Kanfeng 15MW Hydropower Station Project,Min County,Dingxi City Prefecture, Gansu province,China is applying for CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) Gold Standard (GS) retroactive registration. The comments of stakeholders needs to be solicited on impact of the project on local environment, society and economy as required by the GS.

GS certification launched by the NGO, World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) recognizes and admires the CDM projects’ contribution to environment integrality and sustainable development.

The project is located at the mainstream of Tao River, near Gaoshiya village, Xizhai Township, about 26km away from Min County, Dingxi City Prefecture, Gansu province.

Please refer to Brief Introduction of Kanfeng 15MW Hydropower Station Project, Min County, Dingxi City Prefecture, Gansu province, China for project details and Summary Environmental Impact Assessment of Kanfeng 15MW Hydropower Station Project, Min County, Dingxi City Prefecture, Gansu Province, China for environmental impact assessment.

The consultation starts from January 7th until January 20th 2014.

Any comments about the impact of the project on local environment, society and economy can be sent to:
Ms. Jessica Guo
Tel: +86-10-84505756-8206
Fax: +86-10-84505758
Jessica@cdmasia.org

Welcome to the stakeholder consultation meeting:
Place: Meeting Room, Kanfeng Hydropower Station, Gaoshiya village, Xizhai Township, Min County, Dingxi City Prefecture, Gansu province.
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 am
Date: January 15, 2014.

Agenda of the meeting:
• Sign-in of the participants and opening meeting
• Site visit
• Introduction of purpose and agenda of the meeting by consultants
• Free comments by participants on the impact of the project on environment, local economy, etc.
• Discussion on ‘Continuous Input / Grievance Mechanism’
• Fill-in the questionnaires, including SD indicators scoring
• Close meeting

Caspervandertak Consulting
Gansu Tonghe Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.
2 January 2014

                                                                                                                                                                  
Brief Introduction of Kanfeng 15MW Hydropower Station Project, Min County, Dingxi City Prefecture, Gansu province, China

Kanfeng 15MW hydropower project is located near Gaoshiya village, Xizhai Township, Min County, Dingxi Prefecture, Gansu Province, China. The project involves the construction of a run-of-river hydropower station at the main stream of the Tao River, around 26km away from Min County. The project is operated by Gansu Gongjiaotou Kanfeng Hydropower Development CO., Ltd. The project has created 19 jobs.

The installed capacity of the project is 15MW, consisting of 3 turbine units with each capacity of 5MW. The expected annual power supply to the grid is 70.66 million kWh. The generated electricity is delivered to Gansu provincial Grid, which is a part of Northwest China Power Grid (NWCP).

The project mainly consists of dam, open channel and power house. The length of the dam is around 99m, the total capacity of the reservoir is around 820,000m3 and the surface area of the reservoir at full capacity is around 218,000 m2. The water head is 12.5m. The water flow goes through the open channel with the length of around 2,041m (width of around 12.8m and depth of around 6.6m) to the power house for power generation and then flows back to the river, which forms a 3,000m long water reduced river reach. The permanent expropriated land is 80,000 m2, including 12,800 m2 flood land, 20,500 m2 waste land and 46,700 m2 farmland. The submerged flood land and waste land are 14,100 m2, and the submerged farmland is 11,300 m2. The temporarily expropriated land was 37,500 m2 which was already recovered. No displacement or resettlement occurred.

The construction of the project started in May 2005. The three turbine units were put into operation in October 2008, June 2009 and December 2009 respectively.

The project activity's contributions to sustainable development are:
• Reducing the dependence on exhaustible fossil fuels for power generation;
• Reducing air pollution by replacing fossil fuel-fired power plants with clean, renewable power;
• Reducing the adverse health impacts from air pollution;
• Reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases, to combat global climate change.
• Creating employment opportunities to local people during the construction and operation periods.

Summary Environmental Impact Assessment of Kanfeng 15MW Hydropower Station Project,Min County,Dingxi City Prefecture, Gansu province,China

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was carried out and was accepted by the Gansu Environmental Protection Agency in January 2004.

(1) The reservoir and flooded land area are small. The total surface area of the river will not be changed significantly. The vegetation in the area is generally very poor and vegetation that will be flooded consists mainly of some farm crops in a small area. Therefore, the impact on the natural vegetation is minimal.

(2) The hydro power station is a diversion type project with low dam without storage capability. The project does not include an irrigation component and the local population uses groundwater for domestic and farm use. Therefore the project will not have an impact on water availability downstream.

(3) The project will divert water for power generation over a distance of 2,041 m. About 1.3 m3/s of the river's water flow will be reserved to maintain the natural flow of the river. This will prevent the river from drying up and the local ecology will be sustained. There will be a minor impact on local aquatic organisms.

(4) Waste materials from the construction (mainly clay, slag and rocks) will be disposed in two locations near the project site. The materials will not be discharged into the river and the chosen method for disposal is acceptable in terms of environmental protection.

(5) The project will produce waste materials through construction (400 tons), excavation of clay, slag and rocks (324,500 tons), and operation of the project (800 tons). During transportation to the two disposal locations, the local vegetation will be affected to some degree, but will be minimal due to environmental restoration measures that will be taken.

The impact of the project is simple as the river banks are stable and vegetation in the area is poor. Waste materials during construction were dealt with in an acceptable manner and environmental restoration activities were executed. The project is acceptable in terms of its environmental impact.

The project was approved by the environmental impact assessment and acceptance on 26 March, 2012 and acceptance report was issued.