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Lawsuit

1 Jan 2020

Taitung County Government lawsuit (re Shengli Energy solar farm, Taiwan)

Status: ONGOING

Date lawsuit was filed
1 Jan 2020
Date accuracy
Year Correct
Not applicable
Indigenous peoples, Human Rights Defender
Location of Filing: Taiwan
Location of Incident: Taiwan
Type of Litigation: Domestic

Companies

Shengli Energy (part of Vena Energy) China Solar energy, Wind energy

Against other:

Government

Sources

Snapshot: In 2020, the Indigenous Katatipul communities filed an administrative lawsuit against the local Taitung County Government in Taiwan, claiming the construction permit for the Zhiben Solar Farm was invalid due to alleged procedural errors during the tribal meeting vote, and to suspend the construction. The argued that they have not been properly consulted over Shengli Energy's solar farm project on their land. An administrative court ruled that the enforcement of the preparatory permit should be temporarily stopped. The company successfully appealed before the Supreme Administrative Court. In 2022, Taipei High Administrative Court ruled that the construction permit for Shengli Energy's solar farm should be revoked by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The case is ongoing.