Reference: SG/E/2015/12
Received Date: 10 August 2015
Subject: EGP-Powercrop Biomass Programme
Complainant: Confidential
Allegations: Negative enviromental impacts and discrepancies during project implementation
Type: E - Environmental and social impacts of financed projects
Suggestions for improvement: no
Admissibility*
Assessment*
Investigation*
Dispute Resolution*
Consultation*
Closed*
2/09/2015
7/03/2017
14/11/2018
* Admissibility date reflects the date the case was officially registered. All other dates pertain to the date in which a stage was completed.
Case Description
Complaint
On 10 August 2015, the EIB Complaints Mechanism (EIB-CM) received a complaint concerning the construction of a wood-based biomass power plant located in existing industrial site (former sugar refineries) in Russi (Emilia Romagna Region). The complainant stressed the harmfulness of the project to artistic, historical and cultural heritage in the vicinity of the project site.