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Wind Turbine Component Tax Exemption (Executive Decree 656)
Executive Decree 656 exempts manufacturers to pay Social Integration Program (PIS) and Contribution to Social Security Ficing (COFINS) tax on components purchased for wind turbines
Special Measures law for Promoting the Use of New Energy
The Law Concerning Special Measures for Promotion of New Energy Use (New Energy Law) was enacted in April 1997 to accelerate the advancement of the introduction of New Energy. This law, while clarifying the role of each area for the overall advancement of New Energy usage,…
Law on Energy from Renewable Sources
The Lithuanian Law on Energy from Renewable Sources enetered into force on 12 May 2011 . The Law transposes EU acquis communautaire on the energy sector embodied in following Directives: 2009/28/EC, 2009/72/EC and 2009/73/EC. The Law establishes the legal framework for…
Renewables Obligation (RO)
The Renewables Obligation (RO) is currently the main support mechanism for renewable electricity projects in the UK. Smaller scale generation is mainly supported through the Feed-In Tariff scheme (FITs). The RO came into effect in 2002 in England and Wales, and Scotland,…
Obligation for Power Purchase from Renewable Sources
In order to promote the utilization of renewable energy sources for energy production, Poland introduced in 2005 (with effect from 1st October 2005) a support system for generating electricity from renewable energy sources (system of green certificates). It is primarily…
Memorandum of Understanding with Brazil
In 2012 Guyana signed Memorandum of Understanding with Brazil establishing a working group to conduct feasibility studies for the development of the 800MW hydropower project in the Mazaruni area, intended for energy export to Brazil and potentially industrial
Feed-in tariff for electricity generated from renewable energy sources
Ghana Public Utilities Regulatory Commission established feed-in tariff rates for electricity generated from renewable energy sources. The tariffs apply since 1 st of September 2013 and are technology specific. The duration of the support is 10 years for all projects, regardless…
New Geothermal Law (No. 21/2014)
The New Geothermal Law (No. 21 of 2014) - was recently issued to replace Law No. 27 of 2003 on Geothermal ("Old Geothermal Law"). The New Law relaxes the old legal and regulatory framework. The main changes introduced by the New Law include: geothermal activities no longer…
Electricity Purchase from Small and Medium Scale Renewable Energy and Excess Power (No. 4/2012)
Ministerial Regulation No 04/2012 on Electricity Purchase from Small and Medium Scale Renewable Energy and Excess Power introduces new differentiated feed-in tariff levels in Indonesia. Tariff levels are differentiated depending on the installation type, its location and…
Purchase of Electricity from Geothermal Plants (Regulation No. 02/2011)
Governmental Regulation No. 02/2011 obliged PLN (state-owned national supplier of electricity) to purchase geothermal electricity in accordance with tendered FiT levels. Moreover, in 2012, the government increased the FiT to between USD 0.10 and USD 0.185 per kWh, depending on…
Geothermal Business Activities (Government Regulation No. 59/2007; 70/2010)
The Government Regulation No. 59/2007 on Geothermal Business Activities , regulates geothermal activities, including surveys, exploration, feasibility studies, exploitation, and utilisation. It also sets out procedures and requirements for obtaining permits; bids for work areas…
Geothermal Fund (Ministry of Finance Regulation No. 3/2012)
Finance Regulation No. 3/2012 provides the framework for providing finance for survey and exploration services. The objectives of the Geothermal Fund Facility is to: enhance sufficiency of data from Preliminary Survey to mitigate exploratory risk in the utilization of…
Purchase of electricity from geothermal plants (20/2011; 22/2012)
In March 2011 Regulation Number 20/2011 of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry regulated the power purchase tariff of electricity from geothermal sources. The regulation assignes the state-owned utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara to purchase electricity generated from…
Abu Dhabi - The Electricity Wiring Regulations (Third Edition)
The new edition of Abu Dhabi's wiring regulations includes a special allowance for solar PV. For the first time in the emirates, self-producers will be able to connect to and feed into the
Solar water heating regulation
The emirate of Dubai requires that new buildings meet 75% of their water heating requirements by solar power. In case a swimming pool is included in the building footprint, 50% of its water heating requirements must be met by solar power. The solar heating systems must be…
National Renewable Energy Resource Assessment and Mapping (Atlas)
The UAE government has mandated the Research Center for Renewable Energy Mapping and Assessment at Masdar Institute, the graduate-level research university established in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to map wind and solar resources across the…
Upfront Generation Tariff for Solar PV Power Plants
In this determiniation NEPRA approves the upfront tariff for solar power generation (upto 10 MWp and greater than 1 MW). The tariff is adjusted for the geographical differences in solar irridaition and are as follows: North Region: Rs. 22.0197/kWh for year 1-10 and Rs.…
Feed-in tariff for Solar PV
