Working Group Discussed the Scoping Report of “Rustavi Steel” LLC

Working Group Discussed the Scoping Report of “Rustavi Steel” LLC

On September 14, the civil movement “Gavigudet” organized a working group meeting in order to discuss and prepare comments/notes on the scoping report of the metallurgical plant – “Rustavi Steel” LLC.

For the time being, two pieces of 10 t/h capacity furnaces are operating in the factorys’ electrosteel smelting workshop. And the total capacity of the electrosteel smelting workshop will be increased up 55 t/h after adding a 35 t/h capacity furnace.

We would like to remind you, that the company had applied to the Ministry with the scoping report on the same project back in 2019, and prepared the EIA according to the scoping conclusion. However, after the public deliberation of the EIA report, the Ministry stopped the administrative procedure of issuing an environmental decision, due to the various errors, noted in the report. According to the requirements, defined in the “Environemntal Assessment Code”, on Novemebr 25, 2021, deadline for issuing the environmental decision had expired. Therefore, it was necessary to start the scoping procedure all over again.

The meeting was held in a zoom format and was led by the invited trainer. After the thorough review of the scoping report trainer and working group members prepared evidence-based remarks and recommendations, in a written manner, which we will share with the National Environmental Agency, as well as with the population.

The public deliberation of the scoping report is planned at 15:00, on September 21, in the City Hall of Rustavi Municipality. Anyone can attend the meeting.

The report can be seen on this link.

The meeting was held in the framework of USAID Civil Society Engagement Program, funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID)