Complaint > Marena Renovables Wind Project 2

Compliance Report: Publication of Panel Report

...Wind Development on the Isthmus 1.29 Mexico’s principal wind resource is located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in Oaxaca. This coastal plain also has areas of high, moderate, and low winds, which together allow for the installation of wind turbines classified as Class I, II, and III, or Special Class, according to the association LAWEA in its report on wind energy in Latin America for the 2009-2010 period. 1.30 In the southern part of the Isthmus, the wind de...

Complaint > Krnovo Wind Farm

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...wind farm project, June 2016, p. 5. Not publicly available. 59 Id. 60 Ledec, George C.; Rapp, Kennan W.; Aiello, Roberto G. 2011. Greening the wind: environmental and social considerations for wind power development (English). A World Bank study. Washington, DC: World Bank, p. 82, available at: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/239851468089382658/Greening- the-wind-environmental-and-social-considerations-for-wind-power-development (Last accessed 11 February 2018). ...

Complaint > Cartagena Water Supply, Sewerage and Environmental Management Project

Compliance Report: 31-Investigation Report (English)

...wind fields, a methodology that does not capture the important influence of the wind on near surface currents in a stratified water column. Below it is shown that 171 Figure 10 a: Wind Direction and 10 x Wind Speed July and Aug 2002. Note predominant wind direction is between 250 and 100 Degrees, with 250 to 360 having a strong onshore direction. (From Dalia Moreno Engel (2004)). Figure 10 b: Wind Direction and 10 x Wind Speed March 2002. Note pred...

Complaint > Eskom Investment Support Project

Compliance Report: 65-Investigation Report (English)

...wind impacts on air quality. The wind direction in the affected area of Limpopo Province and neighboring Botswana is predominantly northeasterly. In addition, there are infrequent easterly and westerly winds that could serve to combine emissions from different coal-based energy facilities.194 Cross-border transport of harmful emissions from the Matimba and Medupi Power Plants is thus highly likely,195 although its significance has not been assessed. 383. T...

Complaint > Power Sector Generation and Restructuring Project

Compliance Report: 46-Investigation Report (English)

...wind farm planned in Europe.” Newsfromitaly.today.com. Economy, Industry. 2 December 2008. http://newsfromitaly.today.com/2008/12/02/signed-commitment-to-the-largest-wind-farm-planned-in- europe/#more-7 Accessed 9 July 2009. 18 allow electricity to be transmitted in either direction. The interconnection line and the wind farm have an estimated cost of 1.25 billion Eu...

Complaint > Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project

Compliance Report: Final Report in English and in Gujarati [PDF]

...winds. According to CGPL, coal dust pollution is strong during the three winter months when wind blows from the coal stock piles towards the village. Residents of the Wand and Tunda villages confirmed this, but also indicated that they were regularly cleaning to remove the dust deposits. They complained about strong coal dust pollution all year round. The pollution is much stronger at Wand village, where some houses are located less than 300 m away from the CGPL coal storage area and conveyors. ...

Complaint > Real LRIF-01/Coban

Compliance Report: English

...wind power projects in Central America and elsewhere in Latin America and the Caribbean. During its pre-investment review, IFC acknowledged that such projects could have negative impacts on local communities, including Indigenous Peoples. IFC also acknowledged the Fund lacked experience in the management of E&S risk. To help avoid and mitigate these risks, IFC agreed to support the Fund to develop a best-in-class ESMS. IFC also undertook to closely monitor the Fund’s compliance with IFC E&S requ...

Complaint > Lydian Intl3-01/Gndevaz & Jermuk

Compliance Report: English

...wind direction.  Presence of Armenian “Red Book” species of Flora and Fauna at the mine site.15 C. Social Issues, Quality of the ESIA, and Consultation Processes  Transparency and adequacy of consultation for the land acquisition process.  Whether negotiations to purchase lands from Gndevaz residents were done under duress because of the threat of expropriation.  Risks of impacts to the tourism sector in Jermuk from negative perceptions of mining with res...

Complaint > Third Power Project, Fourth Power Project, and proposed Bujagali Hydropower Project

Compliance Report: 24-Investigation Report (English)

...wind energy, “there is insufficient information at the present time, on which to consider wind energy as a significant source of grid-based energy. Further investigation of the wind resource in Uganda would be valuable.”192 As for solar power, the Report concludes that: 187 Id, Section 4.2.3 188 Ibid. 189 The Acres Report, p. 4-26 190 Id, p. 4-27. 191 Id, p. 4-37. 192 Id, p. 4-41 ...

Complaint > National Drainage Program Project

Compliance Report: 34-Investigation Report (English)

...winds and the natural flow of water. Even while the structures were holding, gradual changes to the ecosystem occurred. As the Tidal Link structures began to fail, the problems worsened. The Cholri Weir , one of these structures, was built to maintain water levels in the dhands, protect the m from Tidal Link effluent, and prevent them from draining into the Tidal Link channel. From the beginning, its functioning caused concern. Measurements in September 1996 revealed a very substantial flow over...

