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Law on the Promotion of Electric Power Generation with Renewable Resources (Ley de Promoción para la Generación de Energía Eléctrica con Recursos Renovables)
The Law for the Promotion of Electric Power Generation with Renewable Resources, approved under Decree 70-2007 aims to promote public or private power generation projects through renewable resources. The law aims to: Facilitate the investment and development of renewable energy…
The General Law of Electricity (Ley General de Electricidad)
The General Law of Electricity provides guidance for the generation, transportation, distribution and commercialization of electricity in Guatemala. The Law states that utilities must procure their electricity supply contracts through auctions. They offer 15-year PPAs for…
Indicative Plans of Generation and Transmission (Planes Indicativos de Generacion y Transmision)
The plan has been put in force by the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) through the Regulation of the “General Electricity Law” (Ley General de Electricidad) and the “Regulation of the Wholesale Market” (Reglamento del Administrador de Mercado Mayorista) as well as on the…
National Energy Policy 2013-2027 (Politica Energetica 2013-2027)
The National Energy Plan defines the promotion of renewable energy resources as one of its guiding principles. It establishes important guidelines to prioritize actions for sustainable development. The plan aims to promote the use of clean and environmentally friendly energy for…
Incentives Law for the Development of Renewable Energy Projects (Ley De Incentivos Para El Desarrollo De Proyectos De Energia Renovable)
The incentive law, which is regulated by the Accord 211 of 2005, provides fiscal incentives for renewable energy technologies. It includes 10-year exemptions for import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) on imported renewable energy equipment. This incentive will be valid during the…
Biofuel Law (Ley del Alcohol Carburante)
Decree-Law 17 of 1985, regulated by the Governmental Accord 420-1985, aimed to increase the utilisation of biofuels in the transport sector, while reducing the imports of fuel oil. The Decree establishes a blending mandate for bioethanol of 5% . The mandate was not implemented…
Special Law Regulating Renewable Energy Public Projects - Eminent Domain (Ley Especial Reguladora de Proyectos Publicos de Energia Renovable)
The law declares the right of a government to expropriate private property for renewable energy projects - particularly for hydro, biomass and solar - for public use, with payment of compensation. The law also states that administrative procedures, legal processes, issuance of…
Law for the Production and Consumption of Biofuels (Ley para la Producción y Consumo de Biocombustibles)
The Law for the Production and Consumption of Biofuels (Decree 144-2007) declares the development of projects that use biomass of forest origin for energy production to be of public interest. It provides the legal framework for the production of raw material and the…
Law of Electrical Industry (Ley General de la Industria Electrica)
In 2014 Honduras approved its new Law of Electrical Industry (Decree-Law 404-2013), which provides the legal framework for the electricity sector and replaces the previous Electricity Subsector Framework Law (Decree 158 of 1994, regulated by Accord 934 of 1997). The new Law of…
Renew300 Federal Renewable Energy Target
Renew300 is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Initiative that sets a goal of reaching 300 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy through onsite and community scale renewable energy installations at federally assisted housing. The President’s Climate Action…
The Rural Electrification Fund
The Rural Electrification Fund has the following objectives: To provide loan and technical services for Rural Electrification Projects carried out by private operators, cooperatives and local communities and more specifically for those projects operating on renewable energy…
Renewable Portfolio Standard -- Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is designed to diversify the states electricity supply portfolio, stabilize rates, increase energy security, improve environmental quality, and invigorate the clean energy industry. The RPS was established as part of the 1997…
Support scheme for renewable heat and the production of biomethane - Flanders
As of 2013, Flanders region launches call for applications for projects that produce renewable heat from biomass (> 1 MWth) and for the development of district heating on renewable sources or waste heat. Project for the production of biomethane are also included. Calls are…
Finland - Methane to Markets Partnership
Finland joined the Partnership in July 2008, seeking to expand its emissions reduction measures and to increase its cooperation with the private sector in areas such as the conversion of methane emissions into energy. Launched by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2004,…
Rural Development Biofuels Programs
Rural Development Biofuels Programs from the USDA supports expansion of biofuels by providing payments to biorefineries and biofuel producers, and providing loan guarantees for biorefineries. Programs include Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels, Biorefinery Assistance…
Steering Committee on Establishment of a Renewable Energy Market
