LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND PROCEDURES OF ISSUING PERMITS FOR THE USE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN

SERBIA

Authors:Ana Vranjes, dipl.eng. nevena Savic, dipl.eng.

University of BelgradeFaculty of mining and geologyDepartment for hydrogeology

Center for renewable water-sources of energy

Belgrade, 25.09.2012.

HISTORY OF THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN THE WORLD

Supranational framework – valid international and european conventions and documents

1. United Nations Conference on the Human Environment-UNCHE (June 5-16th,1972)

2. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development-UNCED (2-14 June 2-14th, 1992): 3. Kyoto Agreement (December 11th, 1997)

4. Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council

National framework – legal framework of the Republic of Serbia The legal framework of the Republic of Serbia, from the energy point of view and the point of view of the use of renewable energy sources, entails:

Energy law of the Republic of Serbia (Off. gazette RS, Nr. 57/11, 80/11), 

Law on planning and construction (Off. gazette RS Nr. 72/2009, 81/2009, 64/2010, 24/2011)

Law on environmental protection (Off. gazette RS Nr. 135/04)

Law on mining and geological exploration (Off. gazette RS, Nr. 88/2011)

Renewable energy sources and the combined production of electric and heat energy (Off. gazette RS  Nr. 84/04),

LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN SERBIA

National framework – legal framework of the Republic of Serbia Strategic documents in the area of sustainable energetic development are: Development strategy of the Republic of Serbia untill the year 2015 (Off. gazette RS, Nr. 35/05)

Programm for the realization of the energy development strategy 2007-2012 (Off. gazette RS, Nr. 17/07 i 73/07 ) with changes and additions (Off. gazette RS 99/09)

With the enactment and acceptance of the Energy law, two organization have been created, with the goal of the rational and sustainable use of energy and energy sources – the Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia and the Agency for Energy Efficiency.

Jurisdition – Ministry of natural ressources, mining and spatial planning

ZAKONSKA REGULATIVA U SRBIJI

LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN THE AREA OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

According to recommendations of the European geothermal energy board (EGEC), the the legal framework in the area of geothermal energy should be determined by (Abesser, 2007): • The use of geothermal energy in an ecological manner, with a special emphasis on 

the protection of underground waters suitable for watersupply

• All-purpose and sustainable use of geothermal energy

• Issuing of investor permits for the use of geothermal energy in a specific area and in specified quantities

USE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN EUROPE - EXAMPLES

 

PROPISI U VELIKOJ BRITANIJI(ENGLESKA I VELS)

AGENCIJA ZA ŽIVOTNU SREDINU(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

1

DOZVOLA ZA EKSPLOATACIJUHIDROGEOTERMALNIH RESURSA

SAGLASNOST NA ISPUŠTANJEHIDROGEOTERMALNIH RESURSA

EKOLOŠKA DOZVOLA

2

3

SAGLASNOST NA ISTRAŽIVANJEPODZEMNIH VODA

BUŠENJE BUNARA TEST CRPENJA

ODSTUPANJE OD SAGLASNOSTI NAISTRAŽIVANJE PODZEMNIH VODA

EKSPLOATACIJA KOLICINA < 0.2 L/S

IZUZECI I PRAVILA SVAKA BUŠOTINA DUBLJA OD 15 mMORA BITI PRIJAVLJENA GEOLOŠKOM INSTITUTU BRITANIJE

UKOLIKO SE U GEOLOŠKOM PROFILUBUŠOTINE NALAZI UGALJ NEOPHODNA JEDOZVOLA OD STRANEUK COAL AUTHORITY

1

2

3

DOZVOLA ZA ISPUŠTANJEU IZDAN

DOZVOLA ZA ISPUŠTANJEU POVRŠINSKE VODE

IZUZETAK- UKOLIKO SE KORISTI ZAGREJANJE SINGLE DWELLING NIJEPOTREBNA DOZVOLA

USLOVI ZA DOBIJANJE DOZVOLE

HEMIJSKI SASTAV PODZEMNIH VODA KOLICINE PODZEMNIH VODA TEMPERATURNA RAZLIKA IZMEÐUEKSPLOATISANIH I ISPUŠTENIHPODZEMNIH VODA NE SME BITI VECA OD 10°C USPOSTAVLJANJE MONITORINGA

4 PREPORUKE ZA KORISNIKE

DEFINISANJE PROSTORA, ODNOSNOMAKSIMALNOG UDALJENJA NA KOMEMOŽE DOCI DO PROMENE KVALITETAPODZEMNIH VODA, NIVOA PODZEMNIHVODA I POVIŠENJA TEMPERATUREPODZEMNIH VODA

