Environmental and Social Completion Sheet for Uzbekistan Solar IPP

This document is an Environmental and Social Completion Sheet (ESCS) for the Uzbekistan Solar Independent Power Producer (IPP) project. It provides a summary of the environmental and social performance and key outcomes at the completion of the project, which involved the construction and operation of a 100 MW solar PV power plant in the Samarkand region. The project included a high voltage substation and was delayed by five months due to supply chain issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The document outlines the fulfillment of environmental and social conditions as part of the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP), including biodiversity surveys and the development of a Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP). It also discusses the monitoring of compliance with the ESAP and the relocation of tortoises as part of the tortoise protection program. Additionally, it addresses the project's water consumption practices and social responsibility measures implemented for the local community.