Registration

Procedures
for
Energy Projects

Investment Promotion Office

Department of Energy

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Conventional Power Projects

DOE EPIRA Law (RA 9136)

INVESTOR

Pre- Development Monitoring

Registration
Construction (Construction)

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Conventional Power Projects

DOE EPIRA Law (RA 9136)

INVESTOR

Registration

• DOE (Certificate of Endorsement)

• SEC (Certificate of Registration)
• BIR (Certificate of Registration, TIN) Development
• LGU
• Brgy (Barangay Clearance)
• Municipal/City (Business Permit)
• SSS (Employer & Employees Registration)
• HDMF (Pag-IBIG Employer’s Registration)
• PhilHealth (Employer’s Registration)
• DOLE (Business Registration)

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Conventional Power Projects
DOE EPIRA Law (RA 9136)
INVESTOR

Pre-
Registration Construction

• DENR (ECC, SLUP, FLAg, Foreshore Lease Agreement, etc.)

• NGCP (System Impact Study, Facility Study)
• DU/EC (Distribution Impact Study), if embedded capacity
• DU/EC (Power Supply Agreement) Development
• NCIP (Free Prior Informed Consent, Certificate of Non-
Overlap/Certificate Precondition)
• DAR (Land Use Conversion)
• LGU (Endorsements, Resolution)
• BOI (Project Registration, Importation Authority)
• NWRB (Water Permit)
• CAAP (Height Limitation Clearance, if smokestack is within
2-km radius of a runway/airstrip)
• DOE (Permit to Supply Natural Gas/ Pipeline Permit/
Permit for the Construction & Maintenance)
• DOE (ER 1-94 MOA - Basis for Trust Accounts and for
Compliance with ERC COC)
• DOE (Certificate of Endorsement for other Agencies)
Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Conventional Power Projects

DOE EPIRA Law (RA 9136)

INVESTOR

Pre- Development
Registration Construction (Construction)
• LGU (Permits, Clearances)
• DOLE (Occupational Safety and Health,
Development
High Pressure Valves, Boilers, Moving
Equipment)
• BOC (Importation Clearance)
• NGCP (Connection Agreement,
Transmission Service Application,
Metering Service Agreement, Certificate
of Approval to Connect)
• ERC (Certificate of Compliance, Point-to-
Point Connection)
• PEMC (Certificate of Registration)

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Conventional Power Projects

DOE EPIRA Law (RA 9136)

Pre-
INVESTOR

Development Monitoring
Registration Construction
(Construction)
• LGU (Permits)
• NGCP
Development
• ERC
• TRANSCO
• BOI
• DOE

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Renewable Energy Power Projects

EPIRA Law (RA 9136)

DOE Renewable Energy Law (RA 9513)

Contract Period : 25 years

Pre-Development Development
[Construction & Commissioning]

• For Geothermal : Maximum • For Geothermal : 20 years

of 5 years
• For Solar : 22 years
• For Solar : Maximum of 3
years • For Wind : 23 years
• For Wind : Maximum of 2 • For Hydro : 23 years
years • For Ocean : 22 years
• For Hydro : Maximum of 2
years
• For Ocean : Maximum of 3
years

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Renewable Energy Power Projects

EPIRA Law (RA 9136)

DOE Renewable Energy Law (RA 9513)
INVESTOR

Registration Pre- Development

& Development
Conversion [Construction & Monitoring
Commissioning]
Application

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Renewable Energy Projects
EPIRA Law (RA 9136)
DOE Renewable Energy Law (RA 9513)
INVESTOR

Registration
& Application

• DOE (Certificate of Endorsement)

• SEC (Certificate of Registration)
• BIR (Certificate of Registration, TIN)
Development
• LGU
• Brgy (Barangay Clearance)
• Municipal/City (Business Permit)
• Letter of Intent
• Application & Processing Fees
• 4 sets of Application Documents
• Signing Fee
• Posting of Performance Bond

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Renewable Energy Projects
EPIRA Law (RA 9136)
DOE Renewable Energy Law (RA 9513)
INVESTOR

Registration Pre-
& Application Development

• DOE (RE Service or Operating Contract)