Decree-algorithm in Great Britain in the area of the use of geothermal energy (according to Abesser, 2007)

USE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN EUROPE - EXAMPLES

Decree-algorithm in France, which is partly about the use of hydrogeothermal energy in systems of heat pumps (Abesser, 2007, according to Bezelgues, 2008, Jaudin, 2010)

 

ZAKON O RUDARSTVU ZAKON O ŽIVOTNOJSREDINI

BUŠENJE

ISTRAŽIVANJEI

EKSPLOATACIJA

PROCESBUŠENJA

AKO JE DUBINA>10 m

AKO

AKO

AKO

I

TADAT>150ºCVISOKE TEMPERATURE

T<150ºCNISKE

TEMPERATURE

1

2

3

IZJAVA + PRIJAVABRGM*

DOZVOLA ZAEKSPLOATACIJU

(NACIONALNI NIVO)

KONCESIJA(NACIONALNI NIVO)

DOZVOLA ZAEKSPLOATCIJU(LOKALNI NIVO)

IZJAVA

DUBINA<100m

DUBINA>100 m

MANJI ZNACAJT-20ºC Q<200 mºC

Q>200 mºCT-20ºC

DOZVOLA ZAEKSPLOATCIJU(LOKALNI NIVO)

DOZVOLA(LOKALNI NIVO)

*Geološki institut Francuske

TADA

1

2

3

BUŠENJE SE ODVIJA USKALDU SA USLOVIMA

MINISTARSTVA

PRAVILA ZAEKSPLOAATCIJU

INJEKTIRANJEPODZEMNIH VODA

ILI

AKO

AKO

AKO

AKO

AKO

AKO

DOZVOLA

IZJAVA10.000 m³/god <Q< 200.000m³/god

Q>200.000m³/god

2% <QMNA<5%ILI Q<8m³/god

QMNA>5%ILI Q>8m³/god

8 m³/god<Q<80 m³/god

Q>80m³/god

USE OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Underground waters are treated in three ways: as a natural ressource, as a mineral raw material and as an energy source.

According to the current legal framework, the exploitation and use of hydrogeothermal ressources for the need of object climatization is regulated by following laws:

• Law on mining and geology• Water law• Energy law

Institutions in charge, which operate under the mentioned legal acts, are: Ministry of natural ressources, mining and spatial planningMinistry of agriculture, forestry and waterMinistry of Energetics

 

