EIA certainly has a crucial role to play in addressing environmental issues surrounding project
development and especially power projects. The integration of environment into development
planning is the most important tool in achieving sustainable development. Environmental protection
and economic development must thus be dealt with in an integrated manner. EIA process is necessary
in providing an anticipatory and preventive mechanism for environmental management and protection
in any development. Several developing countries are still at the infancy stage of operationalization of
their EIA processes. The need for capacity building for quality EIA is also eminent in these countries.