We are the independent accountability office of the IDB Group. We receive complaints from communities in the region alleging that they have been harmed by projects financed by one of the Group’s institutions as a result of noncompliance with one or more of its operational policies.
Argentina - Multiphase Development Infrastructure Program: Support Production in Entre Ríos
Country: Argentina
Reception date: June, 28 2010
Current Status: Closed
Requesters:
The Folonier family and neighbors of the area
Mr. Pablo Folonier and other members of his family submitted a Request to the MICI alleging potential social and environmental impacts of the construction and operation of an electrical transmission plant, one of the components of the Multiphase Development Infrastructure Program: Support Production in Entre Ríos. The Requesters claimed, among other things, lack of information; environmental misclassification of the Project; ecological risks because the plant will be located in environmentally protected areas; lack of due process for expropriation; and potential health risks due to the technology to be used at the plant.
Following the declaration of eligibility in the Request for the Consultation Phase, the dialogue process initiated in March of 2011, with the involvement of the Requesters, the Executing Agency and Coordinating Unit of the Project, Energia de Entre Rios SA (ENERSA) and, as observers, the Provincial Government and the IDB Project Team.
The Parties reached an agreement in December of 2012, which included mitigation actions for the visual impact of the transformation station and the development of a citizen participatory plan, among others.
In February of 2013, with the Consultation Phase Report already emitted, the process of monitoring the fulfillment of the agreement began.
In November of 2014, the MICI carried out a field visit to verify the state of the agreement and the various activities decided upon. Practically all the agreed actions had been carried out, with the exception of the compensatory construction work, since it had become necessary for the Parties to analyze more viable alternatives that that initially agreed upon.
With the Case Closure, MICI finalizes the case management.
The Case Closure document is available in the chronology section of this file.
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Multiphase Development Infrastructure: Support Production Entre Rios
PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
Loan Operation
USD 100,000,000.00
| Steps and milestones | Date | Remarks | Documents |
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| INTAKE | |||
| Filing of Request | |||
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Request received by Executive Secretariat
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June 28, 2010 |
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| Registration | |||
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Notice of registration of Request and transfer to the Consultation Phase
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September 20, 2010 |
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| CONSULTATION PHASE | |||
| Eligibility for the Consultation Phase | |||
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Eligibility due date
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October 8, 2010 |
(15 business days from date of transfer to the Consultation Phase) |
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Issuance of Eligibility Memorandum
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October 8, 2010 |
The Eligibility Memorandum is published after it is distributed to the Board of Executive Directors. |
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| Assessment | |||
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Assessment due date
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February 8, 2011 |
(120 calendar days from the date of issuance of the eligibility memorandum) |
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Issuance of Assessment Report
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April 28, 2011 |
The Assessment Report is published after it is distributed to the Board of Executive Directors. |
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Assessment Report distributed to the Board of Executive Directors
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May 13, 2011 |
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| Consultation Exercise | |||
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Beginning of the consultation exercise
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April 29, 2011 |
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Issuance of Consultation Phase Report
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February 6, 2013 |
The Consultation Phase Report is published after it is distributed to the Board of Executive Directors. |
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Consultation Phase Report distributed to the Board of Executive Directors
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February 27, 2013 |
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| Monitoring | |||
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First Monitoring Report
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August 30, 2013 |
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Second Monitoring Report
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April 21, 2014 |
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Third Monitoring Report
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February 13, 2015 |
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Fourth Monitoring Report
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March 7, 2016 |
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Fifth Monitoring Report
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April 10, 2017 |
Includes Sixth Monitoring Report: February 15, 2018. |
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| Closing of the Consultation Phase | |||
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File transferred to the Executive Secretariat |
November 8, 2018 |
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