• DOE (Certificate of Endorsements for other Agencies, ER 1-94 MOA -
Basis for Trust Accounts and for Compliance with ERC COC)
• DENR (Certificate of Non-Overlap/Environmental Compliance, Special
Development
Land Use Permit, Forest Land Use Agreement, Tree-Cutting Permit)
• NGCP (System Impact Study, Facility Study)
• DU/EC (Distribution Impact Study, Distribution Asset Study, Power
Supply Agreement)
• NCIP (Certificate of Non-Overlap/ Certificate Precondition)
• DAR (Land Use Conversion)
• Endorsements from LGU, NIA, HLURB, DA, DENR, PCA/SRA/FIDA
• LGU (Resolution of Support)
• BOI (Project Registration, Importation Authority)
• BOC, BIR, DOF (Availment of fiscal incentives)
• NWRB (Water Permit/ Water Rights)
• DPWH (Right-of-Way)
Department of Energy
• CAAP (Height Limitation Clearance, if smokestack is within 2-km radius
Empowering the Filipino of a runway/airstrip)
 Process Flow for Renewable Energy Power Projects

EPIRA Law (RA 9136)

DOE Renewable Energy Law (RA 9513)

Registration Pre-
& Development Conversion
Application

• Developer (Declaration of
Commerciality & Application of
Conversion)
 DOE (Certificate of Confirmation
of Commerciality [CoCoc])

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Renewable Energy Power Projects

EPIRA Law (RA 9136)

DOE Renewable Energy Law (RA 9513)

Registration Pre- Development

& Development Conversion [Construction &
Commissioning]
Application
• DOE (RE Dev’t. Service Contract,
Certificate of Endorsement)
• LGU (Building Permit, Electrical
Permit, Location Permit, etc.)
• NGCP (Connection Agreement,
Transmission Service Application)
• ERC (Cert. of Compliance, FIT
Eligibility)
• PEMC (WESM Registration)
• TRANSCO ( RE Payment
Agreement)
• DU/EC ( Power Purchase
Agreement, RE Supply
Agreement)
• DOLE (OSH Compliance)
Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Process Flow for Renewable Energy Power Projects

EPIRA Law (RA 9136)

DOE Renewable Energy Law (RA 9513)

Registration Pre- Development

& Development Conversion [Construction & Monitoring
Commissioning]
Application
• LGU
• NGCP
• ERC
• TRANSCO
• BOI
• DOE

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
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Department of Energy
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 MILESTONE APPROACH MATRIX
(Pre-Development Stage)

MILESTONE
MILESTONE
RESC TYPE MILESTONE ACTIVITY COST REMARKS
PERIOD
(at 100%)
1. Completion of
Reconnaissance Geological
Surveys
Pre-Development
GEOTHERMAL 2. Mandatory Activities 12 months Php 6,500,000.00
a. LGU Endorsements
at 5 years
b. Licenses/Permits
Acquisition

1. Pre-Feasibility Study /
Reconnaissance Study
2. Detailed Topography
Survey
3. Completion of
Hydrological Study Pre-Development
HYDROPOWER 12 months Php 1,500,000.00
4. Field Based Investigation at 2 years
(NCIP)
5. Mandatory Activities
a. LGU Endorsements
b. Licenses/Permits
Acquisition

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 MILESTONE APPROACH MATRIX
(Pre-Development Stage)

MILESTONE
MILESTONE
RESC TYPE MILESTONE ACTIVITY COST REMARKS
PERIOD
(at 100%)
1. Procurement of
meteorological mast
2. Installment of meteorological
mast Pre-Development
WIND 3. Land/rights acquisition
12 months Php 2,000,000.00
at 3 years
4. Mandatory Activities
a. Public Consultations
b. LGU Endorsements
1. Initial modelling and annual
energy yield estimates
2. Land/rights acquisition Pre-Development
SOLAR 3. Mandatory Activities
6 months Php 500,000.00
at 2 years
a. Public Consultations
b. LGU Endorsements
1. Pre-Feasibility Study/Prelim.
Resource Assessment
2. Detailed site Survey
3. Field Based Investigation Pre-Development
OCEAN (NCIP)
12 months Php 1,500,000.00
at 3 years
4. Mandatory Activities
a. LGU Endorsements
b. Licenses/Permits

