Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA/ESIA) and Appropriate Assessments (AA)
Environmental impact assessment
With the partnership of DHV, the Netherlands, POVVIK elaborated the Methodological Guidance on Environmental Impact Assessment for Investment Proposals in Bulgaria, officially approved by the Ministry of Environment and Water.
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) / Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) are key services in POVVIK’s portfolio. In cases of likely impact on protected areas from the National Ecological Network / NATURA 2000, we also develop Appropriate Assessments (AA) as part of the EIA/ESIA Report.
We prepare the assessments in accordance with the requirements of the national and European legislation and the standards of the international financial institutions, including:
- Notification for investment proposal
- Request for assessment of the necessity of EIA/ESIA and AA (Screening)
- Terms of Reference for EIA/ESIA (Scoping)
- EIA/ESIA Report and AA Report
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan
- Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan
- Risk Assessment
- Public awareness and consultations with stakeholders in the EIA/ESIA and AA processes and organisation and holding of public hearings
- Presentation of EIA/ESIA to Environmental Expert Council for taking of decision on the report by the competent authority (Ministry of Environment and Water or Regional Inspectorate on Environment and Water).
Extensive experience in assessments
The company has extensive experience in conducting EIAs of investment projects in the following sectors:
Chemicals
Food processing
Mining
Agriculture
Pharmaceuticals
Manufacturing
Trade, storage and logistics
Transport
airports, roads, railways, marine transport, port infrastructure
Water infrastructure
water supply and sewerage networks and facilities, dams
Energy generation and transmission
gas pipelines, electric transmission lines, renewable energy projects
Contacts
Svetla Trajcheva, Head of EIA
Katya Ancheva, Head of OS
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA/ESIA) and Appropriate Assessments (AA)