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Fifth bid window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme
The results of the fifth bid window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement (REIPPP) Programme were confirmed in October 2021. Some 25 new projects, representing a total contracted wind and solar energy capacity of 2 583 MW and R50 billion in private…
Freezing of urban travel pass prices for 2023
In response to the global energy crisis, the Portuguese government decided to freeze the prices of urban travel passes from January to December 2023. The measure applies to Urban Pass Holders and CP travel users (for regional and long distance
Support for low-income households
As part of its April 2022 package ("New measures to contain the rise in energy and agri-food prices"), the Portuguese government made available financial support to an increased number low-income households. Gas cylinder purchase is notably subsidised under the scheme, at EUR 10…
Liquidity support for manufacturing companies
As part of its April 2022 package ("New measures to contain the rise in energy and agri-food prices") enacted in response to the energy price crisis, the Portuguese government set up a financing facility to cover companies' liquidity issues and production cost increase from…
Increase in Warm Home Discount scheme
The Warm Home Discount scheme provides heating bill rebates to eligible low-income and vulnerable households. The scheme helps households in, or at risk of, fuel poverty with direct energy bill
2023 Energy affordability support package for businesses
The Portuguese government implemented a new round of measures to limit the impact of the global energy crisis on domestic businesses in 2023. These include : Extraordinary regulations and compensation measures to limit electricity prices rise; and Extraordinary subsidies to…
Heat Pump Ready Programme
The Heat Pump Ready Programme forms part of BEIS’ GBP 1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), which aims to accelerate the commercialisation of innovative clean energy technologies and processes through the 2020s and 2030s. Heat Pump Ready will support the development of…
Package to Counter the Effects of Inflation and to Strengthen Energy Independence
In response to the global energy crisis, the Lithuanian government partially compensated the rise in gas and electricity prices from July 2022 through direct monetary transfers to households and businesses- notably the most affected sectors. A specific support scheme was also…
Updated legislation easing fuel switching for heat supply companies
In order to moderate the impacts of the global energy crisis on domestic consumers, the Lithuanian government eased national legislation to enable centralized heat supply companies to replace gas with less expensive alternatives like fuel oil and diesel for the 2022/2023 heating…
[2nd Package] Spring Statement 2022: Measures supporting households
In March 2022, the UK government implemented a series of additional measures meant to cushion domestic consumers from the effects of the global energy crisis, notably a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of GBP 0.05 per litre, an extension of the VAT relief…
Price cap on electricity for households (€61.21/MWh excluding VAT)
The majority shareholder of Slovenské elektrárne, Slovak Power Holding, signed a Memorandum with the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic on the implementation of extraordinary measures to eliminate the impact of the…
Federal law on subsidiary financial assistance for the rescue of system-critical companies in the electricity industry (FiREG)
The FiREG is a Federal rescue mechanism for systemically important electricity companies. This rescue mechanism is intended to cover the liquidity needs of electricity companies active in the energy business in the event of extreme price increases or major partner failures. Of…
Budget October 2022–23: Energy and emissions reduction
The Government will provide AUD 275.4 million over 6 years from 2022–23 as part of its election commitment to double investments in energy to AUD 500 million and to establish the Driving the Nation Fund (the Fund) to invest in cheaper and cleaner transport. Funding includes:…
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 13202 Extension of Second Generation Biofuel Incentives
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 extends the Second Generation Biofuel incentive through
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 13201 Extension of Incentives for Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 extends the existing Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel, Biodiesel Mixture, Alternative Fuel, and Alternative Fuel Mixture tax credits through
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 50121 Home Energy Performance-Based, Whole-House Rebates
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 4.3 billion for grants to state energy offices to create and carry out Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) programs that provide rebates for energy-saving efficiency retrofits in
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 30002 Improving Energy Efficiency or Water Efficiency or Climate Resilience of Affordable Housing
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 1 billion to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to fund sustainability improvements in affordable housing, including electrification, energy and water efficiency improvements, and climate resiliency
