Complaint > Bujagali Energy-07/Bujagali

Compliance Review: English

...compensation rates that varied along the transmission line route. Unexpected high inflation levels also potentially undermined compensation values in the lead up to payment, affecting those who agreed to compensation only later in the process. Most significantly, unprecedented levels of speculation, involving a range of strategies aimed at making false claims for crop damages to gain cash compensation, challenged UETCL's efforts to fairly compensate legitimately affected people. Widespread specu...

Complaint > Bujagali Energy-07/Bujagali

Compliance Report: English

...cash compensation based on 2006 rates would not enable affected people to acquire replacement land. Following a site visit in October 2011, the PoE noted that a number of disputes over compensation remained and raised the question as to “whether the compensation rates offered actually represent full replacement value.” The PoE noted the need for UETCL to demonstrate that “compensation offered represents full replacement value.” 60 CAO attempted to verify a sample of the compensation payments and...

Complaint > Bujagali Energy-07/Bujagali

Appraisal: CAO Compliance Appraisal Report - Bujagali-07

...compensation. The RCDAP stated that this information was explained to PAPs who were identified and surveyed individually, as well as to the land board and the land committees. The RCDAP covered key aspects of a resettlement action plan and addressed potential issues in its implementation including previous resettlement actions, speculative activity, risks of cash compensation programs and economic displacement issues. The RCDAP provided information regarding calculations for compensation relatin...