, hydropower technologies are not breakthrough

applications for Turkey. Thus, it is scored as neutral.

(Source: Technical Brochures sourced by equipment

suppliers.)

SECTION E. DISCUSSION ON SUSTAINABILITY MONITORING PLAN

During the meeting, certain topics were stressed by the locals. These were:

- Storage of the excavation waste

- Interrupted spring water

- Security measures

- Fish population

- Noise caused by dynamiting at night

With the exception of the first remark (as the waste is disposed at the permitted areas by the DSI

already), those disturbances will be solved by the project owner as elaborated above. Water will

be supplied to the households affected by the tunnel work and lost access to the spring water.

Security measures regarding rocks falling have already been taken and clearance work will be

held. Fish population will be measured during the first years of the operation consulting the

experts. Regarding the dynamiting, the project owner will have a measurement study carried out

and work towards the mitigation options based on the results.

SECTION F. DESCRIPTION OF THE DESIGN OF THE STAKEHOLDER

FEEDBACK ROUND

As YUCE HEPP is a retroactive project, the meeting held on 26/11/2010 was the Stakeholder

Feedback Round. Nevertheless, in line with the Gold Standard rules the project will be made

publicly available for 60 days and will be open for any comments.

Annex 1. Original Participating List

Gold Standard Local Stakeholder Consultation Report

Annex 2. Original Feedback Forms

Annex 3. Special Guidance for Run-off River Type HEPP Projects

Management Domain Minimum Flow Goal is a dynamic

flow regime, which qualitatively

simulates the natural hydrological

regime

Project is designed to include

minimum flow of 10% of the

average flow to simulate

natural regime.

Preliminary EIA/P-13

Minimum flow which guarantees

habitat quality and prevents critical

oxygen and chemical concentrations

Minimum 10% of average flow

of water will be released for the

section between the weir and

the HEPP. This minimum flow

will guarantee habitat quality

and prevent critical oxygen and

chemical properties.

Preliminary EIA/P-13

No disconnection of lateral rivers There is no disconnection of

lateral rivers in the project.

Minimum water depth for fish

migration during critical periods

10% of the average flow of

water will always be released

from the weir.

Preliminary EIA/P-13

Lateral and vertical connectivity

(flood plains and groundwater) shall

not be substantially disturbed

There will be no disconnection

of lateral rivers. Project is a

small run-off river project and

it does not have a storage

volume to disturb the

underground waters, besides no

ground water has been

identified within the borderline

of the project area.

Preliminary EIA/P-4-5-88

Provides sufficient transport capacity

for sediments

Gravel pass will be built to let

the sediments pass through

their weir.

Preliminary EIA/P-4-5

Landscape compartments shall not be

destroyed

Since the Project does not have

a dam but a small weir to

regulate the water, landscape

compartments and flood plain

ecosystems will not be

endangered.

Flood plain ecosystems shall not be

endangered

Since the Project does not have

a dam but a weir, landscape

compartments and flood plain

ecosystems will not be

endangered.

Conservation of locally adapted

species and ecosystems

Since, the project does not

involve a reservoir and is

composed of a system of

tunnel, it will have a significant

impact on the flora and fauna.

Hydropeaking Rate of change of water level should Since the project has a weir to

not impair fish and benthic

populations

regulate the water, project will

not have significant impact on

rate of water level.

Feasibility Study, Chapter 4,

P-9

Reduction in water level should not

lead to drying of the watercourse.

A minimum flow will be

maintained in the Project even

in dry seasons.

Preliminary EIA/P-13

Protective measures if flood plain

ecosystems are impaired.

The project is run-off-river

type and is not expected to

have an impact on flood plain

ecosystem.

No isolation of fish and benthic

organisms when water level

decreases

The weir will prevent the

isolation of fish and organisms

by providing a steady minimal

flow, even when water level

decreases

No impairment of spawning habitat

for fish

The weir will not affect the

spawning habitat for fish. The

fish passage and minimum flow

will ensure protection of

spawning habitat.

Reservoir

management

Are there feasible alternatives to

reservoir flushing?

Since the project is a run-off-

river power plant, it does not

feature any storage volume.

Unlike the dam reservoirs, a

reservoir operation policy

cannot be applied to this

Project.

Changes in reservoir levels should

not impair lateral ecosystems (flood

plains, river shores, …)

Since the project is a run-off-

river power plant, it does not

feature any storage volume.

