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SN Power-01/CAO Vice President Request

Issues

Community health and safety

Description: Complaint raises concerns related to public health and safety including incidents of or an increase in accidents, release of hazardous materials, and spread of diseases. Concerns related to retaliation and/or violence are not included.

Complaints with this Issue: 336

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Due diligence

Description: Complaint raises concerns about inadequate or absent prior investigation of project impacts.

Complaints with this Issue: 456

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Labor

Description: Complaint raises concerns about violations of appropriate labor standards related to the project, including issues regarding compensation, workplace conditions, retaliation, and child or forced labor.

Complaints with this Issue: 95

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Sectors

Energy

Description: Project relates to energy access, legal frameworks regarding the energy sector, and development and operation of energy infrastructure, including power generation and electric and gas distribution and storage. Projects specifically related to the extraction of oil and gas are not included.

Complaints in this Sector: 325

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Infrastructure

Description: Project relates to construction or improvement of large structures, facilities, or public works projects. Examples include roads and other transportation projects, sanitation and water treatment facilities, power plants, and industrial facilities.

Complaints in this Sector: 865

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Project

Name: SN Power-01/CAO Vice President Request

Investments: IFC 1297

Client:

Support: Loans, Risk Guarantee

Country: India

Complaint

IAM: Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO)

ID: multiregional-sn-power-01cao-vice-president-reques

Date Filed: Dec. 1, 2008

Date Closed: June 10, 2010

Status: Closed Without Outputs

Description

IFC and MIGA have supported a number of projects with SN Power, a commercial investor and developer of hydropower projects. In 2004, the CAO received complaints from locally impacted communities regarding the Allain Duhangan project in India, in which both IFC and SN Power hold a share (see AD Hydro Power Limited-01/Himachal Pradesh). CAO Ombudsman facilitated dialogue and agreements between the parties from 2004 to 2008, and concluded its involvement in the case in March 2008. During the ombudsman assessment, issues related to worker safety and labor conditions were raised that were not part of the original complaint. CAO Ombudsman concluded that these issues had been addressed and verified through enhanced supervision by IFC. In October 2008, independent statements made by SN Power indicated that several of its hydropower projects struggled to implement effective health and safety actions. The acknowledgements by SN Power and its owner companies raised concerns of the effectiveness of both IFC’s due diligence and supervision, in terms of specific projects and SN Power, as a repeat client. In December 2008, the CAO Vice President requested a compliance appraisal of IFC's/MIGA’s due diligence and supervision of health and safety issues on all projects where SN Power was involved.

Complaint Stages

Filing

Dec. 1, 2008

Filing

Status:

Start Date: Dec. 1, 2008

Registration

Not Undertaken

Registration

Status: Not Undertaken

Start Date: None

Eligibility

Not Undertaken

Eligibility

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Other

Dispute Resolution

Not Undertaken

Dispute Resolution

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Not offered by mechanism, Dispute resolution was not an option in this case

Compliance Review

Dec. 1, 2008 -

June 10, 2010

Compliance Review

Status: Closed Without Output

Explanation: Case closed in earlier stage

Has Compliance Report: No

Non-Compliance Found: No

Monitoring

Not Undertaken

Monitoring

Status: Not Undertaken

Explanation: Case closed in earlier stage

Closed

June 10, 2010

Timeline

Involved Groups

Name Complaints Group Type
CAO Vice President 6 Other