Department of Energy(DOE)

April 29, 2022 Dear Ariana Louise Yute, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Apr 08, 2022 10:19:38 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Policies or Guidelines on the Development of Onshore Wind Farms. Response to Request For item #1, please refer to DOE Department Circular No. DC2019-10-0013, entitled “Omnibus Guidelines Governing the Award and Administration of RE Contracts and Registration of RE Developers”, at https://www.doe.gov.ph/laws-and-issuances/department-circular-no-dc-2019-10-0013; and For item #2, the DOE has no guidelines relative to setbacks/easements from infrastructure (e.g., roads, dwellings, etc.) for the installation of wind turbines. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Renewable Energy Management Bureau FOI Receiving Officer