What Governmental authorisations are required to construct and operate LNG facilities?
The following authorisations and permits issued by the NRAE are required in order to construct and operate LNG facilities: · authorisation for LNG storage and supply activities; · authorisation to construct new objectives related to the LNG storage activity; · authorisation of natural persons operating the objectives related to the LNG storage; and · permission granted to entities to conduct LNG commercial storage and supply activities. For the operation of LNG facilities, it is mandatory to previously obtain operating approvals from the ISCIR for equipment working under pressure, as well as operating approvals from the military fire brigade and squads. It is also mandatory to obtain the specific environmental permits from the territorial competent public environmental authority for designing, constructing and operating LNG facilities.
