Supreme Court, whose decisions cannot be appealed, ruled against two legal actions by indigenous communities. In March 2017 the General Administrator of the National Authority for Public Services declared that the Ngäbe-Bugle General Congress never presented a formal rejection document to the government, meaning dam operations could begin. In the meantime, 11 houses and fields had been flooded by the rising waters of the reservoir. Shortly after the declaration, the hydropower plant began its operation. In August 2017 three indigenous leaders who had been accused of causing damages to GENISA through their protests were acquitted by a court. See also List of power stations in Panama References Dams in Panama Hydroelectric power stations in Panama Buildings and structures in Chiriquí Province Roller-compacted concrete dams