Deal #9494

Thep Sathip and Bamnet Narong districts, ~250 km northeast of Bangkok. Although the area was founded over two centuries ago during the early Rattanakosin period by Lao people from the north, the majority of the people in the project site identify as Thai. The project area and are in which it is located is reportedly not known to be settled by, claimed by or owned by any distinct or vulnerable ethnic/Indigenous Peoples group.

The IEE reports that initial consultations including with ALRO farmers were initiated in 2013. For project impacts, a public consultation for each subproject was conducted during September 2015. There were reported to be 689 people involved including provincial government agencies, local administration organizations, community/villager leaders, project farmer beneficiaries and interested people. The project was setting another public consultation during 25-27 July 2017. Total participants were 1,007 participants.

The local people interviewed indicated that they had no complaints or grievances with the project and were happy with the compensation received.

The project has no involuntary resettlement impacts. All land areas required by the project were obtained through negotiated lease agreement with additional payments to farmers above and beyond regulated requirements and potential baseline farming enterprise. Interviews and discussions with local land holders confirmed their satisfaction with the lease agreements in place and the payment agreements entered into with the Project

Promised compensation to the lease of land area of those affected for turbines construction and operation

ADB Interviews confirm that the listed to receive compensation confirmed that they got it.

Electricity will be provided by the wind farm

Electricity has been provided by the wind farm