PRELIMINARY INFORMATION FOR CITIZENS AND LEGAL ENTITIES ON PLANNED ECONOMIC AND OTHER ACTIVITIES regarding planned construction projects: "Construction of a gas pipeline to the existing boiler house with the installation of a Gas Pressure Reducing Station (GPRS) at the following address: Vitebsk Region, Ushachy District, Lepel District, Ostroshitsy village, ul. Centralnaya, 1a"

Schedule of Works for Environmental Impact Assessment

decisions regarding the planned activity

Preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Programme	26.01.2022 to 05.11.2022
Preliminary notification of citizens and legal entities about the planned economic and other activities	05.11.2022 to 04.12.2022
Preparation of a notification on planned economic and other activities *	not required*
Sending the notification on planned economic and other activities and the EIA Programme to the affected parties*	not required*
Preparation of the EIA Report	from 06.11.2022 to 24.01.2023
Sending the EIA Report to the affected parties*	not required*
Conducting public discussions in the territory of: Republic of Belarus affected parties*	from 07.12.2022 to 19.02.2023 (at least 30 calendar days) not required*
Conducting consultations on comments from affected parties*	not required*
Holding a meeting to discuss the EIA Report	from 03.01.2023 to 19.02.2023
Revision of the EIA Report based on comments	from 19.01.2023 to 03.03.2023
Submission of the EIA Report as part of pre-project (pre-investment) and project documentation for state environmental expertise	from 24.01.2023 to 04.04.2023
Adoption	from 23.02.2023 to 27.04.2023 (within 15 working days after receiving the conclusion of the state environmental review)

*to be filled in if the planned economic and other activity may have a transboundary impact (the object does not fall under Annex I of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context)

Information on the Planned Activity

Information on the Customer

The customer of the planned activity is the Ushachi Branch of the Closed Joint Stock Company "Vitebskagroproduct"

Director of the Closed Joint Stock Company "Vitebskagroproduct" – Nekrashevich Pavel Borisovich

Director of the Ushachi Branch of the Closed Joint Stock Company "Vitebskagroproduct" – Bashun Andrian Gennadievich

Legal and postal address: 211524, Vitebsk region, Ushachi district, Zharsky village council, village of Staroye Selo

UNP300982869

E-mail: vohp@tut.by

Location address of the facility: Vitebsk region, Ushachi district, Zharsky village council, 20/2, east of the village of Staroye Selo

Information on the planned economic and other activity and alternative options for its placement and/or implementation

According to the adopted design solutions:

the object is the "Construction of a gas pipeline to the existing boiler house with the installation of an RPP at the address: Vitebsk region, Ushachi district, Zharsky village council, village of Staroye Selo, Ushachi Branch of CJSC Vitebskagroproduct";

it is planned to construct a gas pipeline to the existing boiler house with the installation of an RPP;

the object is the "Reconstruction of the boiler house building with the installation of two gas-fired boilers of type KP-8.0-1.3 at the address: Vitebsk region, Ushachi district, Zharsky village council, 20/2, east of the village of Staroye Selo, Ushachi Branch of CJSC Vitebskagroproduct", it is planned to install two high-efficiency steam gas boilers with a capacity of 8 t/h each in boiler room No. 3.

Alternative options considered

Alternative placement options

During the EIA, the following placement options are considered:

1st option – implementation of design solutions at the address: Vitebsk region, Ushachi district, Zharsky village council, 20/2, east of the village of Staroye Selo (areas adopted by the project

existing enterprise);

Option 2 – refusal to implement the design solutions (zero alternative).

Option 3 – implementation of design solutions at an alternative site (new construction).

When implementing the first option, the nature user receives economic benefits and implements the National Strategy for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development of the Republic of Belarus for the period up to 2030 (clause 6.1.).

In case of refusal of the planned economic activity, a loss of benefits in the socio-economic context, irrational use of fuel and energy resources, and the impossibility of expanding production are noted.

Due to the high economic costs associated with the construction of the facility on a new land plot, this alternative option is not a priority. The site for placement has been determined, and decisions of the Ushachi District Executive Committee dated 22.04.2022 No. 485 and dated 08.07.2022 No. 868 "On permission for design and survey work and construction" have been obtained.

Taking into account the analysis of the options, it can be concluded that Option 1 – implementation of design solutions, which involves the construction of a gas pipeline to the existing boiler house with the installation of an SRP and the installation of two high-efficiency steam gas boilers with a capacity of 8 t/h each in boiler room No. 3, is the priority option for the planned economic activity. The implementation of design solutions according to this option will minimize the impact on the components of the natural environment.

Alternative Technological Solutions

The following are considered as alternative technological solutions:

Technological Alternative No. 1. This project provides for the installation of two high-efficiency steam gas boilers (fuel – natural gas). The planned economic activity consists in the implementation of a project for the reconstruction of the boiler house with the installation of boilers running on natural gas. The expediency of carrying out this project is as follows:

- ensuring the heating and ventilation loads of the enterprise;

- installation of more efficient equipment with high efficiency;

- improvement of the environmental situation in the area where the enterprise is located due to the reduction in emissions of pollutants compared to burning solid fuel.

Technological Alternative No. 2. This

The project envisages the installation of two high-efficiency solid fuel boilers (fuel – wood). The planned economic activity is the implementation of a project for the reconstruction of a boiler house with the installation of solid fuel boilers using wood. The feasibility of implementing this project is as follows:

- ensuring heating and ventilation loads for the enterprise;

- a larger amount of pollutant emissions compared to the combustion of gaseous fuel.

In the process of analysing the adopted technological solutions, solutions corresponding to the best available techniques were considered, while the economic component of a particular solution was assessed.

Analysing the technological solutions provided for by technological alternative No. 1, it can be concluded that the technological solutions correspond to the best available techniques, are more economically advantageous for the enterprise, and therefore technological alternative No. 1 has been selected for implementation. During its implementation, the changes to the main components of the environment are insignificant.