A new feed-in-tariff (FIT) for small rooftop PV systems up to 10 KWp was introduced in Greece in June 2009. The programme applies to residential users and small companies, though a residence has to cover part of its hot water needs by some other renewable source (e.g. solar…
Decree on the Cut of Incentives for Photovoltaic Plants (Spalma Incentivi)
Art. 26 of the Law 116/2014 (the Spalma Incentivi provision) applies a reduction to the tariffs that have been awarded under any Conto Energia to PV plants with a nominal peak power exceeding 200 kW, with the following options: A) Option A provides for a solution that was…
Environmental Impact Assessments
The Government resolution 20/2001. (II. 14.) states there is an obligation to prepare an environmental impact assessment for plants listed in the resolution, whose operation can significant affect the environment. These plants include hydro plants (from 20 MW), geothermal power…
Renewable Energy Development Fund
The Ministry of Energy is obliged to include in electricity bills an amount of 30 Rials per kilowatt-hour as electricity duties, in addition to the price of electricity sold, and to receive such amount from clients except rural households. The amount earned shall be deposited…
Law to Amend the Mineral Oil Tax Law and Renewable Energy Law
A legal reform, the "Law to amend the mineral oil tax law and other laws", was passed by parliament in June 2002. The law raises the cap on total photovoltaic capacity that is eligible for premium payments under the renewable energy law, and extends mineral oil tax exemption to…
KfW Renewable Energies Programme (KfW-Programm Erneuerbare Energien)
In 2009 the KfW consolidated their support programmes for renewable energy investments. One single programme superseded the following programmes: Producing Solar Power, ERP-Environment and Energy Saving Programme, KfW Environment Programme, KfW-Programme Renewable Energy. The…
Federal Building Codes for Renewable Energy Production
The 1997 amendment of the federal building codes (Baugesetzbuch) excluded wind power plants and hydropower plants from the general ban on building in the undeveloped outskirts (?Außenbereich?). Thereby, both technologies achieved the same legal status as nuclear power plants.…
KfW Programme Offshore Wind Energy
In order to speed up the expansion of offshore wind energy in Germany, KfW supports the financing of offshore projects in Germany on behalf of the Federal Government. Ficing is available for the construction of up to ten offshore wind farms in the German Exclusive Economic Zone…
Law for the Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Transition Financing (LAFAERTE)
At the end of 2008, a law on renewable energy utilization and energy transition ficing (LAERFTE) was adopted in Mexico, compatible with the existing Law of Public Electricity Service. This law was last reformed in January 2012. The law is meant to define and regulate the use…
Integrated Energy Services Project (2007-2014)
The objective of the Integrated Energy Services Project of Mexico is to increase access to efficient and sustainable integrated energy services in predomitly indigenous rural areas of Mexico and to achieve reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through the use of renewable energy…
PROSOL Residentiel: Incentives for solar water heaters
Launched in 2005, the PROSOL II programme offers incentives to those purchasing solar water heaters from certified suppliers and having them installed by certified installers. The incentive system comprises: A subsidy , of TND 200 for a solar water heater with 200L capacity, or…
Energy Law
The Energy Law aims to adapt the conditions of the energy sector to the new requirements of the European Union (EU) and prepare for participation in the regional electricity market in South-East Europe and in the Euro-Atlantic integration. The Energy Law states that the…
Tanzanian Energy Development Access Programme (TEDAP)
The Tanzanian Energy Development Access Programme (TEDAP), a co-operation project between the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and the World Bank, aims to improve electricity service provision in urban centres and to establish basis for sustainable energy access in rural areas.…
Iceland Climate Change Strategy
In February 2007, the Icelandic government released "Icelands Climate Change Strategy", which superseded the countrys 2002 Climate Change Strategy (itself the second Icelandic climate change strategy). This strategy is conceived as a framework for action and government…
Investment Aid for Solar Photovoltaic Cells Connected to the Grid
The possibility of applying for investment support for solar photovoltaic (PV) cells connected to the grid was introduced on 1 July 2009. In February 2013, a new ordice on state aid for solar PV cells came into force, prolonging the support until 2016. The purpose is to…
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Department
The Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy was created in 2006. In 2012 it was renamed Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Development and Deployment of Utility Scale Renewable Power Plant
The goal of the program is to deploy solar and wind energy generation technologies as part of the electricity generation inventory of Kuwait. The program is launched with the Shagaya RE Park project which is to be implemented on 100 km² site in the north western part of Kuwait…
Rural Electrification Policy
