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Renewable Energy Subsidy Policy of Nepal
The Policy aims to develop the renewable energy sector and encourage very poor households to use renewables by providing subsidy for deployment. It revises the subsidy determinded in the Renewable Energy Subsidy Policy – 2012 and Urban Solar System Subsidy and Credit…
Energy Strategy and Action Plan 2011
The Government has placed vital importance on renewable energy and through the Energy Strategy and Action Plan provides a strong platform for renewable energy development in
Long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy projects
Renewable energy developers can sign long-term PPAs on a case-by-case basis with the state-owned utility (GPL). This includes an existing 25 MW biomass cogeneration plant and the planned 25MW Hope Beach wind farm. Following an 8.4kW demonstration project from Guyana Energy…
National Energy Policy
The 1994 National Enery Policy created the Guyana Energy Agency. It aimed at the development of endogenous resources, including biomass in the short term and hydropower in the long term, as well as small, mini/micro hydropower, solar and wind power for remote and isolated…
Law No. 14/011 (Electricity Sector)
The law has established the National Electrification Agency (AGENA) and National Electrification Fund (FONEL) to increase access to energy in rural areas and secondary cities. The law indicates that renewable energy based systems for rural areas are suited for use in remote…
National Rural and Renewable Energy Programme (NRREP) of Nepal
The National Rural and Renewable Energy Programme (NRREP) is a 5 year initiative (2012-2017) that aims to improve the living standard of rural women and men, reduce dependency on traditional energy and attain sustainable development. It has the following key components:…
Hydro-Electric Power Bill of Guyana
The central element of the hydropower development strategy in Guyana is the Amaila Falls project, which has been under development for several years, with involvement of private investors, IDB and the World Bank. The government plans to invest USD 80 Million from GRIF in the…
Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21)
REN21 is a global policy network that provides a forum for international leadership on renewable energy in which ideas are shared and action is encouraged to promote renewable energy worldwide. Its goal is to bolster policy development for the rapid expansion of renewable…
Act on biocomponents and liquid biofuels
The Act on biocomponents and liquid biofuels of 25 August 2006 stipulates the rules for the economic activity in the production of biocomponents and the marketing of biocomponents and liquid biofuels. Main provisions of the Act : Regulates the terms and conditions for…
FACE (Fonds damortissement des charges délectrification) Programme
Since 1995, this programme has made available a special budget for the electrification of isolated sites. Within this budget, the ficing of RE installations, especially in overseas departments, is also possible. The major objective being to avoid the high costs of installing…
Renewable Energy Tax Excise
According to the Excise Duty Act, electricity produced from renewable energy sources is exempt from excise duty. The exemption is granted on the basis of certificates of origin that certify electricity produced from renewable sources (in accordance with the Energy Law
Norway-Sweden Green Certificate Scheme for electricity production
1 January 2012 a common Norwegian-Swedish certificate market for renewable electricity production was established. The overall target for new renewable electricity production in the common electricity certificate market is 28.4 TWh by the year 2020. The certificate scheme is an…
Specific incentive for renewable energy (prime spécifique en matiere denergies renouvelables)
Incentive for investments in renewable energy by industry. This policy provides capital grants of up to 15% of the eligible investments by industry in: solar, wind and hydro energy, energy resulting from non polluting treatment of industrial and urban waste, biomass (including…
Scheme for Financing Renewable Projects - soft loans
The scheme provides concessional financing for large and small scale renewable energy projects including solar, wind, hydro, biogas, bio-fuels, bagasse cogeneration and geothermal. Ficing is provided on a first come first served basis for projects achieving financial closure…
National Energy Commission Law
The law establishes the National Energy Commision (Consejo Nacional de Energia) which is mandated to promote renewable energy by devising strategies, policies and
Master Plan for Renewable Energy Development (2012-2026)
The objective of the Master Plan is to formulate a strategy for the use of renewable energy between 2012 and 2026. The plan does not set renewable energy targets, but provides scenarios for capacity addition of different renewable energy technologies by 2026, in three stages…
Fiscal Incentive Law for the Promotion of Renewable Electricity Generation
The purpose of this Law is to promote investments in projects based on the use of renewable energy resources (e.g. hydro, geothermal, wind, solar and biomass) for electricity generation. The Law provides fiscal incentives for power plants from wind, solar, biomass, geothermal…
