Generadora San Mateo S.A. and Generadora San Andrés S.A.

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Generadora San Mateo S.A. and Generadora San Andrés S.A.

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Project

Name: Generadora San Andrés S.A., Generadora San Mateo S.A.

Investments: IDB GU3798A-01, IDB GU3794A-01

Client: Generadora San Andrés S.A., Generadora San Mateo S.A.

Support: Loans, Loans

Country: Guatemala

Complaint

IAM: Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (MICI)

ID: MICI-CII-GU-2018-0136

Date Filed: Aug. 6, 2018

Status: Monitoring

Description

The Request describes the situation of residents of various communities in Northern Guatemala, in the area where the Generadora San Mateo and Generadora San Andrés Hydroelectric Power Projects are located. According to the Requesters, IDB Invest has not complied with its Operational Policies, nor with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards. This alleged non-compliance refers to a series of actions and omissions, including the absence of an adequate and complete assessment of the environmental and social impacts that may have prevented the complete identification and characterization of the impacted population. Also, they claim that the Projects did not carry out adequate prior consultation and access to information procedures. Regarding the harm allegations, the Request describes various environmental impacts including the pollution of water sources that are essential to the survival of the region residents; its potential impact on the livelihood activities of the Requesters and its potential impact on the biodiversity. These negative impacts may be impacting women in an exacerbated manner, because of a lack of gender perspective for both Projects. Also, the Requesters report aggressions to the security and integrity of the region residents, in the context of the serious public- order situation in which the Projects are developed. They describe an increase in the level of security issues and rupture of the family and community fabric. They underscore the situation of violence and reprisals against those who have shown opposition to the Projects, reporting on human rights violations, death threats and killings. Finally, the Request alleges harm against the traditional culture and way of life of the indigenous peoples, including impact to sacred sites, and archaeological sites close to the Projects. In relation to the MICI process, they state that they wish to resort to the Compliance Review Phase, in case their Request is declared eligible.

Complaint Stages

Timeline

Documents

Name	Category	Description
Generadora San Mateo Notice of Registration	Registration
Management Response	Eligibility
Management Response Annex	Eligibility
Eligibility Extension 1	Eligibility
Eligibility Extension 2	Eligibility
Eligibility Determination Memorandum Eng	Eligibility
Transfer to Compliance Review	Eligibility
CR Comments Extension	Compliance Review
Recommendation for CR and TORs	Compliance Review
Notification of Extension of CR Investigation	Compliance Review
Notification of Extension of CR Investigation	Compliance Review
Notification of Extension of CR Investigation	Compliance Review
Notification of Extension of CR Investigation	Compliance Review
Notification of Extension of CR Investigation	Compliance Review
Compliance Report - Chuj	Compliance Report
Compliance Report - Q’anjob’al	Compliance Report
Compliance Review Report	Compliance Report
Minutes of the Board of EDs	Compliance Review
Management Action Plan	Management Action Plan
Monitoring Plan	Monitoring
First Monitoring Report	Monitoring
Second Monitoring Report	Monitoring

Commitments

Type	Category	Description	Status
Capacity Building	Social Support	Capacity building for Indigenous assessments	Accomplished
Capacity Building	Social Support	Security, conflict, and violence training	Accomplished
Capacity Building	Social Support	Training program on risk of reprisal	Accomplished
Capacity Building	Social Support	Develop tool to track violence	Accomplished
Capacity Building	Social Support	Capacity building event	Accomplished
Capacity Building	Social Support	Capacity building for gender safeguarding	Accomplished
Capacity Building	Social Support	Capacity building for gender safeguarding	Accomplished
Consultation (non-FPIC)	Consultation	Expand consultant roster	Accomplished
Consultation (non-FPIC)	Consultation	Engage with Indigenous specialists	Accomplished
Cultural Heritage	Cultural Heritage	Advise on restoring physical spaces	Accomplished
Guidance Notes/Manuals	Operations Management	Guidance on VPSHR	Accomplished
Job Training	Livelihoods	Professional training for women	Accomplished
Monitoring Project Impacts	Monitoring	Internal systems and monitoring for Indigenous impacts	In Progress
Other	Other	IDB Invest will no longer be financing the projects	Accomplished
Policy Change	Operations Management	Responsible exit and transition plan	In Progress
Policy Change	Operations Management	GBV policy	Accomplished
Process Change	Operations Management	Internal procedure to address reprisal	Accomplished
Process Change	Operations Management	Establish procedure for reclassifying projects	Accomplished
Project-Level Grievance Mechanism	Grievance Mechanism	Advise on grievance mechanism	Accomplished
Studies (not environmental)	Consultation	Evaluate gendered impacts	In Progress