[second request] "The first Request was submitted on 09 May 2016 by two Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) based in Senegal, Takkom Jerry, and Lumière Synergie pour le Développement (hereinafter referred to as, ""the First Requestors"") on behalf of some of the people affected by the project (PAPs). The Requestors called for CRMU to handle their complaint through both problem-solving and compliance review. During the preliminary review of this Request to determine if it meets the registration requirements of the Operating Rules and Procedures of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), CRMU received on 15 July 2016 the Second Request which was sent by two individuals, Mr. Cheikh Fadel Wade and Mr. Daouda Gueye on behalf of some other affected members of the communities in Bargny (hereinafter referred to as ""the Second Requestors""). Mr. Wade and Mr. Daouda challenged the representational authority of the First Requestors to act on behalf of all the PAPs. Standing on their own right, they requested to register their complaint for compliance review of the project. The two Requests raise similar issues with regard to the negative impacts of the Sendou coal power plant that could be summarized as follow: i. Unviable government policy option to use coal-fired power plant for Senegal as the country does not produce coal and will be obliged to import it from the international market. ii. The selection of the project site in violation of article L13 of the National Code of the Environment which regulates the selection of sites of similar projects. In particular, the Sendou plant site is nearby an already existing cement factory (located at less than 2 kilometers away) and another forthcoming coal-fired power plant with larger capacity of 250 MW to be built close to the same site. Increased vulnerability of communities to air pollution and potential disruption of livelihoods because of the proximity of the coal power plant to the town's water supply, public facilities including the elementary school, a health center, a kindergarten, cemetery, and the only fishery product processing site that employs about 1000 women and other seasonal and temporary workers. iv. Adverse impact of the coal power plant on an historic heritage site where the protected spirit of the village resides and a nursery for the regeneration of marine biodiversity. V. Breach of African Development Bank's environmental, social and human rights standards since there was no agreement signed with the right-holders of land titles, and no compensation was paid to the large majority of these holders. In addition, no Resettlement Action Plan was prepared to mitigate the project's negative social impacts. vi. Imminent health risks from air pollution due to emissions from Sendou plant, the cement factory and another coal-fired power plant with larger capacity of 250 MW which is scheduled to be built close to the same site. There was no cumulative impact assessment study prepared to measure the effects of emissions from these three plants. vii. Increased vulnerability of the community to the consequences of coastal erosion. viii. Inadequate public consultations with PAPs. "