Resource Efficiency:

CTGC has been active in having their hydropower and wind farm projects registered as UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism projects.  CSAIL aims to develop a large portfolio of renewable energy projects (hydro, wind and solar) in Pakistan and is also planning to have their renewable energy projects registered as CDM projects.  For example, according to the Project Design Documents currently available, the 720 MW Karot Hydropower Project is estimated to have annual average GHG emission reductions of about 1.6 million ton CO2 per year, and the 50 MW Solar Project in Cholistan is estimated to result in a  50,000 ton CO2 per year reduction.  In selecting wind turbines for wind farm projects, solar panels for Photovoltaic solar projects, and in designing technical features of wind, hydro, and solar projects, CSAIL considers the resource efficiency performance (electricity generation, water utilization) in harmonization with environmental sustainability as one of the key criteria.  Wind and solar sites of CSAIL tend to be in desert or semi-arid area, and CSAIL aims to design the project in due consideration of this aspect to achieve high water utilization efficiency.  IFC will monitor the overall resource efficiency performance of CSAIL?s projects (e.g. greenhouse emission reduction effects, water utilization efficiency performance) through IFC?s regular E&S monitoring activities.  

Pollution Prevention:

Each project?s ESIA and ESMMP will incorporate various pollution prevention measures relevant to wind farm projects (e.g. shadow flicker, noise), solar power projects (e.g. hazardous and non-hazardous waste management), and hydropower projects (e.g. excavated soil and rocks management, reservoir sediment flashing procedures to minimize downstream water quality impacts, ecological flow to minimize downstream water quality impacts).  CSAIL ensures that wastewater treatment facilities are installed at every construction and operation site, as has already been done at TGF?s existing construction site, and will be done for future projects to be developed.  At every hydropower construction site, CSAIL will ensure that separate rainwater and sewage systems are installed.  Through strengthening CSAIL?s E&S management system, CSAIL will establish its environmental procedures that ensure that such pollution prevention measures are built into every ESMMP, and in line with relevant IFC/WBG Environmental Health and Safety Guidelines (e.g. General EHS Guidelines, EHS Guidelines for Wind Energy) (ESAP Action No. 5).