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 MILESTONE APPROACH MATRIX
(Development Stage)

MILESTONE MILESTONE COST

RESC TYPE MILESTONE ACTIVITY REMARKS
PERIOD (at 100%)
1. Site Preparation and
civil/structural works
2. Drilling of production and
reinjection wells
3. Flow Test and bore Bore
Output Measurement
4. Construction of Fluid
Collection and Disposal
Php 200,000,000.00
GEOTHERMAL System Year 6 to 8
5. Power Plant and Cooling per MW
Tower site preparation and
construction
6. Construction of switching
station to connect to the
Transmission Lines of NGCP
7. Commissioning/Commercial
Operations

Procurement of
Electromechanical Equipment Php 30,000,000.00 per
HYDROPOWER (EME) or Proof of Contract with
Year 5 to 6
MW
the supplier of EME

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 MILESTONE APPROACH MATRIX
(Development Stage)

MILESTONE
MILESTONE
RESC TYPE MILESTONE ACTIVITY COST REMARKS
PERIOD
(at 100%)
Electromechanical Equipment Php 95,000,000.00
WIND Year 5 to 6
(At 80% completion) per MW

Electromechanical Equipment Php 30,000,000.00

SOLAR Year 5 to 6
(At 80% completion) per MW

Biomass (Non-
Existing Facility) –
the Pre-
1. Site acquisition and pre-
Development stage
development activities Milestone: Php
Milestone : 6 is subsumed and
(groundwater test, soil and 7,000,000.00
months made part of the
geothechnical analyses) (fixed)
BIOMASS Development Stage
2. Licensing, Permits, and
Development : 3 already
Clearances Development: Php
years Biomass (Existing
3. Signed Feedstock Supply 100,000.00/MW
Facility) – this
Agreements
automatically goes
to Development
Stage

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 MILESTONE APPROACH MATRIX
(Development Stage)

MILESTONE MILESTONE COST

RESC TYPE MILESTONE ACTIVITY REMARKS
PERIOD (at 100%)

Procurement of
Electromechanical
Php 30,000,000.00 per
OCEAN Equipment (EME) or Proof of Year 5 to 6
MW
Contract with the supplier of
EME

Department of Energy
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 Registration/Setting-up a Company

Agency Prerequisite Document What to Get

Department of Energy – REMB / SEC Name Verification Slip, Draft Articles of

Certificate of Endorsement to SEC
EPIMB Incorporation and By-Laws

Securities of Exchange Commission Certificate of Endorsement from DOE TIN & Registration

Barangay Clearance, CTC, Business

Local Government Unit SEC Certificate of Registration
Permit

Certificate of Registration and TIN,

Doc Stamp, Authority to Print
Bureau of Internal Revenue SEC Certificate of Registration, Mayor’s Permit
Receipts and Invoices, Printing,
Stamping Books of Accounts

Employer Registration and

Social Security System SEC Certificate of Registration, TIN
Employment Report

Employer and Employees Data

Philippine Health Insurance Company SEC Certificate of Registration
Registration

Employer and Employees Data

Home Development Mutual Fund SEC Certificate of Registration
Registration

Department of Energy
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 Regulatory Requirement
(Pre-Dev’t Service Contract)

Agency Prerequisite Document What to Get

Department of Energy RE Service / Operating Contract –

SEC Registration, Business Permit
(C-REC/Legal/Finance/REMB/OSEC) Certificate of Registration

Department of Energy (C-REC) RE Service / Operating Contract Endorsement to other Agencies

Department of Energy (REMB to Endorsement to NGCP to undertake

RE Service / Operating Contract
EPIMB to NGCP) System Impact Study

RE Service / Operating Contract

Local Government Unit Resolution of Support

RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of

National Grid Corporation of the
Registration, DOE Endorsement to NGCP to undertake System Impact Study, Facility Study,
Philippines
System Impact Study

Proof of Compatibility with the existing Land Use Plan, Certificate of Non-Coverage /
DENR – EMB / LLDA / Ecozone Proof of Ownership or Authority over the Project Site, Environmental Compliance
Feasibility Study Certificate