The Fiji Rural Electrification Policy 1993 has been used by the Fiji Department of Energy in the implementation of rural electrification projects which includes diesel schemes for villages, micro hydro projects, house wiring, biofuel projects, solar home systems and grid…
Law of self-generation (Law 16.08)
Law 16.08, voted in 2008, raised the ceiling for self-generation by industrial sites from 10MW to 50MW. The Law was conceived principally to support wind power, but applies equally to other renewable energy technologies. This Law amends the 1963 Decree that established ONE and…
Solar Power Subsidy
In September 2007, the Ugandan government announced a 45% subsidy - increased from 14% - on all solar power equipment. The offer, made by government, the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda and nine donor agencies comes six years after the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) was…
Large-scale renewable energy development project (PERGE)
The project aims to develop initial experience in commercial grid-connected renewable energy applications by supporting the construction of a 101 MW Independent Power Producing wind farm , while building institutional capacity to value, acquire, and manage such resources on a…
Public Electricity Service Law (Ley del Servicio Público de Energía Eléctrica)
This law deals with all aspects of electric energy for public service, including generation, transmission, distribution, transformation and supply. The law establishes that public electricity service is of the exclusive competence of the Mexican State, through the national…
Grid interconection contract for renewable energy (Contrato de interconexión para fuente de energía renovable)
In September 2001, the regulatory authority CRE established special rules on establishing transmission charges, and other issues relating to feeding and transmitting into the national grid intermittent electricity from renewable energy sources. These apply to solar, wind and…
Decree on rules of selling renewable electricity to the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG)
The Decree sets the rules governing the sale of renewable electricity to the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG). Entities from the industry, agriculture and commercial sectors that produce renewable electricity for their own consumption may sell the surplus to the…
Promoting the knowledge level of deploying renewable energies with prominence of solar, fuel cell and geothermal energies
Related policies: Section B of the Islamic Republic of Iran general policies on energy sector: efforts to acquire new and renewable energy technology and knowhow and build power plants in the country using sources like wind, solar,fuel cell and geothermal. Section 9-1 of the…
Decree 2009/362 on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Premiums
Tunisia's National Agency in charge of Energy Efficiency (ANME) provides energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment projects with a range of premiums once the project is running, in the form of refunds. Premiums allocated to renewable energy projects are set as follows:…
PROSOL Tertiary: Incentives for commercial solar water heaters
Following the success of the residential PROSOL programme, a special incentive programme targeting the tertiary sector was launched in June 2007. The programme will first primarily target hotels, and will expand to include public bath houses, private clinics, sports centres,…
Law 19,657 on Geothermal Energy Concessions
Law 19,657 establishes regulatory frameworks for geothermal exploration and exploitation, as well as standards for concession allocation and tenders. The Ministry of Energy is responsible for the application, control and enforcement of geothermal regulation frameworks and the…
Law No. 426 establishing the Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAOL)
The Libyan government created, in 2007, the Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAOL). The main goal of the REAOL is to implement proper policies so as to meet the governmental target of a 10% share of the total energy mix coming from renewable energy sources by 2020. The…
Replacement Scheme for Wind turbines on land (scrapping certificates)
Replacement scheme for wind turbines on land provides possibility to receive scrapping sertificate and thus financial support for replacing old and inappropriately situated wind turbines with new and more efficient turbines. financial support is distributed in the form of an…
Rule Book on incentives for generation of electricity from RES and efficient co-generation, Republic of Srpska
The Rule Book’s goal is to stimulate an increase of electricity generation from renewable sources, promote efficient cogeneration and increase their participation in gross final consumption of electricity in Republic of Srpska on the basis of provisions enclosed in “Decree on…
Regulation on the Energy Performance of Buildings
The decree defines energy performance standards for buildings and contains specific regulations on renewable energy installations. 1. Mandatory solar installations on every new residential building to satisfy domestic hot water requirements. 2. RE installations on every new…
Decree 354 on the Promotion of Renewable Energies
In 2010 the Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry approved the Decree 354 on the Promotion of Renewable Energies meant to dramatically increase the share of electricity generation from renewable sources in Uruguay. The government also officialised its commitment in meeting…