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Toplofikacia CHP

Issues

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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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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Pollution

Description: Complaint raises concerns about releases of pollutants related to the project, including hazardous or non-hazardous chemicals, minerals, metals, pathogens, odors, noise, vibration, radiation, light, and heat.

Complaints with this Issue: 229

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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: Toplofikacia CHP

Investments: EIB

Client:

Support: Loans

Country: Bulgaria

Complaint

IAM: Complaints Mechanism (CM)

ID: SG/E/2018/42

Date Filed: Nov. 13, 2018

Date Closed: March 8, 2021

Status: Closed With Outputs

Description

The complaint concerns a combined heat-and-power plant for energy recovery from municipal waste in Sofia, Bulgaria. The raised allegations concern non-compliance of the project with EU environmental legal standards and waste management targets, oversized capacity of the combined heat and power plant, privatisation of Toplofikacia and service concession for heating and electricity generation, negative impact of the project on air quality, and specifically particulate matter and access to project-related information (e.g. the cost-benefit analysis). The complaint consisted of five allegations, namely the: · Project compliance with EU municipal waste recycling targets. · Project’s capacity. · Privatisation of Toplofikacia and service concession for heating and electricity generation. · Project’s impact on air quality with the focus on particulate matter (PM). · Access to project-related documents.

Complaint Stages

Filing

Nov. 13, 2018

Filing

Status:

Start Date: Nov. 13, 2018

Registration

Nov. 13, 2018 -

Nov. 21, 2018

Registration

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: Nov. 13, 2018

End Date: Nov. 21, 2018

Eligibility

Nov. 21, 2018 -

June 2, 2020

Eligibility

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: Nov. 21, 2018

End Date: June 2, 2020

Dispute Resolution

Not Undertaken

Dispute Resolution

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Case closed in earlier stage; Unknown

Compliance Review

Closed With Output

Compliance Review

Status: Closed With Output

Start Date: None

Has Compliance Report: Yes

Non-Compliance Found: No

Monitoring

Not Undertaken

Monitoring

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Case closed in earlier stage

Closed

March 8, 2021

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