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Agency
National Water Resources Board
Department of Public Works and
Highways
National Commission on
Indigenous Peoples
Board of Investments
Department of Agriculture
Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
Regulatory Requirement
(Pre-Dev’t Service Contract)
Prerequisite Document What to Get
RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of
Certificate of Water Availability /
Registration, Proof of Land Ownership, SEC Registration,
Conditional Water Permit / Water
ECC/CNC, Environmental/Ecological Study and
Permit
Sustainability Plan
RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of
Right-of-Way
Registration
Certificate of Non-Overlap /
RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of
Certificate Precondition / Free Prior
Registration, CNC/ECC, Endorsement from DOE
Informed Consent
RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of Certificate of Project Registration,
Registration;
Duty Free Importation Certificate Certificate of Authority to Import
TCT, Certification from National Irrigation Administration,
Sugar Regulatory Administration/ Philippine Coconut
Authority/ Fiber Industry Development Authority/ Bureau Land Use Reclassification
of Fisheries/ Aquatic Resources and Zoning Certification
from HLURB
 Regulatory Requirement
(Pre-Dev’t Service Contract)

Agency Prerequisite Document What to Get

DENR – FMB (starts at CENRO to SEC Registration, Initial IEE, Appropriate Clearance from NCIP, Special Land Use Permit, Tree
DENR Secretary) Endorsement from CENRO, PENRO and RED Cutting Permit

OCT / TCT, Feasibility Study, Certification from the HLURB,

Department of Agrarian Reform Certification from Dept. of Agriculture if land is under NPAAAD
Land Use Conversion
(MARO, PARO, RCLUPPI, CLUPPI) and SAFDZ, Certification from DENR if within or outside NIPAS
areas, ECC, RE Service Contract,

Elevation Plan of the Proposed Structure, Certification from a

Geodetic Engineer (with Dry Seal), Location Plan with Vicinity
Civil Aviation Authority of the Height Clearance Permit (for
Map sealed by a Geodetic Engineer, Copy of Horizontal Control
Philippines wind and biomass projects)
Reference using WGS-84 Coordinates - Latitude/Longitude from
known control station of BCGS/NAMRIA

Local Government Unit (Barangay, RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of Registration,

Resolution of Support
Municipal/City, Provincial) SEC Registration, ECC/EIS,

Distribution Utility / Electric Distribution Impact Study and

RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of Registration
Cooperative Distribution Asset Study

Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
 Regulatory Requirement
(Development Service Contract)

Agency Prerequisite Document What to Get

Department of Energy Confirmation of Certificate of

RE Developer’s Declaration of Commerciality
(C-REC/REMB/OSEC) Commerciality

Department of Energy RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of MOA for Establishment of Trust
(EPIMB) Registration, SEC Registration Account Host Communities

Department of Energy MOA for Establishment of Trust Account Host Certificate of Endorsement for ERC’s
(EPIMB) Communities Certificate of Compliance

RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of Building Permit, Electrical Permit,

LGU
Registration, Business Permit, Detail Engineering Design Location Permit

Distribution Utility/ Electric RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of Power Purchase Agreement, RE
Cooperative Registration Supply Agreement

Department of Labor and RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of

Occupational Safety Compliance
Employment (DOLE) Registration

Notice of Plant Readiness and ERC Certificate of Testing Certificate of Endorsement for FIT (if
Department of Energy – REMB
and Commissioning applicable)

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Agency
TRANSCO
National Grid Corporation of the
Philippines
Philippine Electricity Market
Corporation
Energy Regulatory Commission
Department of Energy
Empowering the Filipino
Regulatory Requirement
(Development Service Contract)
Prerequisite Document What to Get
RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of RE Payment Agreement (Under FIT
Registration System)
Connection Agreement, Transmission
RE Service / Operating Contract – Certificate of
Service Agreement, Metering Service
Registration, System Impact Study, Facility Study
Agreement, Certificate of Approval to
Connect
Notice of Plant Readiness and ERC Certificate of Testing
and Commissioning
WESM Registration
Notice of Plant Readiness and ERC Certificate of Testing
and Commissioning
Connection Agreement
Metering Service Agreement Point-to-Point Permit; Certificate of
WESM Registration Compliance
Certificate of Endorsement for ERC from DOE