DC2021-09-0030 (CSP Amendments, 2021)

Status: superseded (conditional — takes effect upon ERC implementing guidelines)
Confidence: high
Effective date: 2021-10-09

Department Circular No. DC2021-09-0030 “Amending Certain Provisions of and Supplementing Department Circular No. DC2018-02-0003 on the Competitive Selection Process in the Procurement by the Distribution Utilities of Power Supply Agreement for the Captive Market” Issued: September 24, 2021 | Effective: ~October 9, 2021 (15 days after publication) Secretary: Alfonso G. Cusi

Note: PDF filed on DOE legacy site as dc2021-10-0030.pdf — a DOE filing inconsistency. The document heading confirms DC2021-09-0030.

Document Type

29-page amending circular with 2 annexes. OCR extracted; cleaned version at raw/regulations/dc2021-09-0030.md.

Structure

15 operative sections (Sections 1–15) amending or supplementing DC2018-02-0003, plus:

Annex A: Minimum Requirements for Certificate of Exemption from CSP (emergency power and PSALM tracks)
Annex B: Standard Template for Terms of Reference (10 sections: general supply, terms, cost/tariff structure, payment, outage allowance, replacement power, force majeure, termination, liquidated damages, reduction of capacity)

Key Amendments

Section	Change
§1 → §2.1	Coverage extended to Power Suppliers (not just DUs); technology neutrality principle added
§1 → §2.2.1	5 refined CSP exemptions (grants; emergency EPSA ≤1yr; embedded indigenous RE ≤10MW Luzon / ≤5MW Vis-Min; NPC off-grid; PSALM bilateral)
§2 → §3	New definitions: Power Supplier, Emergency Power, COP, EVOSS, Force Majeure, Indigenous Energy Resources, New Technology, TCGR, USP
§3 → §4.2	PSPP now requires 9 items including 10-year monthly peak demand forecast and Distribution Impact Study
§4 → §5	TPBAC: 5 members (lawyer + finance + technical + 2 captive customers); selection process via EVOSS; BOD may intervene
§5 → §6.3	DOE to issue TPA accreditation guidelines within 120 days → fulfilled by DC2022-06-0027
§7 → §8	Two CSP tracks: (A) Competitive Public Bidding and (B) Alternative Mode (USP for New Technology only, ≤25% of DU peak demand)
§7 → §8.7	180-day CSP completion period (publication → award and PSA signing)
§10 → §12.3	ERC: 120-day mandate for dispute rules, PSA template, and pass-on charge review
§11 → §13	3-level protest: MFR to TPBAC (3d filing/7d decision) → BOD (7d filing/7d decision) → Rule 65 court action

Critical Provision: §2.2.1.3

The embedded indigenous RE exemption at §2.2.1.3 (10 MW/5 MW cap) is the provision cited in DC2022-02-0002 §7.2(b) as the CSP exemption applicable to Biomass WTE facilities embedded in DU franchise areas. This makes DC2021-09-0030 the legal basis for the Biomass WTE CSP carve-out.

Successor

DC2023-06-0021 (June 2023) consolidates DC2015-06-0008, DC2018-02-0003, DC2021-09-0030, and DC2022-06-0027 into a single streamlined framework. DC2021-09-0030 is conditionally repealed only upon effectivity of ERC implementing guidelines.

Wiki Target

Updated: Competitive Selection Process (CSP) — added “2021 CSP Amendments (DC2021-09-0030)” section

Full text: Cleaned copy