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 22004 USDA Assistance for Rural Electric Cooperatives
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 9.7 billion in funding for rural electricity cooperatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency, and improve accessibility and
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 22003 Biofuel Infrastructure and Agriculture Product Market Expansion
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 500 million for grants to cover up to 75% of the cost of biofuel infrastructure
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 22002 Rural Energy for America Program
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 1.977 billion to fund up to 50% of projects eligible under section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, especially those boosting applications of underutilized renewable energy
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 13703 Cost Recovery for Qualified Facilities, Qualified Property, and Energy Storage Technology
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 enables facilities qualifying for clean energy tax credits to act as 5-year properties under the modified accelerated cost recovery system
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 60102 Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 3 billion in funding for rebates and grants to expand the use of zero-emission technologies at ports and to create climate action plans for
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 50153 Interregional and Offshore Wind Electricity Transmission Planning, Modeling, and Analysis
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 100 million to fund greater exploration of interregional and offshore-generated electricity transmission networks. This exploration includes bringing together relevant stakeholders, and modelling and analysing the effects of…
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 50152 Grants to Facilitate the Siting of Interstate Electricity Transmission Lines
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 760 million in funding for grants related to covered transmission projects. Grants will be issued for projects such as siting or impact analyses of covered transmission projects, improving permitting efficiency for covered…
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 50151 Transmission Facility Financing
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 2 billion for the establishment and operation of a program which covers the costs of direct loans for constructing or modifying electric transmission
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 50144 Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Financing
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 5 billion of funding for projects that reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from existing energy infrastructure or that replace/update non-functional energy infrastructure with lower-emission
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 50123 State-Based Home Energy Efficiency Contractor Training Grants
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 200 million to support the formation and operation of state-level programs to train and educate home energy efficiency and electricity
Inflation Reduction Act 2022: Sec. 60114 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants
The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 allocates USD 250 million for the development of greenhouse gas reduction plans at the state level or below, and USD 4.75 billion for the implementation of those
Increase in grants for thermal insulation of roofs and installation of photovoltaic systems on homes
Cyprus’s Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry expanded a grant scheme for the thermal insulation of roofs and installation of photovoltaic systems on homes. For 2022 and 2023, the budget increased by 40%, and will be secured by the “Cyprus-Tomorrow” Recovery and…
Alberta fuel tax relief
The Tax and Revenue Administration (TRA) announced in 2022 that the Government of Alberta will temporarily cease collection of fuel tax, including gasoline, diesel, biofuels, and heating fuel, to reduce the burden citizens experience from elevated fuel prices. Tax collection…
National Recovery Plan / B. Green energy and energy efficiency / B1. Clean air and energy efficiency
Under Pillar B of the Polish National Recovery Plan, entitled "Green energy and energy efficiency", the "Clean air and energy efficiency: Improving the energy efficiency of the economy" policy platform encompasses the following investments: -heat and cooling sources in…
National Recovery Plan / E. Green and smart mobility / E2. Transport accessibility, safety and digitalisation
Within Pillar E of the Polish National Recovery Plan (KPO), which concerns green and smart mobility, the E2.1 "Increasing transport accessibility, safety, and digitalisation" policy platform aims at increasing the competitiveness of the railway sector notably through investments…
Rural Clean Energy Initiative & Support to rural energy transition
The 2023 Budget of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allocates USD 300 million to support rural electricity providers in the transition to clean energy sources in addition to USD 6.5 billion for rural electric loans. These funds will be used to finance clean energy…
Guidelines for management of fugitive methane and greenhouse gases emissions in the upstream oil and gas operations in Nigeria
