Complaint > Daehan Wind Power Company 01/Tafila

Management Response: Compliance Appraisal Report

...Wind Turbines and Alleged Lack of Compensation for such Impacts The complaint raises different issues related to impacts and safety concerns regarding the wind turbines, particularly one wind turbine which is approximately 500m away from the Complainants’ land plot. 1. Firstly, the Complainants raise safety concerns due to the potential risk of the wind turbine blades falling and the risks of electrocution due to the proximity of the wind turbine, which they heard have happened in other w...

Complaint > Daehan Wind Power Company 01/Tafila

Eligibility: CAO ASSESSMENT REPORT

...wind speed measuring towers for Daehan fall after a windy night last year, and they are concerned that this may happen again and this time, on their land. They believe the risk is heightened by the fact that the area is very windy and that their land is located at the bottom of the valley, and the nearest turbines are at the top of the adjacent mountain (80 meters high). They added that they have also heard about possible electrocution due to the proximity with wind turbines. Additionally,...

Complaint > Alcazar Energy-01/Jordan

Compliance Review: COMPLIANCE APPRAISAL: SUMMARY OF RESULTS

...Wind Farm (Al Rajef or “the Project”) in February 2016 from Green Watts Renewable Energy LLC. Al Rajef is an 86.1 MW wind power project consisting of 41 wind turbines located in the Ma’an Governorate in southwestern Jordan. The Project was fully operational by November 2018. In February 2020, an individual filed a complaint to CAO alleging noise impacts from the Al Rajef Wind Farm. The complaint was deemed eligible in March 2020, and the complainant requested confidentiality. CAO had diffi...

Complaint > Alcazar Energy-01/Jordan

Dispute Resolution: DISPUTE RESOLUTION CONCLUSION REPORT

...Wind Farm in Jordan, an 86.1-MW wind farm with a project cost of US$184.6m, located near the village of Al-Rajef in the Ma'an Governate of Jordan. The Al-Rajef Wind Farm commenced commercial operations in November 2018 and was financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG), and Proparco. IFC was not part of the lender consortium that provided debt finance to the Al-Rajef Wind Farm. 3. THE COMPLAINT I...

Complaint > Alcazar Energy-01/Jordan

Dispute Resolution: CAO ASSESSMENT REPORT

...wind and solar projects in the MENA region. IFC’s equity investment in the Company has helped to increase power generation capacity in the region, as well as support economic growth and job creation. The Company currently has seven assets in operation in Egypt and Jordan. The complaint relates specifically to the Al-Rajef Wind Farm in Jordan, an 86.1 MW wind farm with a project cost of US$ 184.6m, located near the village of Al-Rajef in the Ma’an Governate of Jordan. The Al-Rajef Wind Farm...

Complaint > Daehan Wind Power Company 01/Tafila

Dispute Resolution: Dispute Resolution Conclusion Report

...Wind Farm project in Tafila and the potential future impacts of its operations. In 2018, IFC, alongside Standard Chartered Bank and Shinhan Bank (both under K-Sure guarantee) extended financing to Daehan Wind Power Company PSC (“Daehan” or “the Company”), to develop, construct, operate, and maintain a 51.75MW wind farm in the Jordan’s Tafila Governorate. In July 2020, CAO determined that the above-mentioned complaint met its three eligibility criteria and began its assessment. Durin...

Complaint > Orion-02/ Gualeguaychu

Filing: Complaint with Annexes, August 5, 2009

...winds, thus underrating their impact on our shores, particularly on the resort. We have always maintained that the winds especially in Summer, would carry that pestilence to the shores of the resort, so, as could be expected, the tourists would abandon the place, never to return, and transmit their bad experience with the obvious repercussions on this touristic undertaking. We asserted, also, that this would happen simultaneously with the productive activity of this plant. Well, it is alr...

Complaint > Alex Dev-01/Wadi al-Qamar

Eligibility: CAO Assessment Report - Alex Dev -01 April 2016 English

...winds in this coastal region are largely northwesterly, resulting in a wind corridor that carries cement dust and fumes from the plant and adversely impacts the residential area adjacent to the plant. Residents who filed the complaint reported that one of the operating industries, located next to the cement plant, won a court ruling establishing that its salt beds were covered by cement dust carried by the northwesterly winds. Residents also indicated that pollution from the plant is adversely i...

Complaint > AD Hydro Power Limited-01/Himachal Pradesh

Appraisal: appraisal

...wind farm also in Chile, and the Allain Duhangan hydroelectric power plant in India. 8. The objectives of the appraisal were defined to address the concerns raised in the CAO VP request for an appraisal: a. The extent to which IFC/MIGA’s supervision and monitoring had identified and addressed the issues raised; b. To identify whether potential systemic concerns and opportunities to enhance health and safety performance ...

Complaint > Oyu Tolgoi-01/Khanbogd

Filing: Letter of complaint (redacted), October 12, 2012

...wind and cold.6 In addition, the possibility of land freezing under the thin layer of animal droppings in the animal shelters was not taken into account, which led to big losses of livestock in the 2004 zud7 for all resettled households, resulting in a drop in living conditions. The ground under animal droppings in our winter camps, which were used for generations by herder households, does not freeze, keeping animals warm during the winter. In addition, the diminished quantity and quality of pa...

