{"id":238,"date":"2026-02-26T13:23:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemig.com.br\/en\/environmental-licensing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:38:33","slug":"environmental-licensing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cemig.com.br\/en\/environmental-licensing\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Licensing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental Licensing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Environmental licensing<\/strong>\u00a0is carried out in such a way as to ensure the proper analysis of all studies and reports developed and the prompt assistance to the competent\u00a0<strong>environmental agencies<\/strong>. The studies and monitoring are developed by experts, including consulting companies, research centers and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does it work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental licensing for a new development is performed in three stages. The&nbsp;<strong>first<\/strong>, called&nbsp;<strong>Preliminary License<\/strong>, is responsible for recognizing the environmental feasibility of the venture, i.e.: it ensures that the prior conception of the venture in interaction with the environment is also environmentally sustainable. In order to obtain this license, the company presents to the environmental agency the Environmental Impact Study (EIA); the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which is a document that summarizes, in a clear and objective manner, the information from the Environmental Impact Study, facilitating an understanding; and the holding of a public hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Installation License is the second stage<\/strong>. With this license the company is authorized to implement the venture in the manner of the documentation delivered to the environmental agency. Among the documents presented to the environmental agencies is the Environmental Control Plan or Basic Environmental Plan where the projects, programs and environmental actions that the company will execute during the construction and operation of the venture are detailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>third stage<\/strong>&nbsp;of the environmental licensing process is the&nbsp;<strong>Operating License<\/strong>&nbsp;receipt. This license is the permit for the operation of the venture. Its issuance occurs upon proof of execution of mitigation, compensation and control actions of environmental impacts resulting from the implementation of the venture. This proof is made with periodic presentations of reports initiated after the issuance of the Installation License. The approval of such reports means that the impacts related to the physical, biotic and socioeconomic environments have received the appropriate treatment, considering the best techniques and attention to the affected population, animals, vegetation, water courses, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous Ventures to Environmental Legislation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ventures that were built before the Brazilian environmental legislation have a different environmental license procedure, since the impacts resulting from the implementation have already occurred. Therefore, the environmental license issued is the&nbsp;<strong>Corrective Operation License<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to obtain this license, an&nbsp;<strong>Environmental Control Report<\/strong>&nbsp;is prepared presenting the actions taken by the entrepreneur to reduce environmental impacts resulting from the operation of the venture. The Environmental Control Plan is also delivered, in which the projects, programs and environmental actions to be carried out during the license\u2019s validity period are detailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Renewal of Environmental Licenses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All environmental licenses are valid for a specified period. As the validity ends, the Environmental Performance Assessment Report or the Environmental Performance Report are presented, in the case of Operation Licenses and Corrective Operation Licenses, in which the maintenance of environmental actions developed to minimize, compensate and control the environmental impacts resulting from the operation of the enterprise is proven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cemig, within the environmental licensing process, makes the&nbsp;<strong>Environmental Impact Study (EIA)<\/strong>&nbsp;and its respective&nbsp;<strong>Environmental Impact Report (RIMA)<\/strong>&nbsp;available to the population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Licensing Environmental licensing\u00a0is carried out in such a way as to ensure the proper analysis of all studies and reports developed and the prompt assistance to the competent\u00a0environmental agencies. The studies and monitoring are developed by experts, including consulting companies, research centers and universities. How does it work? Environmental licensing for a new development is performed in three stages. The&nbsp;first, called&nbsp;Preliminary License, is responsible for recognizing the environmental feasibility of the venture, i.e.: it ensures that the prior conception of the venture in interaction with the environment is also environmentally sustainable. In order to obtain this license, the company presents to the environmental agency the Environmental Impact Study (EIA); the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), which is a document that summarizes, in a clear and objective manner, the information from the Environmental Impact Study, facilitating an understanding; and the holding of a public hearing. The&nbsp;Installation License is the second stage. With this license the company is authorized to implement the venture in the manner of the documentation delivered to the environmental agency. Among the documents presented to the environmental agencies is the Environmental Control Plan or Basic Environmental Plan where the projects, programs and environmental actions that the company will execute during the construction and operation of the venture are detailed. The&nbsp;third stage&nbsp;of the environmental licensing process is the&nbsp;Operating License&nbsp;receipt. This license is the permit for the operation of the venture. Its issuance occurs upon proof of execution of mitigation, compensation and control actions of environmental impacts resulting from the implementation of the venture. This proof is made with periodic presentations of reports initiated after the issuance of the Installation License. The approval of such reports means that the impacts related to the physical, biotic and socioeconomic environments have received the appropriate treatment, considering the best techniques and attention to the affected population, animals, vegetation, water courses, among others. Previous Ventures to Environmental Legislation The ventures that were built before the Brazilian environmental legislation have a different environmental license procedure, since the impacts resulting from the implementation have already occurred. Therefore, the environmental license issued is the&nbsp;Corrective Operation License. In order to obtain this license, an&nbsp;Environmental Control Report&nbsp;is prepared presenting the actions taken by the entrepreneur to reduce environmental impacts resulting from the operation of the venture. The Environmental Control Plan is also delivered, in which the projects, programs and environmental actions to be carried out during the license\u2019s validity period are detailed. Renewal of Environmental Licenses All environmental licenses are valid for a specified period. As the validity ends, the Environmental Performance Assessment Report or the Environmental Performance Report are presented, in the case of Operation Licenses and Corrective Operation Licenses, in which the maintenance of environmental actions developed to minimize, compensate and control the environmental impacts resulting from the operation of the enterprise is proven. Cemig, within the environmental licensing process, makes the&nbsp;Environmental Impact Study (EIA)&nbsp;and its respective&nbsp;Environmental Impact Report (RIMA)&nbsp;available to the population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tipo-de-conteudo":[26],"class_list":["post-238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Environmental Licensing - Cemig en<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cemig.com.br\/en\/environmental-licensing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Environmental Licensing - Cemig en\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Environmental Licensing Environmental licensing\u00a0is carried out in such a way as to ensure the proper analysis of all studies and reports developed and the prompt assistance to the competent\u00a0environmental agencies. 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