Indonesia: Eastern Indonesia Renewable Energy Project (Phase 2)
Indonesia: Eastern Indonesia Renewable Energy Project (Phase 2)
Safeguard Categories
Environment B
Involuntary Resettlement C
Indigenous Peoples C
Environmental Aspects To meet Safeguard Policy Statement environment category B project requirements, Equis Energy has
prepared environmental and social impact assessments for the four solar power subprojects including
power transmission lines. It also prepared an environmental management plan outlining appropriate
measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate any impacts. Most of the project components, such as the solar
panels and transmission line poles, will be situated on rain-fed dry agricultural land historically planted with
corn, cassava, and beans. None of the four solar subprojects or their surrounding areas are located in or
near an environmentally sensitive area.
Involuntary The Project is classified as category C for involuntary resettlements. The SPVs procured project land using
Resettlement a willing buyer, willing seller process without availing themselves of the provisions of the National Land
Agency Law No. 2/2012 on land procurement for development in the public interest. Land acquisition did
not result in involuntary resettlement because of physical or economic displacement.
Indigenous Peoples The Project is classified as category C for indigenous peoples. The majority of the subproject area
population in North Sulawesi belong to the Sainghe Talaud ethnic group, a subgroup of the Minahasa which
is the dominant ethnic group in the province. In Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, 80% of the subproject area
population originated from the Sasak Tribe, the dominant ethnic group in the area. The subproject areas
are not situated in or overlapping any traditionally owned land or lands with customary rights. The ethnic
groups residing in the subproject area villages are not separate from mainstream North Sulawesi and West
Nusa Tenggara society, and are neither distinct nor vulnerable.
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