National Energy Policy 2010-2024
The Policy Plan 2010-2024 guides the national actions on energy. It has four principal objectives: Guarantee quality, continuous and affordable energy access. Improve the role of the Government in the development of the energy sector by strengthening the institutional…
General Electricity Law
The law regulates the generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization of energy activities aiming for the rational and efficient use of resources. The law liberalises El Salvador's electricity market and provides the legal framework for the electric system. It…
Reforms to the General Electricity Law
The Decree introduces a number of reforms to regulate different aspects of renewable energy deployment in El Salvador. Grid access: 1- For producers larger than 20MW, the Decree indicates a priority dispatch for biomass, solar and wind power, as well as dispatch rules for…
The Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority Act 2012 (creation of the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority [SREDA])
The Act establishes the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) in order to: ensure energy security and to mitigate risks associated with natural calamities stemming from gobal warming. SREDA came into being in 2014 and is now fully functional as a…
Policy Recommendations for Use of Biodiesel as an Alternative Fuel
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved the “Policy Recommendations for Use of Biodiesel as an Alternative Fuel” which states that: 1. The Ministry of Water & Power in coordination with AEDB is responsible for the National Biodiesel Programme. 2.…
Energy White Paper and Renewable Energy Target
The white paper sets strategic goals for the energy sector of the Brunei Darussalam and provides broad guidelines for achieving these targets in the form of key priority initiatives. According to the whitepaper, Brunei Darussalam produced around 1,700 MWh from renewable energy…
Risk Coverage Fund
The risk coverage fund is dedicated to low enthalpy geothermal plants (with heat distribution networks). It was designed in the early 1980s to cover the risks associated with the long-term exploitation of geothermal sources. The risk coverage scheme was extended in 2000 for 10…
Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff: Solar PV
In March 2011 France adjusted its feed-in tariff system for electricity from solar PV plants. The support framework is now structured along two main systems: A feed-in tariff, adjusted every trimester, for building installation no bigger than 100 kW; and Tenders for building…
Netherlands offshore wind tenders
Following the implementation of the Offshore Wind Energy Act in mid-2015 introducing auction system for offshore wind projects, the Netherlands adopted secondary regulations and opened first technology specific tenders in 2016. Netherlands aims to auctions 700 MW of offshore…
2017 Amendment of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2017)
On 8 th of July 2016 Germany adopted amendment to the Renewable Energy Act (further: EEG 2017). The amendment will enter into force on 1 st of January 2017. The reform introduces public tender procedures for onshore wind, offshore wind, solar and biomass projects in country’s…
Netherlands Offshore Wind Energy Act (Wet Wind op Zee)
Netherland’s Offshore Wind Energy Act was adopted on 24 th of June 2015 and entered into force on 1 st of July 2015. The Act was implemented to simplify and accelerate the decision making process for the realisation of offshore wind projects in an effort to enable country to…
Energy Agreement for Sustainable Growth
The Energy Agreement for Sustainable Growth is a negotiated plan between the government and dozens of organisations and interest groups to propel Netherlands towards the energy transition. The Agreement stipulates ambitious targets: a reduction in final energy consumption…
Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs (III)
Under the Electricity Law 2000, further feed-in tariffs were introduced on 10 July 2005 for perod of 15 to 20 years depending on the technology. Following FIT apply: Biogas and methanisation : between EUR cents 11,9-13,4 /kWh, with an energy efficiency bonus of up to EUR cents…
Offshore wind tendering mechanism
Two tenders have been launched since 2011. In the first one (2011), 2 GW were granted in four zones : Fécamp, Courseulles sur Mer, Saint-Brieuc and Saint Nazaire. In the second one (2013), 1 GW was granted in two zones : Tréport et Noirmoutier Island. A third tender is currently…
Offshore wind tender regulation
The regulation provides detailed conditions of the tender process for the offshore wind plants and the subsidy to be awarded as a result of that process. The regulation stipulates that tenders will seek investors to develop projects in Borssele area Lot I and Lot II. The…
Iraq renewable energy auction
On 20 th of June 2016 the Ministry of Electricity of the Republic of Iraq (the MOE) opened its first renewable energy tender for procurement of 50 MW of solar PV project. The plant will be based in Al-Salman District, Al Muthana Governorate, Iraq and the selected investor will…
