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MICI-CII-UR-2022-0199
Tacuarembó-Salto Green Transmission Line — Request II
Country: Uruguay
Reception date: November, 17 2022
Current Status: Open
Requesters:
2 residents of Paysandú, Uruguay, represented by 3 lawyers and advisors.
Summary of the Request
The Request describes potential harm to a critical cultural site derived from the construction of a transmission line.
According to the Requester, this poses a noncompliance with IDB policies related to cultural sites, since the design of the project harms a national monument, and its construction will damage the critical cultural site by breaking it in two parts. Furthermore, the Request cites an affectation to the scenery as 20 or more towers and a transmission line will be visible from the central area of the cultural site.
In addition, they allege a failure in identifying the critical cultural site as such, and in assessing and applying mitigation measures.
Recent actions
On March 31, 2023, the Compliance Review Phase shared the Draft Recommendation with Management and Requesters.
On April 24, 2023, the Board of Executive Directors approved an extension of the deadline to submit comments on the draft Recommendation for a Compliance Review and Terms of Reference. The new deadline will expire on May 4.
Past actions
On February 22, 2023 MICI issued the Consultation Phase Assessment Report, finding that a dialogue process was not feasible. Pursuant to paragraph 29. B of the MICI Policy, the request will be transferred to the Compliance Review Phase.
The deadline for the elaboration of the Recommendation for a Compliance Review and Terms of Reference is March 23rd, 2023.
On March 22, 2023, the Executive Board approved an extension of the deadline for the preparation of the draft. The new deadline expired on March 31.
2022
On November 22, 2022, MICI notified the Requesters and IDB Invest Management of the registration of the Request.
On December 13, 2022, MICI determined that the Request was eligible because it met all the eligibility criteria established in the MICI Policy. This eligibility determination is not an evaluation of the merits of the Request or the issues contained therein.
The Request was transferred to the Consultation Phase by decision of the Requesters.
Project Number:
Environmental Category:
B
Project Name:
Tacuarembó-Salto Green Transmission Line
Sector:
Energy
Project Type:
Loan Operation
IDB Invest Financing:
USD 164,068,000
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Registration
Registered
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Eligibility
Eligible
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Assessment
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Consultation Process
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Monitoring
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Recommendation for a CR and ToRs
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Investigation
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CR Report
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Monitoring
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Registration |
Consultation Phase (CP) |
Compliance Review Phase (CRP) |
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Chronology and documents
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| Registry | |||
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Request Receipt |
2022-11-17 |
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Notice of Registration |
2022-11-22 |
5 business days from the date of receipt of the Request or 15 business days when further information is required from the Requesters. | |
| Elegibility | |||
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Management Response |
2022-12-08 |
21 business days from the date of notice of registration. The response will be published as an annex to the Eligibility Memorandum. | |
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Eligibility due date |
2023-01-27 |
21 business days from the date of receipt of Management Response or 45 business days after the Suspension is granted. | |
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Eligibility Memorandum Public Disclosure |
2023-01-03 |
As per the Access to Information Policy (OP-102) the disclosure of this document is done simultaneous to its distribution to the Board of Executive Directors. | |
| Consultation phase | |||
| Assessment | |||
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Deadline for Assessment |
2023-02-15 |
40 business days from the date of issuance of the eligibility memorandum. | |
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Assessment Report Public Disclosure |
2023-02-22 |
As per the Access to Information Policy (OP-102) the disclosure of this document is done simultaneous to its distribution to the Board of Executive Directors. | |
| Consultation Phase Closure | |||
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Transfer to Compliance Review Phase |
2023-02-23 |
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| Compliance review phase | |||
| Recommendation for a Compliance Review and Terms of Reference (ToRs) | |||
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Preparation of Draft Recommendation and ToRs due date |
2023-03-31 |
21 business days from the start date of the Compliance Review Phase. | |
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Due date for receiving comments on Draft |
2023-05-04 |
Management and Requesters have 15 business days to submit their comments to the Draft. On April 24, 2023, the Executive Board approved an extension of the deadline to submit comments. The new deadline will expire on May 4. | |