The Ethiopian government is preparing its case to attempt to convince the World Bank to fund a mega- hydropower project in the Horn of Africa country...Various reports show the World Bank, and the EIB [European Investment Bank], are considering withholding funding for the project because the ESIA [environmental and social impact assessment] prepared by CESI & Mid Day International Consulting was not conclusive and failed to deal with the effects on downstream communities...According to one report seen by Engineering News, in January 2009, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation released a final version of the ESIA documents despite stiff criticism of their poor preparation and belated release – two years after construction had began – which was a violation of Ethiopia’s environmental laws...[also refers to Salini Costruttori]