Complaint > SN Power-01/CAO Vice President Request

Appraisal: CAO Appraisal: Case of IFC and MIGA involvement with SN Power with special focus on the Allain Duhangan Hydropower Project in India, December 17, 2009

...wind farm also in Chile, and the Allain Duhangan hydroelectric power plant in India. 8. The objectives of the appraisal were defined to address the concerns raised in the CAO VP request for an appraisal: a. The extent to which IFC/MIGA’s supervision and monitoring had identified and addressed the issues raised; b. To identify whether potential systemic concerns and opportunities to enhance health and safety perfo...

Complaint > Agrokasa-01/Ica

Filing: Complaint from Junta de Usuarios de Rio Seco regarding

...wind; some were lost and some of them were recovered and placed somewhere (???)”. As you can see, the information has not being properly disclosed to all parties, even though it is an important requirement and a very important issue for all of us. We will appreciate if you could send all information and disclosures regarding these matters , especially the Environmental Assessment (EA) that the company Agrokasa is preparing, to the following: - JUNTA DE USUARIOS DE RIO SECO...

Complaint > Anvil Mining Congo, SARL-01/World Bank President Request

Compliance Review: Environmental Impact Assessment, Dikulushi Copper Silver Project, April 2003

...wind through to the and of riskerosion surrounding ofrwind and amounth of idusatin drcin 2003 Droeptin environment of wind and amount ...

Complaint > AES PNG-01/Roku Village

Eligibility: CAO Assessment Report - AES-PNG - March_11_2015

...wind and rain.  Local habitat of badicoot rats, wallabies, butterflies and native eucalyptus trees have been destroyed.  Fish and crabs have migrated to breed in other areas, as their mangrove habitat has been irreversibly damaged.  The Kuriu indigenous people have not be appropriately recognized and their cultural heritage has not be respected by AES. 3.2.2. Company Perspective In the Company’s view, they have complied with all procedures i...

Complaint > Rainforest Ecolodge Linkages-01/Deniyaya

Eligibility: CAO Ombudsman Assessment Report, February 2010

...winding track that is used predominantly for accessing the tea plantations. Based on geography, the potential for impacts on the Deniyaya community by the project are not obvious. However, Deniyaya is also the location of the local government council – the Kotapola Pradeshiya Sabha – with whom the project must obtain certain approvals and clearances. Figure 2: Project Map showing Tea Estate, the Sinharaja Forest Reserve and Project Area REC Project Area From its early i...

Complaint > Tata Ultra Mega-01/Mundra and Anjar

Appraisal: English

...wind may lead to ash blowing off ash ponds; that chimneys may not be the requisite 275m and that these problems will increase as more CGPL units come on line. Possible exposure to increased radioactivity due to presence of coal ash is also raised as a concern. The IFC Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provides that the project was expected to meet emissions standards as set out in the World Bank Group’s Thermal Power: Guidelines for New Plants (Pollution Prevention and Abatement Han...

Complaint > PT Weda Bay Nickel-01/Weda Bay

Filing: Complaint (English), July 2, 2010

...wind  Creation of barriers that reduce the ability of some species to (1) spread to and inhabit new habitats, (2) seek food and (3) find mates. Mining will damage one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in the world. It is not an exaggeration to fear that many species of birds on this island will become extinct because they are endemic (are not found in any other hemisphere than Halmahera). PS7: Indigenous Peoples 1 Miller, G.T. ...

Complaint > Lukoil Overseas-01/Berezovka

Eligibility: English

...wind conditions, is especially disconcerting; akims say this is a topic of overwhelming concern among residents, and confirms people’s mistrust and lack of confidence in KPO’s environmental and public health studies. Most akims and deputies agree that data reliability is the key point of contention between KPO and its critics. While they believe KPO generally has made a good-faith effort to educate residents about air quality sampling, to establish community response systems, and to raise...

Complaint > Bridge International Academies-01/Kenya

Eligibility: CAO Assessment Report - Bridge-01/Kenya - March 2019 - English

...wind and rain lead to flooding and bring waste from the surrounding community into the school. Bridge explained that it is unfortunate that waste enters the school premises at times and that they have put in place measures ranging from structural design to raising the ground level to creating waterways that can mitigate the impact of flooding on playgrounds. However, they informed CAO that this is the environment in which they operate, and if schools were not allowed to operate in these env...

Complaint > Nedbank Tier II-01/Kintinian

Filing: Letter of complaint to CAO with annexes - Nedbank-01 - April 2017

Osvaldo Gratacos Vice President and CAO Office of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman International Finance Corporation 2121 Pennsylvani a Avenue NW Washin gton, DC 20433 USA E-mail: CAO@worldbankgroup.org April 27, 2017 Dear Vice President Gratacos Re: Complaint concerning IFC loan to NedBank Group Ltd (Project no. 26014) 1. Centre de Commerce International pour le Developpement ("CECIDE"), Le Memes Droits Pour Tous ("MDT"), and Inclusive Development International ("IDI'') are submitt...