Introduction
1.
This is the fifteenth Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report
prepared by Cinotech Consultants Limited (ET-Cinotech) for the project “Lamma
Power Station Extension – Supply and Installation of Submarine Gas Pipeline”
(the Project). This document reported
the findings of EM&A Works conducted in April
2006.
Environmental Monitoring Works
Water Quality
2.
No water quality monitoring for the Project was carried out
in Hong
Kong waters in the reporting month.
Complaints and Prosecutions
3.
No environmental
complaint and prosecution was received during the reporting month.
Current
Key Issues
4.
No construction activity related to the Project was undertaken in Hong Kong waters in the reporting
month.
1.1
Hong Kong
Electric Co., Ltd. (HEC) proposed to develop a 1,800 MW power station in Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to meet the forecast increase in
electricity demand to cope with the social and economical growth of the HKSAR.
The proposed power station is located at reclaimed land in the south of the
existing Lamma Power Station at the western edge of Lamma Island, termed Lamma Power Station Extension.
1.2
The proposed
Power Station will use natural gas as fuel to generate electricity. The natural
gas will be supplied from Guandong Liquefied Natural Gas (GD LNG) Terminal
located at Cheng Tou Jiao of Shenzen PRC via a 20 inches diameter gas submarine
pipeline.
1.3
HEC commissioned
Saipem Asia Sdn. Bhd. (hereafter called “the Contractor) for the design,
engineering, supply of materials, fabrication, testing at works, delivery to
site, complete erection including pre-trenching, pipe laying, rock dumping,
testing and pre-commissioning at site, preservation during the Defects Liability
Period of Submarine Gas Pipeline under to Project titled “Lamma Power Station
Extension – Supply and Installation of Submarine Gas Pipeline” (hereinafter
called “the Project”). Cinotech Consultants Limited was subsequently
commissioned by the Contractor as the Environmental Team (ET-Cinotech) to
provide environmental consultancy services and to undertake the Environmental
Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) works for the Project.
1.4
The Project
works include Pre-Trenching works, Pipe-Lay installation, Post-Lay Trenching
(Jetting) and Rock Dumping works related to the installation of 92 km of 20
inches diameter Submarine Gas Pipeline between Guandong Liquefied Natural Gas
Terminal (GD LNG) and the receiving point at Gas Receiving Station (GRS) at
South-West of Lamma Extension on Lamma Island of Hong Kong – SAR. An
Environmental Permit (EP) has been issued for the Lamma Power Station Extension
project. Variations to the EP
requirements have been proposed recently for the Project works and the VEP no.
EP-071/2000/C was issued on 18th May 2005.
1.5
The
Pre-Trenching works, Pipe-Lay installation, Post-Lay
Trenching (Jetting) and rock dumping have been
completed. Pipeline discharge work is the
major current
activity.
The hydrotest
medium discharge was commenced on 30 April in Mainland China waters in accordance with
instruction from HEC and the discharge license from the PRC Authorities.
1.6
Different
parties with different levels of involvement in the project organization
include:
· Project Proponent –Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd. (HEC)
· Contractor – Saipem Asia Sdn. Bhd.
· Environmental Team (ET-Cinotech) – Cinotech
Consultants Limited
1.7
The
responsibilities of respective parties are detailed in Section 3 of the
EM&A Requirements Review (Review) and the project organization chart is
presented in Figure 3.1 of the Review. The key contacts of the ET- Cinotech are
shown in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1 Key Project Contacts
|
Party
|
Name
|
Role
|
Phone No.
|
Fax No.
|
|
ET-Cinotech
|
Dr. Priscilla Choy
|
Project Manager
|
2151 2089
|
3107 1388
|
|
Mr. Kenneth Lam
|
Coordinator
|
2151 2078
|
3107 1388
|
|
Mr. Henry Leung
|
Monitoring Team Leader
|
2151 2087
|
3107 1388
|
2.1
No water quality monitoring for the Project was carried out
in Hong Kong waters in the reporting
month.
3.1
The
implementation status of mitigation measures is summarized in Appendix A.
3.2
No
non-compliance was recorded during the site audits in the reporting month.
3.3
No environmental
complaint and prosecution was received during the reporting month.
3.4
The complaint
log for the Project is provided in Appendix B.
4.1
No key issue is anticipated in the coming month.
5.1
No water quality monitoring for the Project was carried out
in Hong Kong waters in the reporting
month.
5.2
No construction activity was undertaken in Hong Kong waters in the reporting
month.