Connectivity with lateral rivers

should not be impaired

There is no intervention in the

connection with lateral rivers.

Sediment accumulation areas should

be used as valuable habitats, where

feasible.

No significant accumulation

was observed during the Pre-

EIA studies. Accumulated

sediment will be discharged

through sediment passages.

Preliminary EIA/P-88

Special protection of flood plain

ecosystems if they are impaired

The project is not expected to

have an impact on flood plain

ecosystem.

Sediment

management

Sediments have to pass through the

power plant.

Since, there is no reservoir;

sediment passage is not

considered to be a significant

problem. The sediments will be

let out through the gravel pass.

No erosion and no accumulation in

the riverbed below storage dams and

water intakes because of a deficit in

sediments.

Since the project is a run-off

river power plant, it does not

feature any storage volume.

Sediment transport should sustain

morphological structures, which are

typical for the river.

Project will have a sediment

passage to enable accumulation

in the river bed.

Preliminary EIA/P-88

No accumulation of sediments below

dams

Since the project is a run-off

river power plant, it does not

feature any storage volume.

The possible sediments will be

let through the gravel pass.

Riverine habitats have to be

established

The project will ensure the

minimum flow as per the

regulations. As the project does

not have storage capacity, the

riverine habitats will not be

disturbed.

Power plant design Protection of animals against injury

and death stemming from power

plant operations (turbines, canals,

water intakes, …)

Necessary precautions will be

taken in the power plant to

prevent injury to animals

during operation.

Free fish migration upwards and

downwards (as far as technologically

feasible)

There will be a fish passage to

enable fish migration.

Social impacts Cultural landscapes Cultural Landscapes will not be

affected by the project activity.

Human heritage (including

protection of special ethnic groups)

There will not be any social

impact on human heritage and

way of life since the power

plant will not be on any

settlement territory. It will help

the locals by providing

additional employment.

Preservation of lifestyles Due to the fact that the

construction site is very close

to settlements. There is a

certain level of disturbance in

the daily life. The project

owner is trying to minimize

those. Please, see the “Do No

Harm” assessment.

Empowerment of local stakeholders

in the decision-making process

(about mitigation and compensation

of social impacts)

Local stakeholders will be able

to express their views about

social impacts at stakeholders

meetings whereby the project

owners would take the proper

mitigation measures.

Resettlement of local population

under similar or better living

conditions (than prior to the project)

There will not be any

resettlement due to project

activities.

Build additional social infrastructure,

sufficient to cope with population

increase (due to migration induced

by the project)

The project will not induce any

migration.

Water quality and fishing losses Minimum volume of water

affecting downstream riverside

population

defined by law will be released

continuously.. Besides, the

weir will provide fishing

opportunities for the local

stakeholders as well as

downstream population.

Annex 4. Contributions of the project owner to minimize disturbance to the locals

1. During the Stakehoder Feedback Round, the locals stated that their roads were damaged

and due to the increased traffic they have been suffering from dust during dry days.

The project owner is aware of the problem. The limited geographic space in the region

resulted in close proximity between the project site and residential area constitutes a

barrier to remove the disturbances during the construction phase totally. However, the

Project Owner has been working to reduce those as much as possible via

maintaining/improving (Figure 1) and watering roads on dry days (Figure 2) as frequently

as possible. The project owner also builds new roads to increase the accessibility of locals

living in isolated locations (Figure 3). Moreover, after the flood disaster on 16/06/2010,

the Project Owner rebuilt the village overpasses in a better way with culverts (Figure

and Figure 5).

Figure 1. Roads are maintained and improved

frequently.

Figure 2. Roads are watered with sprinklers on

dry days.

Figure 3. New roads built to improve access to

isolated locations

2. The Project Owner has installed Chemical and Biological Treatment Facilities to treat

both the construction and domestic waste water (Figure ). The records of the municipal

sewage

trucks which collect the domestic waste water can be seen as Annex 7.

Figure 6. Chemical Treatment Plant of the concrete production facility (on the left) and the biological

treatment facility for domestic waste water (on the right).

Figure 4. Overpasses are rebuilt and improved Figure 5. Overpasses are rebuilt and improved

3. The project owner constructed 2 new water depots for Güdül Village to solve the

problem of water cuts.

Figure 7. New water depots built to provide running water to Güdül Village

Annex 5. Example of a record taken whilst delivering working outfit to the workers

Annex 6. Permit that specifies where to deposit the excavation waste