Complaint > Tata Ultra Mega-01/Mundra and Anjar

Compliance Report: English

...wind break has been installed to the west of the coal conveyor delivery site) and from ash handling (movement of ash to ash ponds in sealed pipes; the ponds are kept wet to prevent windblow). The ash ponds are a temporary solution to storing the ash. CGPL has included infrastructure onsite to enable ash to be used offsite for other purposes (including as a building/fill material by third parties) with a goal of reaching 100 percent utilization within four years. As noted in recent monitoring rep...

Complaint > CMI Offshore

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...wind farm projects independently and successively developed in the same general location. See further, A. Enriquez-de-Salamanca, ‘Project-Splitting in Environmental Impact assessment’, (2016) 34/2 Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 152-159, at 154. 7 PUBLIC PUBLIC pu...

Complaint > IPP4 Al-Manakher Power Project

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...wind direction was toward the east/southeast. The view to the west showed some cultivated fields and rocky outcrops, with a gentle rise to higher elevations where the villages were located several kilometers away. The eastern side of the plant comprised barren rocky lands. Photo 1 Current view to West of IPP4 57. During the briefing on 10 February, the Client mentioned the following: • A state-of-the-art continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) had been installed and wo...

Complaint > Paravani Hydro Power Plant

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...wind, geothermal and bio-energy, giving only background descriptions. 7.2 EBRD Policy and Procedural Requirements EBRD Performance Requirement 1: Environmental and Social Appraisal and Management requires within Paragraph 9 that for category a projects a comprehensive environmental and/or social impact assessment and that inter alia the ‘assessment will include an examination of technically and financially feasible alternatives to the source of such impacts and documentation of the rationale for...

Complaint > Bilt Paper-02/Sipitang

Compliance Report: CAO Compliance Investigation Report - Bilt-02 - April 13, 2018 - ENGLISH

...winding-up petitions by over 30 creditors in a bid to recover their debts.144 To prevent compulsory liquidation, a receiver and manager was appointed to take control of SFI and facilitate repayment of debts via a sale process. Due to these financial constraints, SFI announced in November 2017 a temporary layoff program involving all its workers. The program was scheduled to commence in January 2018 and be implemented through to June 2018. Per the program, affected workers would be paid half thei...

Complaint > Boskov Most Hydro Power

Compliance Report: Compliance Review Report

...wind, solar and sustainable biomass have not been properly assessed and the area for the project could be considered a “critical habitat” by virtue of the proven presence of the Balkan lynx in the Project area, which according to Macedonian scientists is a critically endangered species. d) The original Complaint further alleges that a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has not been prepared for the relevant strategy on renewable energy as is required ...

Complaint > Private Power Generation Project

Compliance Report: 44-Investigation Report (English)

...windows. Each window is a sub-component of a broad framework that embraces comprehensive, cross-sectoral water management; water-user participation; transparent and efficient institutions; the treatment of water as a social and economic resource; the importance of water to the natural environment; and the link between water management and poverty alleviation. Available at http://www-esd.worldbank.org/bnwpp/ (Last accessed on June 30, 2008). 48 World Bank - Netherlands Water Partnership (BNWPP...

Complaint > Santa Fe Road Infrastructure Project and Provincial Road Infrastructure Project, 3rd Request

Compliance Report: 51-Investigation Report (English)

...Winder, social and community development expert. 42. Panel Chairperson Werner Kiene, Panel Member Roberto Lenton, Senior Operations Officer Tatiana Tassoni, and the expert consultants Jose Rafael Cordova and David Winder and Eduardo Abbott visited Argentina from September 30 to October 7, 2008. They met with the Requesters and other residents of the area around National Road 19, with Bank Staff and national authorities in Buenos Aires, with local Govern...

Complaint > India Infrastructure Fund-01/Dhenkanal District

Compliance Report: English

...Wind Ltd) for renewable power generation. Dec. IFC and GMR Energy sign JDA for two further hydropower projects in Nepal. IFC staff visit Kamalanga site and hold follow up discussions with IIF to discuss site visit findings. 2015 IFC receives Fund’s 13/14 AEPR in February 2015. At the time of writing, IFC had not filed its Feb review of this AEPR. CAO Investigation Report C-I-R6-Y13-F180 ...

Complaint > Second Urban Environment Sanitation Project

Compliance Report: 49-Investigation Report (English)

...wind of a residential area in the prevailing wind direction(s).105 152. These Guidelines also include a table on “Buffer Zone Width” which lists maximum and minimum widths for different landfill categories. For “Metropolitan/Municipal it lists 600 meter maximum and 300 meter minimum. For Large Urban/Small Urban it lists 400 meter maximum and 200 meter minimum.106 153. The Panel expert notes that minimum setback distances for a general waste sanitary landfi...