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A summary of Line 3 is as provided below. 
Table 2-13 Summary of the OHTL Route between Dzhankeldy - Bash (Line 3) 
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LEMENT
 
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ESCRIPTION
 
Name of the OHTL 
33/500kV Bash WPP to 33/500 
Dzhankeldy substation 
Length
128.5km 
No of point of intersection 
25 
Number of transmission line crossing
2 
Number of railway crossing 
1 
Number of pipeline crossing
0 
Number of highway crossing 
0 
Number of small road crossings 
1 
Number of irrigation ditch crossing 
0 
Source: Pre-feasibility Study for 500kV Transmission Lines (draft), 2021 
Environmental & Social Aspects 
According to the pre-feasibility study the OHTL route is found approximately 3km north east of 
the Lake Ayakagitma which is an IBA site as shown in the figure below.
Figure 2-45 IBAs found within 1km, 10km & 50km of the OHTL
Source: Pre-feasibility Study for 500kV Transmission Lines (draft), 2021 
A walkover conducted along the OHTL identified there is a livestock stable located 
approximately 215m from the OHTL approximately 5.4km from the Dzhankeldy Wind Farm. No 

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PAPs were identified along the OHTL but additional assessments are being undertaken in 
Dzhankeldy Wind Farm as part of the RAF and RAP. 
According to an Environmental & Social Constraint analysis conducted by 5 Capitals, the 
proposed OHTL route was identified to pass through habitat of the Southern-Even Fingered 
Gecko; a critically endangered and endemic species vulnerable to habitat loss. 
Note: Additional ecological studies (i.e., herpetological, invertebrates, botanical and 
ornithological surveys) along the OHTL have been undertaken, the results of which are 
detailed in the Terrestrial Ecology Chapters of this ESIA.
Based on the above factors, the pre-feasibility study recommended Line 3 (dark blue) as the 
best alignment for the Dzhankeldy to Bash 500kV OHTL because it runs parallel to the highway, 
existing transmission line and access road. The highway and access road will provide easy 
access during the construction phase and maintenance work during the operational phase.
Line 3 is located as close as possible (approximately 100-140m) of the existing highway where 
the gecko habitat overlaps with the highway, and is more aligned with the existing railway and 
existing 220kV OHTL corridor. This allows for minimal additional habitat loss of the gecko , and 
minimizes the amount of ground disturbed by construction vehicles and machinery.