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Alto Maipo Hydroelectric Power Project

Issues

Biodiversity

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts on plant or animal species in the natural environment.

Complaints with this Issue: 134

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Consultation and disclosure

Description: Complaint raises concerns regarding inadequate or absent consultation about or disclosure of project information, including project impacts and/or mitigation plans.

Complaints with this Issue: 537

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Cultural heritage

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts on any type of tangible or intangible cultural heritage, including significant sites, unique environmental features, cultural knowledge, and traditional lifestyles.

Complaints with this Issue: 120

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Displacement (physical and/or economic)

Description: Complaint raises concerns about physical relocation, loss of shelter, and/or loss of assets that relate to income or livelihood.

Complaints with this Issue: 494

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Due diligence

Description: Complaint raises concerns about inadequate or absent prior investigation of project impacts.

Complaints with this Issue: 486

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Environmental

Description: Complaint raises concerns regarding environmental impacts that do not refer specifically to water, pollution, or biodiversity.

Complaints with this Issue: 408

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Livelihoods

Description: Complaint raises concerns about impacts on the means by which people make a living, including wage-based income, trade and bartering, agriculture, fishing, foraging, and other natural-resource based means.

Complaints with this Issue: 345

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Water

Description: Complaint raises concerns about access to or availability of water. Concerns related to water pollution are not included.

Complaints with this Issue: 194

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Sectors

Energy

Description: Project relates to energy access, legal frameworks regarding the energy sector, and development and operation of energy infrastructure, including power generation and electric and gas distribution and storage. Projects specifically related to the extraction of oil and gas are not included.

Complaints in this Sector: 353

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Infrastructure

Description: Project relates to construction or improvement of large structures, facilities, or public works projects. Examples include roads and other transportation projects, sanitation and water treatment facilities, power plants, and industrial facilities.

Complaints in this Sector: 994

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Project

Name: Alto Maipo Hydroelectric Power Project

Investments: IDB CH-L1067

Client: AES Gener S.A, Antofagasta Minerals S.A.

Support: Loans

Country: Chile

Complaint

IAM: Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI)

ID: MICI-BID-CH-2017-0115

Date Filed: Jan. 23, 2017

Date Closed: June 15, 2020

Status: Closed With Outputs

Description

The Request alleges a series of environmental and social harms related to the Project that would be affecting the quality of life of the Requesters. Among these harms are:Shortage of drinking and irrigation water that would directly affect the inhabitants of the city of Santiago and the surrounding Metropolitan Region.Acceleration of the desertification process of the area that would cause damages to:Biodiversity and natural resources, putting at risk the environmental services offered by the Cajín del Maipo;Protected areas of cultural interest for their archaeological and paleontological contribution; andEconomic, agricultural and tourist activities that support the Region.Health effects from air and water pollution in the river basin.Moreover, the Request mentions families resettlement on areas close to the Project and argues that this process would not have been carried out following the parameters established by the Bank.Likewise, the Request also alleges lack of clear information about the Project impacts and the lack of citizen inclusion.

Complaint Stages

Filing

Jan. 23, 2017

Filing

Status:

Start Date: Jan. 23, 2017

Registration

Jan. 23, 2017 -

Feb. 15, 2017

Registration

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: Jan. 23, 2017

End Date: Feb. 15, 2017

Eligibility

Feb. 15, 2017 -

May 17, 2017

Eligibility

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: Feb. 15, 2017

End Date: May 17, 2017

Dispute Resolution

Not Undertaken

Dispute Resolution

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Not desired by complainant

Compliance Review

May 30, 2018 -

June 15, 2020

Compliance Review

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: May 30, 2018

End Date: June 15, 2020

Has Compliance Report: Yes

Non-Compliance Found: Yes

Monitoring

Not Undertaken

Monitoring

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Unknown

Closed

June 15, 2020

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