Procedures of obtaining the exploitation permit for the utilization of geothermal energy Geothermal Energy in South-East Europe Stuttgart, 30 November 2009. Republic of Serbia - Ministry of Mining and Energy Vladimir Kolarevic, Advisor
Table of contents Key Stakeholders Necessary permits Procedures for obtaining the permits 2
Key Stakeholders Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Law on Waters Law on Agricultural Land Municipality Law on planning and construction Ministry of Environment and Spatial planning Law on Geological Surveys Law on Environmental Impact Assessment Law on Environment Protection Rules of the categorization and classification of groundwater reserves and keeping records on them Ministry of Mining and Energy Law on Mining Law on Energy Rulebook on the content of a mining project 3
Key Stakeholders Republic Geodetic Authority real estate cadastre Institute for Cultural Monuments Conservation Rules on Determination of Protected Cultural Monuments Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia Public Company Srbijavode or Public Company Vojvodina vode Hydro meteorological Institute of the Republic of Serbia 4
Necessary permits A. Exploration right B. Study on reserves C. Exploatation approval D. Construction permit 5
Exploration right Investor Land ownership No Land owner Yes Entry permit, into the plot Ministry of Environment and spatial planning Secretariat for energy and mineral resources of AP Vojvodina Confirmation of plot vacancy 6
Exploration right Law on Geologic cal Surveys Faculty of Mining and Geology Belgrade NIS-NAFTAGAS Novi Sad Geoinstitute of Serbia, etc Design of detailed hydro geological hydro geothermal explorations for relevant municipality Municipality Design Map Scale 1:25000 Internal project review External project review Request for approval of explorations exploration right Faculty of Mining and Geology Belgrade NIS-NAFTAGAS Novi Sad Geoinstitute of Serbia, etc 2 licensed hydro-geologists GEOGRAPhical position of the exploration are with border points coordinate 7
Exploration right Request for approval of explorations exploration right Ministry of Mining and Energy Simplified borehole design Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia Act on survey conditions Institute for Cultural Monuments Conservation Act on survey conditions Ministry of Environment and spatial planning Secretariat for energy and mineral resources of AP Vojvodina Exploration Right Decision of the Ministry on the approval of hydro geological hydro geothermal explorations 8
Study on reserves Investor Faculty of Mining and Geology Belgrade NIS-NAFTAGAS Novi Sad Geoinstitute of Serbia, etc + Drilling companies Study Elaboration of the Study on ground-water resources Exploration Project implementation: Execution of test borehole and the exploration well, or appropriate hydro-geological investigations Request for identification and verification of reserves of mineral resources Monitoring of groundwater regime parameters during up to 12 months (1 hydrological cycle) Elaboration of the Prefeasibility Study on investments into the use of hydro geothermal energy Ministry of Environment and spatial planning Secretariat for energy and mineral resources of AP Vojvodina 9
Study on reserves Faculty of Mining and Geology Belgrade NIS-NAFTAGAS Novi Sad Geoinstitute of Serbia, etc + Drilling companies Ministry of Environment and spatial planning Secretariat for energy and mineral resources of AP Vojvodina Excerpt from the study on reserves Presentation of the Study on ground water reserves hydrogeothermal resources in fron of the Commitiee Decision on categorized and verified balance and reserves of groundwater at the relevant site 10
Approval for exploitation Investor Faculty of Mining and Geology Belgrade NIS-NAFTAGAS Novi Sad Geoinstitute of Serbia, etc + Drilling companies Study Feasibility Study on investments into the use of hydro geothermal energy Design Design on exploitation of ground waters 11
Approval for exploitation Hydro meteorological Institute of the Republic of Serbia Act Opinion of the Hydro meteorological Institute of the Republic of Serbia Public Company Srbijavode or Public Company Vojvodina vode Act Opinion of the Public company on water conditions Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Act Determination of water conditions Municipality (local government) Act Consent of the local community o the exploration area Municipality (local government) Act Confirmation of compliance with the General municipal urban plan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Act Decision on issuance of water approval 12
Approval for exploitation Investor / Land Owner Contract Contract of the lease of land, made between the land owner and the investor Municipality and the Republic Geodetic Authority real estate cadastre Act Excerpt from Municipal Land Registry and copy of the plot from the Cadastre, ratio 1:25000 plot ownership evidence Municipality Minutes of the agricultural inspector on the land purpose change Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Act Approval of the Ministry on the change of land purpose 13
Approval for exploitation Faculty of Mining and Geology Belgrade NIS-NAFTAGAS Novi Sad Geoinstitute of Serbia, etc Plan Plan of the sanitary protection zones Request for decision on the need for EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) of the use of geothermal waters Request for the determination of the scope and content of the Study on EIA on the use of geothermal waters Ministry of Environment and spatial planning Decision on the need of the elaboration of the Study on EIA of the use of geothermal water Decision on the scope and content of the Study on EIA on the use of geothermal waters 14
Approval for exploitation Faculty of Mining and Geology Belgrade NIS-NAFTAGAS Novi Sad Geoinstitute of Serbia, etc Study Analysis of the environmental impact of the use of geothermal waters Request for approval of the Study on EIA of the use of geothermal waters Ministry of Environment and spatial planning Public insight, presentation and discussion on the Study on EIA on the use of geothermal waters Report Evaluation of the Study in EIA of the use of geothermal waters Approval of the study on EIA on the use of geothermal waters 15
Approval for exploitation Ministry of Environment and spatial planning Approval of the use of geothermal water Ministry of Mining and Energy Approval of the main mining design Utilization permit Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Ministry of Mining and Energy Decision on approval of ues/ exploatation of geothermal water from wells (or springs) issued by the relevant Ministry 16
Thank You for Your Attention Vladimir Kolarevic Advisor Kralja Milana 36 11000 Belgrade vladimir.kolarevic@mre.gov.rs