| In energy sector governance: the comprehensive procedure undertaken in order to put up a power generation, transmission, or distribution project including the following phases: acquisition of an operating contract or service contract, pre-development, and construction of a power plant including the date of commercial operations thereof, as well as all the required documentary requirements and fees from all government agencies involved in such procedure: Provided, That the procedure excludes the operational phase of the project [Section 4(k), Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop Act of 2019] In energy sector governance: the comprehensive procedure of obtaining permits or certificates in order to put up a power generation, transmission, or distribution project, including the following phases: acquisition of an operating contract or service contract, pre-development and construction of a power plant, renewal of existing power plant permits including the date of commercial operations thereof, as well as all the required documentary requirements and fees from all Government agencies involved in such procedure [Rule 4(m), DOE Department Circular No. DC2019-05-0007, Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 11234 (Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop Act)] Note: The IRR replaces “undertaken” with “of obtaining permits or certificates”. Also, the IRR also removes reference to the proviso stating “Provided, That the procedure excludes the operational phase of the project”, with a replacement. Under the IRR, “government agencies” is written as “Government agencies”. |