The Department Circular creates a Steering Committee on the establishment of Renewable Energy Market , consisting of the following member agencies: Department of Energy, Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), Power Sector Assessts and Liability Management (PSALM), as…
Renewable Energy Act
The Renewable Energy Act of 2008 provides the legal and institutional framework necessary for harmonising policies on the development of renewable energy technologies. The Act aims to enable the Philippines to move rapidly towards its goal of being 60% energy self-sufficient by…
Mini-Hydro Law
Republic Act No. 7156 or the Mini-Hydro Law provides the following rights and privileges to mini-hydro developers, as follows: 1. Special privilege tax rates: Tax payable by developers/grantees to develop potential sites for hydroelectric power and to generate, transmit and…
Utilization of Locally Produced Bioethanol in the Production of E-Gasoline Consistent With the Biofuels Act Of 2006
This Circular shall provide the guidelines to Bioethanol Producers and Oil Companies on the matter of utilization of locally-produced bioethanol in the production of E-Gasoline, and in the event of shortage, the necessary importation of
Feed-In Tariff for Electricity Generated from Biomass, Ocean, Run-of-River Hydropower, Solar and Wind Energy Resources
On 27 th July 2012 Energy Regulatory Commission adopted with modification feed-in tariff levels for renewable energy electricity proposed by the National Renewable Energy Board in May 2011. Energy Regulatory Commission Decision Case No. 2011-006 RM outlines that electricity…
Ensuring the adequacy and readiness of the National Transmission System to accommodate new generating capacities from Renewable Energy (RE) Technologies
Ensuring the adequacy and readiness of the National Transmission System to accomodate new generating capacities from Emerging Renewable Energy (RE)
Feed-in Tariff Rules
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) published the Feed-in Tariff Rules in 2010, mandated in the 2008 Renewable energy Law. Guaranteed for 20 years and adjusted annually , tariffs will come along installation capacity caps . FIT support applies to hydro, wind, solar,…
Mandatory use of biofuel blend
Within four years from the effectivity of the Biofuels Act of 2006, the National Biofuels Board (NBB) is empowered to determine the feasibility and thereafter recommend to the Department of Energy to mandate a minimum of ten percent (10%) blend of bioethanol by volume into all…
Guidelines for issuing renewable energy service & operating contracts
Guidelines governing a transparent and competitive system of awarding renewable energy service/operating contracts and providing for the registration process of renewable energy
Renew300 Federal Renewable Energy Target
Renew300 is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Initiative that sets a goal of reaching 300 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy through onsite and community scale renewable energy installations at federally assisted housing. The President’s Climate Action…
Energy Policy Act 1992 - incentives for renewable energy
The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 1992) provided three types of incentives to support the development of renewable energy resources: Permanent extension of the investment credit (Section 1916), provides a 10% investment credit for most solar technologies and geothermal;…
Renewable Portfolio Standard -- Nevada
On June 7, 2005, the Governor of Nevada signed into law Assembly Bill 3, expanding Nevadas previous Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) (originally established in 1997). The updated standard requires that 20% of the states electricity come from renewable energy sources by 2015,…
Renewable Portfolio Standard -- Colorado
Colorado became the first U.S. state to create a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) by ballot initiative when voters approved Amendment 37 in November 2004. The original version of Colorados RPS required utilities serving 40,000 or more customers to generate or purchase enough…
San Francisco Solar Energy Incentive Program
The San Francisco Solar Energy Incentive Program is a municipal incentive programme to encourage the installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems both by residents and businesses. Different incentive levels are available whether the property is residential, commercial, low-income…
Renewable Portfolio Standard -- California
In 2002, California established its Renewable Portfolio Standard Program, with the goal of increasing the percentage of renewable energy in the states electricity mix to 20 percent by 2017. The Program was accelerated in 2006 under Senate Bill 107. Californias Renewables…
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, created under the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005, established the first renewable fuel volume mandate in the United States. The U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is…
Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit
A taxpayer may claim a credit of 30% of qualified expenditures for a system that serves a dwelling unit located in the United States that is owned and used as a residence by the taxpayer. Expenditures with respect to the equipment are treated as made when the installation is…
National Biodiesel Education Program
The purpose of USDAs National Biodiesel Education Program is to increase the awareness and ultimately the utilization of biodiesel. The program provides information about the benefits of biodiesel and assists in the development of educational tools for a national biodiesel…