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) released these guidelines to establish actions and mechanisms for operators to prevent and control the emission of greenhouse gases from upstream oil and gas operations at new and existing facilities. The guidelines…
Funding to regions to reduce industry emissions
Projects in West Midlands, Tees Valley, North West, Humber, Scotland and South Wales won GBP 8 million share in government backing to develop ways to cut carbon emissions from major industrial areas. The new funding is the latest phase of the government’s GBP 170 million…
Extension of aid for energy renovations in buildings
The budget of the PREE initiative for energy renovation in buildings that is part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan was increased from initially EUR 300 million to EUR 402.5 million in July 2021. That constitutes an increase of 35% over the 300 million budget…
Economic Recovery and Resilience "New Generation Lithuania" / Green Transition / Increasing the production of local fuels for RES
The increasing production of fuels for RES measure of the green transition part of the National Resilience and Recovery Plan aims to develop local fuels from renewable energy sources. Lithuania will invest 832.1 million EUR with EU funds to implement its Green Transition, with…
Economic Recovery and Resilience "New Generation Lithuania" / Green Transformation / Sustainable Electricity
The Sustainable Electricity measure of the Green Transformation as part of the National Resilience and Recovery Plan is meant to promote production, transmission, and use of electricity consumption using the most cost effective technologies, improving institutional mechanisms,…
Korea & Spain to expand green, digital partnerships
Korea and Spain have agreed to strengthen business cooperation in the green and digital sectors. A Spanish renewable energy firm, Ocean Winds, announced its plans to invest $100 million in the construction of a 1.2GW offshore wind farm in Incheon, and another renewable energy…
Building Sector ELECTRA: Subsidies for Energy Efficiency of Public Buildings
“ELECTRA” is a programme with a budget of EUR 640 million for the period 2020-2026, to improve the energy efficiency of the public buildings through interventions related to the typical use of each building and heating, cooling, ventilating, lighting etc. Buildings included in…
Ten milestones in 2021 - Massification of renewables
During the presentation of the ten milestones of the mining-energy sector in 2021, the Minister of Mines and Energy assured that 2021 will be the year to encourage the sustainable reactivation of Colombia, which will promote equity, development and new opportunities for the…
Expansion of the Chalinga Solar Photovoltaic Park
In Chile, the Commission for the Environmental Evaluation approved the expansion of the Chalinga Solar Photovoltaic Park in the Coquimbo Region. The project will grow by 15%, from 2.98 to 3.45 MW, or 1,092 additional panels (8,736 were already installed). The project invests USD…
Improvement energy efficiency Aluminium sector
CAD 40 000 were invested in Alcoa Canada for an energy information system to enable the aluminium producer to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions, through the Energy Efficiency for Industry
Canadian Emissions Reduction Innovation Network (CERIN)
The Canadian Emissions Reduction Innovation Network (CERIN) is a collaborative initiative jointly funded by Natural Resources Canada, contributing $6 million, and Alberta Innovates, contributing $4.26 million. CERIN is a pan-Canadian network of researchers and end-users to…
Municipal Energy Roadmap
As part of the Green Municipal Fund initiative, the Municipal Energy Roadmap is a decision-support tool that provides strategic advice to find the most impactful solutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It will help municipalities: discover solutions for energy…
Approval of NOVA Gas Transmission expansion project
The Government of Canada has approved the NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) 2021 System Expansion Project with 35 conditions and amendments by the Canada Energy Regulator related to caribou habitat and Indigenous engagement. The $2.3-billion project is expected to creating 2,920…
Funding for Algoma Steel’s climate action initiatives
The Canadian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change announced in August 2020 a CAD 4 million investment from the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support Algoma Steel Inc.'s climate action initiatives, in order to improve both the tar-removal and light-oil-recovery areas of the…
BNDE financing for a wind farm in Bahia
The National Bank of Economic and Social Development (BNDES) approved a loan for the Campo Largo Wind Farm Complex - Phase 2 renewable generation project in Bahia for R$ 1.2 billion. The project will generate wind energy for 850,000
Austrian night trains
The Austrian railway organisation ÖBB wants to tackle carbon emissions and improve alternatives to airplanes thanks to ÖBB-Nightjets. ÖBB already operates 19 night train routes. Additionally, they built two new long-distance night train routes in partnership with Belgian…
Recovery and resilience plan - Energy efficiency, green heating and CCS
The Danish government national recovery and resilience plan is composed of seven initiatives, one of which relates to energy efficiency improvements in buildings and technology innovation such as carbon capture and storage (CCS). This component is divided into the…