As published in two (2) broadsheets, Daily Tribune and Business World, on 26 February 2024, one (1) PDA for coal in the BARMM, PDA-BC-1, is jointly offered by the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The map and technical description of PDA-BC-1 is provided below:
Further information on the PDA's location, data listing and procedures for data request, and application timeline can be found at https://bit.ly/4alxznW or by scanning the QR Code below
NOTICE OF OFFERED AREA WITH INVITATION TO BID
FOR COAL OPERATING CONTRACT
PURSUANT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL ENERGY BOARD (IEB) CIRCULAR
This is to inform the public that the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENERGY (MENRE) OF THE BANGSAMORO GOVERNMENT is offering COAL BLOCK NOS. 40-J-256, 40-J-257, 40-J-259, 40-J-260, 40-J-295, 40-J-298, 40-J-299, 40-J-300, 40-J-301, 40-J-335, and portions of 40-J-254, 40-J-255, 40-J-258, 40-J-261, 40-J-294, 40-J-296, 40-J-297, and 40-J-334 covering 14,856 hectares for coal exploration located in the MUNICIPALITIES OF KAPAI AND TAGOLOAN II, LANAO DEL SUR as seen in the map below and is bounded by the following geographical coordinates:
Interested applicants may submit their respective bids for the above offered area in accordance with, and subject to, the timeline and procedures stipulated under the Joint Review and Evaluation Committee (Joint REC) Rules and Procedures on the Application for and Award of Coal Operating Contract (COC) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
A. Timeline
i. Publication Date – Day 1
ii. Pre-submission Conference – Twenty (20) calendar days from the publication date, at the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy (MENRE) Conference Room or in any other designated venue as may be determined by Joint REC.
iii. Deadline for the Submission of documents by Applicants – Sixty (60) calendar days (2 months) from the publication date on or before 1100H at the MENRE Energy Management and Development Services (EMDS) or in any other designated venue as may be determined by the Joint REC.
iv. Opening of Documents – Sixty (60) calendar days (2 months) from the publication date (same day of deadline for the submission of documents by applicants), 1400H, at the MENRE Conference Room or in any other designated venue as determined by the Joint REC.
B. Application and Awarding Process: For details on the application procedures, documentary requisites, and awarding process for COC in the BARMM, please refer to the IEB Circular and its Rules and Procedures.
For further information, you may visit the DOE and MENRE’s webpage on COC Application at www.doe.gov.ph and www.menre.bangsamoro.gov.ph, respectively, or you may contact the DOE - Coal and Nuclear Minerals Division (CNMD) at telephone numbers (02) 8840 2254 or (02) 8479 2900 loc. 266 or email at cnmd@doe.gov.ph, or MENRE-EMDS at telephone number (064) 421 4387 or email at emds@menre.bangsamoro.gov.ph.