National Renewable Action Plan (NREAP)
Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG…
Renewable Energy for Heating and Cooling and Small Interventions Increasing Energy Efficiency Support Scheme (Conto Termico 2.0)
Conto Termico 2.0, in force since May 31st 2016, strengthens and simplifies the support mechanism already introduced by the MD December 28th 2012, which encourages measures to increase energy efficiency and the production of thermal energy from RE. The total annual budget is up…
Panama National Energy Plan 2015–2050
Panama's National Energy Plan 2015–2050 outlines long-term plan for country’s energy sector development, including renewables. The Plan established that 15% of Panama’s generation capacity will come from renewables by 2030 and 50% by
Renewable Energy Act establishing feed-in tariff (FIT) system
The Renewable Energy Act 2011 was enforced on 1st April December 2011 Malaysia establishing the feed-in tariffs (FIT) system with an annual installed capacity caps to 2030. Costs of the system are transferred onto electricity consumers who pay an additional surcharge of 1% on…
Law establishing incentives for construction and operation and maintece of solar PV plants in Panama (Law 37 of 10 June 2013, amended by Law 38 of August 9, 2016) (solar PV auctions)
In 2013 Panama introduced system of reverse auctions for procuring solar PV installations. Auctions are open to private investors who bid for guaranteed electricity prices for period up to 20 years. Projects are selected based on the lowest offered price of the generation. In…
Law establishing incentives for construction and operation of wind plants in Panama (Law No. 44 of 25 April 2011, amended by Law 18 of 26 March 2013) (wind auctions)
In 2011 Panama introduced system of reverse auctions for procuring onshore wind installations. Auctions are open to private investors who bid for guaranteed electricity prices for period of 15 years. Projects are selected based on the lowest offered price of the generation. In…
Paraguay's National Development Plan 2014-2030
Paraguay established renewable energy target in its National Development Plan 2014–2030 . Country’s goal is to reach 60% of renewable energy consumption in total energy consumption by 2030. Additionally, Paraguay aims to reduce by 20% consumption of fossil fuels in country’s…
Kuwait Renewable Energy Target
Kuwait is completely reliant on the burning of fossil fuels for energy generation and water desalination. According to the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW), by 2030, Kuwait’s energy demand will triple. Such demand will pose a great challenge to the energy generation…
Renewable Energy Law for Electricity Production (No.74/2013)
The Law seeks to encourage investment in renewable energy and consequently increasing the contribution of renewable energy electricity to 30% (equivalent to 3,800 MW) of total electricity production by 2030. This law aims to boost investments in the electricity sector, create…
Renewable Energy Deployment Strategy
A bu Dhabi has set a target of 7% renewable energy generation capacity by 2020. The targets are expected to be met by a combination of solar (PV and CSP), wind, and waste-to-energy projects. The 100 MW concentrated solar plant, Shams 1, opened in March 2013 as the first major…
Renewable energy custom tax reduction for renewable equipment
Egypt’s feed-in tariff programme for renewable generation is accompanied by a reduction of 2% in customs on new and renewable energy
New National Renewable Energy Strategy
In February 2008, Egypt's Supreme Council of Energy announced an ambitious plan to generate 20% of the country's electricity from renewable sources by 2020 , including a 12% contribution from wind energy, translating into 7,200 MW of grid-connected wind farms. This ambitious…
Egypt renewable energy tax incentives (Presidential Decree No 17/2015)
In order to further attract energy investments in the energy sector (including renewable energy sector) in the country, in 2015 Egypt adopted substantial amendment to its Investment Law from 1997. Incentives include trimming sales tax to 5% from as high as 10%, and setting…
Feed-in tariff for wind and solar PV projects
In September 2014 the Ministry of Electricity & Energy and the Regulatory Agency launched feed-in tariff support system for solar PV and wind projects with capacity less than 50 MW. The goal of the FIT programme is to boost renewable energy production in Egypt and to reach 2300…
National Renewable Action Plan (NREAP)
Under the EU Directive 2009/28/EC member countries of the European Union are obliged to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining pathway which will allow them to meet their 2020 renewable energy, energy efficiency and GHG…
Biofuels blending mandate
The Ethanol Petrol Blending Regulations SI 144 entered into force in 2011 introducing standards for ethanol blending with a 10% ratio for gasoline. In 2013 the blending mandate was increased to 15% and than decresed to 5% in 2015 due to low
Uganda Biofuels Blending Mandate
Uganda Biofuel Act in June 2015 is brought to the adoption to the Parliament. If adopted, the Act will introduce a 20% biofuel blending mandate to the petroleum sold in