ADB Loan Number 1436-PRC Second Industrial Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Project
EASEN was contracted for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Loan Number 1436-PRC Second Industrial Energy Efficiency and Environment Project to provide a Project Performance Audit Report for four industries in four separate cities in China. The scope of the project included investments in energy efficiency to improve energy and environmental management in the chemical, cement, and metallurgical (iron and steel) industries.
The evaluation considered four groups of project components:
- Mercury and diaphragm cell replacement at Jinhua Chemical Group Corporation (JCC) in Liaoning Province
- Technological improvements in the preparation of dense soda ash at the Tianjin Soda Plant (TSP) in Tianjin Municipality
- Replacement of wet process and shaft kilns at Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd. (HCC) and Guanghua Cement Factory (GCF) in Hubei Province
- Replacement of obsolete melting furnaces at Guiyang Special Steel Co. Ltd (GSS) in Guizhou Province
EASEN provided the following services:
- Review all available documents relating to initial environmental examinations and environmental impact assessments
- Assess the environmental impact and benefits of each subproject
- Comment on the current environmental management and pollution control mechanism in the subproject entities
- Identify follow-up actions in light of possible subproject-level noncompliance with environmental standards of the country
- Provide written inputs, upon completion of the Operations and Maintenance (O&M), to the final report with respect to environmental impact of the project, and follow-up actions
This project was implemented in 2005.