People's Republic of China: Coal Mine Methane (CMM) Development Project
Resettlement Planning Documents
The project will finance the capture and utilization of methane
(CMM) that is released into the atmosphere in connection with underground
coal mining in Shanxi Province. For this purpose the project will
include two components:
1. construction of a power plant of 120 megawattts that will use
CMM for power generation, and
2. construction of a CMM transmission and distribution pipeline
system that will supply CMM to industrial, commercial, and residential
consumers
The resettlement impacts induced by this project are mainly associated
with land compensation for the land to be used for construction
and operation of the power plant and the CMM transmission and distribution
pipeline system. Construction of project facilities will affect
262 households including 999 persons according to the resettlement
plans prepared for each project component by the Shanxi Provincial
Government.
In total, 29.49 hectares (ha) of land will be permanently acquired
as a result of the project, of which 69.07% or 20.37 ha is farmland.
The project will also require the temporary acquisition of 308.69
ha of land and lease of 9.36 ha of land. About 6,135 m2 of houses
will be demolished. The total cost for both land acquisition and
resettlement is estimated at $9.49 million (CNY78.77 million) in
2004 prices.
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