Q.What is the “associated facilities” expressed in the Exhibit 1 (3) of the Guidelines?

A.

The “associated facilities” has the same meaning as “associated facilities” defined in the Common Approaches.
The associated facilities are those facilities that are not a component of the project but that would not be constructed or expanded if the project did not exist and on whose existence the viability of the project depends.
Such facilities may be funded, owned, managed, constructed and operated by the buyer and/or project sponsor or separately from the project. When undertaking a review of associated facilities, NEXI should, to a reasonable extent, assess the potential environmental and social impacts of associated facilities, taking into account the timing and location of their construction.