China Inner Mongolia Clean Energy Transition Project

The China Inner Mongolia Clean Energy Transition Project is a gas pipeline extension project. The project has several significant weaknesses: Part of the gas supply will be sourced from the Datang Keshiketeng Coal-to-Gas Plant (ESIA, p. 93), and thereby constitutes part of the coal value chain, which violates the AIIB ESF. Furthermore, energy is lost during coal-to-gas conversion, and as a result, the gas produced has an even higher CO2 footprint than coal. The project is classified as Category A and is expected to have significant environmental and social impacts. It is expected to result in economic displacement due to both permanent and temporary land acquisition, including impacts on ethnic minority communities. At least 93 individuals will be affected by permanent land acquisition, and at least 23,076 by temporary land acquisition (Resettlement Plan, p.2).