CNAE D — Electricity and Gas

Study infrastructure vulnerability to extreme climate events, such as prolonged droughts or floods.

Where possible, design reservoirs to allow volume and capacity adjustments in response to climate events.

Evaluate studies on changes in flow regimes.

Evaluate and revise operational hydraulic constraints in light of the new dynamics of reservoir operation.

Study ways to increase resilience to extreme climate events.

Build fish ladders and flow diversions to ensure migration of aquatic species where required by the environmental authority through licensing.

Periodically assess biodiversity in adjacent areas to identify and mitigate impacts.

Manage flora and fauna removal when constructing reservoirs.

Implement forest compensation measures specified in environmental licensing, integrating land-use planning with conservation strategies in affected areas.

Under local regulations, implement all technically feasible and ecologically relevant mitigation measures to reduce adverse impacts on water and directly water-dependent protected habitats and species. Where relevant to ecosystems in affected water bodies, these include:

Upstream and downstream fish migration measures, such as fish-friendly turbines, guidance structures, fully functional fish passages, and stopping or minimizing operations and discharges during migration or reproduction.

Measures ensuring minimum ecological flow, including mitigation of rapid short-term flow changes or hydropeaking, and sediment flow.

Measures protecting or improving habitats. Monitor effectiveness through the authorization or permit establishing conditions to achieve good status or potential of the affected water body.

Prioritize recycling, composting, reuse and other sustainable solid-waste treatments throughout the project’s life, including recyclable infrastructure materials where technically feasible.

Develop a water quality monitoring plan.

Annex A1: Criteria for doing no significant harm to socioeconomic objective 9.