Credit for holders of Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs)
CREBs are used to finance renewable energy projects by certain entities - primarily in the public sector. They provide rural electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities the equivalent of an interest-free loan for financing qualified energy projects. CREBs can be used…
Smart from the Start Initiative
The Smart from the Start Initiative is an initiative to promote development of the vast wind potential, including Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Atlantic winds, of the United States. The Smart from the Start Initiative works to ensure that the process of issuing leases for…
U.S. Africa Clean Energy Finance (US-ACEF) Initiative
US-ACEF is an innovative, collaborative ficing mechanism aligning U.S. government resources in new ways to catalyze significant private sector investment primarily focused on African renewable energy infrastructure. The three main partners under the program are the U.S.…
Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program
Supports the expansion of hydropower energy development at existing dams through an incentive payment procedure. Authorized in Section 242 of EPAct 2005, the first appropriations for the program occurred in 2013 for FY14 and subsequently for FY15. In 2014 and 2015, Congress…
Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS)
Section 168 of the internal revenue code contains a Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) by which businesses can recover investments in solar, wind, and geothermal property through depreciation deductions. The MACRS establishes the time over which various types of…
Bureau of Land Management Renewable Energy Resources
The Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) works with local communities, state regulators, industry, and other Federal agencies in building a clean energy future by providing sites for environmentally sound development of renewable energy on public lands.…
Tribal Energy Program
The Tribal Energy Program provides financial and technical assistance that enables tribes to evaluate and develop their renewable energy resources and reduce their energy consumption through efficiency and weatherization. The program also offers education and training…
Federal Business Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
The federal Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC) has been amended a number of times, most recently in December 2015, and affects a number of generation technologies. • For s olar technologies (PV, water heating, space heating/cooling, process heat) a 30% ITC is available…
Woody Biomass Utilization Initiative
Woody Biomass Utilization (WBU) is a Federal strategy that promotes and guides the removal of woody biomass from agency and partner lands. Policy principles include spreading the consideration of woody biomass utilization strategies, its effectiveness for restoration and fuels…
VII National Energy Plan of Costa Rica 2015-2030
The main objective of the Plan is to guide future development of the power sector in Costa Rica. Main renewable energy related objectives outlined in the Plana are to: Develop the Non-Conventional Renewable Energy National Program . Develop renewable energy sources…
Mexico capacity and power auctions supported by clean energy certificates
The constitutional reform approved at the end of 2013 and the associated secondary legislations adopted in August 2014 and 2015 provide for a fundamental transformation of Mexico’s energy sector. On the basis of those legislative changes Mexico created a wholesale power market…
Vision 2016 of Botswana
The national development Vision 2016, formulated in 1996, following nationwide consultations is Botswana's guiding framework for all national development programs and policies. The Vision recommends that Botswana develops a center of excellency for solar energy technology. A…
10th National Development Plan 2009-2016 (NDP10)
NDP10 builds on NDP9 and it's continuation. During NDP 10, Government of Botswana will concentrate on increasing the use of renewable energy as a way of augmenting existing energy sources and improving security of supply for other fuels. The possibility of a solar thermal…
Fiscal incentives - exemptions for taxes and duties
Fiscal incentives include VAT and import duty exemptions for renewable electricity equipment, CFLs and LEDs, as well as solar appliances, solar water heaters and solar cooks
Specialized fund: the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF)
A specialized fund, the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) was created in 2010 following a 2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of Guyana and Norway as a means to channel international ficing for avoided deforestation. The World Bank acts as the GRIF…
National Electrification Fund
The National Electrification Fund is a financial mechanism that funds private operators, small businesses, NGOs, rural cooperatives that are involved in decentralized systems using renewable energies, among
Rural Energy Policy of Nepal
The overall goal of this policy is to contribute to rural poverty reduction and environmental conservation by ensuring access to clean, reliable and appropriate energy in the rural areas. The term “Rural Energy” means energy that is environmental friendly and used for rural…