MINISTARSTVO PRIRODNIH RESURSA,RUDARSTVA I PROSTORNOG

PLANIRANJA

1 ISTRAŽNO PRAVO

1.1PROJEKAT DETALJNIH

HIDROGEOLOŠKIH ISTRAŽIVANJA

1.2REVIZIJA PROJEKTA DETALJNIH

HIDROGEOLOŠKIH ISTRAŽIVANJA

1.3USLOVI ZAVODA ZA

ZAŠTITU PRIRODE SRBIJE

1.4USLOVI REPUBLICKOG ZAVODA ZA

ZAŠTITU SPOMENIKA KULTURE

2REŠENJE KOJIM SE UTVRÐUJU I

OVERAVAJU REZERVE PODZEMNIH VODA

2.1ELABORAT O REZERVAMA

PODZEMNIH VODA

SAGLASNOST ZA EKSPLOATACIJUPODZEMNIH VODA

3.1PROJEKAT ISPUNJENOSTI USLOVA I MERA

ODRŽIVOG KORIŠCENJA PODZEMNIH VODA

3

MINISTARSTVO POLJOPRIVREDE,ŠUMARSTVA I VODOPRIVREDE

1 VODNI USLOVI

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

INFORMACIJA O LOKACIJI/LOKACIJSKA DOZVOLA

MIŠLJENJE JAVNOGVODOPRIVREDNOSG PREDUZECA

MIŠLJENJE REPUBLICKOGHIDROMETEOROLOŠKOG ZAVODA

ELABORAT O REZERVAMA

2 VODNA SAGLASNOST

2.1REŠENJE O IZDAVANJU

VODNIH USLOVA

2.2 LOKACIJSKA DOZVOLA

2.3 GLAVNI PROJEKAT

2.4IZVEŠTAJ O TEHNICKOJ KONTROLI

GLAVNOG PROJEKTA

3 VODNA DOZVOLA

3.1REŠENJE O IZDAVANJUVODNE SAGLASNOSTI

3.2

IZVEŠTAJ JAVNOG VODOPRIVREDNOG PREDUZECA O ISPUNJENOSTIUSLOVA IZ VODNIH USLOVA

3.3

3.4 GLAVNI PROJEKAT

IZVEŠTAJ KOMISIJE O IZRŠENOMTEHNICKOM PREGLEDU OBJEKTA

3.5 PROJEKAT IZVEDENOG STANJA

ZAKON O RUDARSTVU I GEOLOGIJI ZAKON O VODAMA

IMPLEMANTATION OF LAWS

LAW ON GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION - RULEBOOKS

 Rulebook on the classification and categorization of underground water reserves and their evidentation (04.10.2011, 109.9 KB)

 Rulebook on the way of paying the tax on the use of mineral raw materials (04.10.2011, 69.2 KB) „Official gazette RS", broj 102/06

 Rulebook on the terms, the way and program of the expert examination for the work of creating projects and elaborats and the undertaking of geological exploration  (04.10.2011,83.1 KB) "Službeni glasnik RS", broj 21/96

 Rulebook on the criteria, on which the potential of an area with regard to finding mineral raw materials is determined (04.10.2011, 57.6 KB) „Official gazette RS", Nr. 51/96

 Rulebook on the terms and criteria for the assignment of exploratory geological works and the allocation of ressources for these works  (04.10.2011, 59 KB) „Official gazette RS", Nr. 51/96

 Rulebook on the content of projects of geological exploration and the elaborats on the results of geological exploration (04.10.2011, 80.6 KB) „Official gazette RS", Nr. 51/96

 Rulebook on the content of the documentation, which refers to hydrological and geo-engineering foundations for building high damms, hydroplants, heat plants and objects of traffic infrastructure (04.10.2011, 56.6 KB) „Official gazette RS", Nr. 51/96

 Rulebook on the level of exploration of the geo-engineering characteristics of the ground required for the needs of planning, projecting and building (04.10.2011, 71.8 KB) „Official gazette RS", Nr. 51/96

STEPS NEEDED IN THE PROCEDURE OF RECEIVING APPROVAL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF UNDERGROUND

WATERS

PhaseLevel of

hydrogeological documentation

Time needed

Level of water acts

  Level of construction acts

         Previous

documentation

Information on the location

            I

Project of hydrogeological

exploration1 monts Water

conditionsLocation permit

            II

I quartal report (report on the creation and

testing of wells)

2 months from phase

IWater

approvalConstruction

permit

            

IIIAccredited elaborat on reserves of

underground waters

12 months from phase

IIWater permit

Permit of use

Law on mining and geology Law on waters Law on planning and building

ENERGY LAW Hydrogeothermal ressources are recognized as renewable energy sources; the 

production  and distribution of electrical and heat energy is conditioned by energy permits according to this law.

According to current legal framework, an energy permit is net required for individual users of hydrogeothermal energy.

A permit is issued for the construction of an energy object for the production of heat energy with the power of over 1 MW, for the construction of objects as well as fo the distribution of heat energy.

The issuing of energy permits is done according to the rulebook on the criteria for issuing energy permits, the content of the request and the way of issuing an energy permit

LEGAL ACTS IN CERTAIN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES REGARDING THE USE OF UNDERGROUND WATERS AS A GEOTHERMAL RESSOURCE (K4-RES-H, 2007)

CountryRETURN OF UNDERGROUND WATERS IN

THE WELL ACCORDING TO THE LAWCONDITIONS FOR THE

DISPOSITION ON THE SURFACEACCORDANCE AND CREATION OF A STUDY OF EFFECTS ON

THE ENVIRONMENTREQUIRED OPTIONAL  

Albania NO NO NO NOBelgium NO NO NO NOFrance NO YES 30 °C Greater than 1 MWth

Germany NO YES Unknewn Each one

Germany II YES Limited exploration  

Depends on the quantity of received energy, usually dependent on the depth

Hungary YES NO Availability Study of effects for each installation

Latvia YES YES Mineralization NOLithuania NO YES Mineralization Depends on the well and on

the networkRomania NO NO Max 35 °C ? In rivers All types of installationsSlovakia NO YES Individual YES (each one)

Slovenia NO NO

Max. 2% of average, +1.5°C in rivers with living grounds of catfish or + 3°C in rivers with living ground of carps:One daily average up to 21.5°C in rivers with living grounds of catfish or 28 °C in rivers with living ground of carps

NO

Switzerland NO NO Max +15 °C in rivers 5MWth

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