Dzhankeldy Wind Power Project

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ROUP
 
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ECEPTOR
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J
USTIFICATION
 
V
ALUE
 
Sunwatcher toad-headed 
agama Phrynocephalus 
helioscopus 
Reticulated toad-headed 
agama Phrynocephalus 
reticulatus 
Rapid Lizard Eremias velox 
Aralo-Caspian racerunner 
Eremias intermedia 
Snakes 
Sand racer Psammophis 
lineolatus 
Spotted whip snake 
Hemorrhois ravergieri 
Spotted desert 
racer Platyceps karelinii 
Dice Snake Natrix tessellata 
Non-threatened Invertebrates 
Hymenoptera 
(Wasps/Bees/Ants) 
Coleoptera (Beetles) 
Diptera (True Flies) 
Lepidoptera 
(Butterflies/Moths
) 
Hemiptera (True Bugs) 
Blattodea (Cockroaches) 
Scorpiones (Scorpions) 
Scolopendromorpha 
(Centipedes)
Some of the species found are important predators whilst others are important 
pollinators. However, these species are not threatened or endemic and are 
common and widespread. 
Low / 
Lower 
 
 

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Dzhankeldy 500MW Wind Farm 
ESIA Volume 2- Main Text, Tables & Figures 
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7.3
Potential Impacts, Mitigation, Management & Residual 
Impacts 
7.3.1 
Construction Phase 
7.3.1.1
 
Ecosystem Function
 
H
ABITAT 
L
OSS
 
Clearing, grading, excavation and other earthworks during early construction stages results in 
habitat loss over the full construction footprint of the project, including temporary structures, 
lay-down areas, and new roads used for incoming and outbound traffic.
Habitat loss affects both vegetation and wildlife species that currently use the affected areas 
as well as overarching ecosystem function on a wider regional scale. Vegetation cannot re-
establish in impermeable paving or compacted soils, and wildlife dependent upon natural 
features and resources cannot utilize the converted land which restricts available habitat 
regionally. Ecosystem function will be degraded as a result. 
Construction footprint typically involves some degree of buffer. However, maintaining strict 
requirements to minimize the construction buffer as much as practicable will reduce the 
magnitude of habitat loss impact.
A buffer of 30 meters has been calculated around the WTGs and substations to encompass 
the footprint as well as a buffer for construction activity.
The EPC Contractor shall maintain the following to restrict the construction footprint as much 
as possible: 
 
The access roads within the wind farm shall be a width of 5m. The allowed 
construction buffer shall not exceed 5m to each side of the permanent road 
footprint.
 
The allowed construction buffer for the substation footprint shall not exceed 10m 
buffer from the edges of the permanent built-up area. 
 
The allowed construction buffer around the wind turbine pads shall not exceed a 
maximum 30m buffer. 
 
The allowed construction buffer around the lay down area (LDA) shall not exceed 
a maximum 30m buffer.