Do Sectors Terraform Planets?!

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Army Pea

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In my current game I just researched the tech to terraform planets to Gia classification.

As I was searching for suitable planets I noticed one was already being terraformed in a Sector, and I don't recall starting that process (perhaps I did , added the planet to my Sector and forgot)

Was curious if sectors actually have the ability to terraform assuming they have the energy on hand.

Anyone else have this experience?
 

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I've seen AI empires terraform a lot, but not sectors. Did you recently conquer/extend border into that part of the galaxy that used to belong to someone else?
 

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I've seen AI empires terraform a lot, but not sectors. Did you recently conquer/extend border into that part of the galaxy that used to belong to someone else?

This planet in question has been in my borders for a long time but only recently added to my Sector.

So it was either the Sector AI that initiated it (this particular sector has 20k energy stored) or I did and forgot during the 10 in game years it takes to complete.