Isowatt has expertise needed to undertake Environmental Impact assessment to support clients engaging in development projects and in line with The Environmental Management and Coordination Act 1999. The EIA identifies both negative and positive impacts of any development activity or project, how it affects people, their property and the environment.
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Why conduct an EIA?
The goal of an EIA is to ensure that decisions on proposed projects and activities are environmentally sustainable.
Projects that require an EIA?
Projects requiring submission of an Environmental Impact Assessment Study Report as per the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) 2015
Transportation
- All paved roads.
- Construction of new roads in environmentally sensitive areas.
- Railway lines.
- Airports and airfields.
- Oil and gas pipeline.
- Water transport.
- Construction of tunnels.
Forestry related activities
- Timber harvesting.
- Clearance of forest areas.
- Reforestation/afforestation with alien species.
- Introduction of alien species.
- Excisions of gazetted forest for whatever purposes.
- Any projects located within forest reserves
Electrical infrastructure including-
- Electricity generation stations.
- Electrical transmission lines above 66 KVA.
- Electrical sub stations.
- Pumped storage schemes
Management of hydrocarbons
- Bulk storage of natural gas, petroleum and any combustible and explosive fuels.
Dams, rivers and water resources including-
- Any project located within a distance prescribed by a written law from a wetland, ocean, sea, lake, river, dam, stream, spring or any other water body.
- Storage dams, barrages and piers.
- River diversions and water transfer between catchments.
- Large scale flood control schemes.
- Drilling for the purpose of utilizing ground water resources including geothermal energy.