Feed-in Tariffs for electricity from wind, biogas and wood chip

Country / jurisdiction: Finland · Year: 2010 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

The Finish government 2020 strategy seeks to increase the share of renewable energies in total final consumption from 28% in 2010 to 38% by 2020, and reach:

6TWh of wind power generation by 2020;

22 TWh of fores chips utilised as fuel by 2020;

Feed-in tariff scheme is open for following renewable energy technologies:

wind, biogas, timber chip and wood-fuelled power plants.

Feed-in tariff levels:

The feed-in tariff for wind, biogas and wood fuel power plants comprises the target price less the three-month mean market price of electricity. The target price is EUR 83.50/MWh. However, wind power plants receive an increased target price of EUR 105.30/MWh until the end of 2015.

The feed-in tariff payable to timber chip power plants is determined according to the three-month mean price of emission rights and the energy tax on peat.

Official source: http://www.emvi.fi/files/Act_Production_Subsidies_Legislation_2011.pdf