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Current Status: Registered on 10 February 2007 International Rivers Comments on the World Bank Prototype Carbon Fund West Nile Electrification Project in UgandaSubmitted to the PCF International Rivers has closely reviewed documents available on the proposed PCF West Nile Electrification Project in Uganda. We have a number of concerns regarding the procedures followed in developing the project, the estimation of electricity produced and carbon emissions prevented, and project compliance with CDM additionality requirements. Procedural concerns: The available project documents do not specify

To the IFC Compliance Advisor Ombudsman: We would like to lodge a complaint concerning the proposed 192 MW Allain Duhangan (Hydropower) Project (ADP) that IFC proposes to fund. We live in the villages near Manali in Beas river basin in Kulu district in Himachal Pradesh in Northern India. We do not wish our identity to be disclosed. The basis of the complaint is as follows: 1. The Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment (ESIA) of the project is fundamentally flawed as shown in a letter from affected villagers to the World Bank President dated May 21, 2004. This is clearly in violation of

Proposed IFC funding of the Allain Duhangan Project in India Dear Sir or Madam: We have learnt that International Finance Corporation is soon to put up the proposed IFC funding of the proposed 192 MW Allain Duhangan (Hydropower) Project in Kulu district in Himachal Pradesh in India before the IFC board. However, there are many issues and problems connected with this project that remain unresolved. We have been writing about this to the World Bank Group for numerous times. Some of the major such issues are: 1. Before taking up any project, as per law of the land, the project needs to take No Ob

IFC Support for the Proposed Allain Duhangan Project in India Dear Mr. Wolfensohn, In March 2004 the International Finance Corporation and a group of Indian NGOs had asked me to facilitate the public hearings to review and discuss the potential environmental and social impacts, and the proposals for mitigating those impacts, for the 192 MW Allain Duhangan (Hydropower) Project in Himachal Pradesh, India. The IFC was considering approving financial support for this project. Following the review of the documents made available to me (and the team set up for the purpose), and the meeting

Dear Mr. Mertz Thank you for your reply of December 23 to my letter of December 3. I apologize for the delay in replying to your email, which I have been meaning to do for some time now. I have some comments and additional questions for you. First, regarding disclosure of the Power Purchase Agreement and Concession Agreement, I would like to point out that your letter only selectively quotes the Inspection Panel�s report on Bujagali. In the same paragraph that you quote from, the Panel states very clearly: "It seems evident that full disclosure of the PPA is vital if the intent is to pl

Inquiétudes au sujet du projet proposé « Regional and Domestic Power Markets Development Project »24 Mai 2007 RE: Inquiétudes au sujet du projet proposé « Regional and Domestic Power Markets Development Project » (ID P097201)Au Conseil d’Administration à la Banque Mondiale: Nous louons l’intérêt et l’engagement de la Banque de remettre à neuf l’infrastrusture énergétique existante sur le site d’Inga en République Démocratique du Congo. Toutefois, le legs des barrages Inga et l’intérêt dans le développement hydroélectrique ultérieur de Inga soulèvent plusiers

RE: Concerns of Proposed Regional and Domestic Power Markets Development Project To the World Bank Board of Directors: We commend the Bank’s interest and commitment to refurbish existing energy infrastructure at the Inga site in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, the legacy of the Inga dams and the interest in further hydropower development of the Inga site raise several issues which create a more complex context for the Bank’s proposed Regional and Domestic Power Markets Development Project (RDPMDP).1 The following issues demand further attention before the Bank approves financi

Dr. Henning Northdurft, President Lahmeyer Int. Gmbh Friedberger St. 173 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Dear Dr. Northdurft, Petition against Lahmeyer involvement in Hamadab Dam Project / Sudan Attached please find a petition signed by different individuals and organizations from around the world against Lahmeyer involvement in Hamadab dam project in Northern Sudan. There clearly enough evidences on the ground to make Lahmeyer reconsider its involvement in the project and withdraw from it. The way this project was planned, designed and being implemented, violates the guidelines set

Re: Merowe Dam, Sudan Thank you for your letter regarding the Merowe Dam project in Sudan for which ALSTOM was recently selected to supply electromechanical equipment by the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources – Merowe Dam Implementation Unit (MDPIU). I have noted your serious concerns regarding this project and your conclusion that it violates international standards on human rights, resettlement, environmental assessment and cultural protection. I do not, however, share your views; Merowe will practically triple the power generation capacity of Sudan (currently only 500 M