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Least Cost Power Development Plan 2011-2031
Kenya’s power industry generation and transmission system planning is undertaken on the basis of a 20 year rolling Least Cost Power Development Plan (LCPDP), updated every year. It is estimated that 2011 peak load will grow 13 times by the year 2031. Forecasted peak demand for…
Feed-in-Tariffs for Biomass and Municipal Waste (Ministerial Regulation No. 27/2014 and No. 44/2015)
Ministerial Regulation No. 27/2014 on feed-in tariffs for bioenergy projects replaces Ministerial Regulation No. 19/2013. Effectively, the remuneration levels are increased both for biomass and biogas generators. Only projects under 10 MW capacity are eligible for the support…
Strategic National Energy Plan (SNEP) 2006-2020
The Energy Commission of Ghana is required by law to prepare, review and periodically update indicative national plans to ensure the countrys energy needs are met in a sustainable manner. The goal of the Strategic National Energy Plan (SNEP) is to contribute to the development…
Global Energy Transfer Feed-in Tariff (GET FIT) Programme Uganda
The main purpose of the GET FiT Program Uganda is to fast-track a portfolio of up to 15 small-scale RE generation projects (1MW-20MW) promoted by private developers with a total installed capacity of roughly 125MW. This will help to add much-needed clean generation capacity,…
Vietnam Renewable Energy Development Strategy 2016-2030 with outlook until 2050 (REDS)
In November 2015 government of Vietnam adopted Renewable Energy Development Strategy 2016-2030 with outlook until 2050 (REDS) coming into force in 2016. The Strategy guides renewable energy development in the country setting clear medium and long-term goals. Special focus is set…
National Power Development Plan 7 (PDPD7 – revised)
Vietnam adjusted its National Power Development Plan in March 2016 based on findings of recently adopted Vietnam Renewable Energy Development Strategy 2016-2030 with outlook until 2050 (REDS). Both legislations reflect the same targets and aim to increase renewable energy…
Scaling up Renewable Energy Programme for Tanzania (SREP Tanzania)
The project aims to catalyse the generation of about 100 MW , developed by the private sector, with public-sector support targeted to overcome the higher-risk phases of development, and thus make geothermal energy a reliable, low-cost, and significant contributor to Tanzania's…
Mali tax exemption on renewable energy equipment (Décret n°2014-0816/P-RM)
Renewable energy equipment is exempted form VAT, import duties and other taxes except of the community and community solidarity levies and statistical
Ceiling Price for Geothermal (Ministerial Regulation No. 17/2014)
Regulation of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 17/2014 is the fourth revision of tariffs for geothermal power projects. With the three previous revisions, the Government has moved from a regime that applied different tariffs depending on voltage or capacity, to one…
New and Renewable Energy Equipment Certification
The certification scheme for NRE facilities was designed to guarantee the quality of domestically manufactured facilities, to build consumer confidence and promote the commercialization of technologies by providing reliable performance evaluation and standardization. The…
National Biofuels Policy
The main aim of the policy and strategy is to strengthen biofuel production and establishing guidelines for the development of the sector. The implementation of the plan and strategy is in three phases starting with the "pilot phase" from 2012 to 2015. This phase sees the…
Auctioning decree (77-2006)
In 2006 the decree auctioned 20 MW for wind power, 20 MW for biomass and 20 MW for mini-hydro. The individual generators were not allowed to exceed a power of 10MW. The decree states that the National Electricity Utility (UTE) will auction special contracts for purchase…
National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty II (NSGRP)
The NSGRP II was prepared in consultation with various stakeholders and development partners as a short and medium term mechanism for sector development. It devises implementation strategies for economic growth and poverty reduction. The strategy sets short and medium term…
National Interest in Bioenergy
The Law declares bioenergy as a national interest for Uruguay. This declaration is aligned with the national energy
Zanzibar Vision 2020
The Zanzibar Vision 2020 is the overall framework guiding all development plans and policies for eradicating poverty, The Vision's policy on sustainable provision of energy is to ensure adequate, environmentally sound, alternative and sustained energy supplies for easing…
Environmental Impact Assessment
This decree states the requirement for environmental impact analysis for electricity generation projects. It also includes the requirement for a decommissioning plan and a decommissioning guarantee which is determined on a case-by-case basis. The following renewable energy…
Tax incentives for renewable energy
Under the VAT Act 2013 and VAT (Amendment) Act 2014, Kenya offers an exemption from value added tax (VAT) and import duties for supplies imported or bought for the construction of a power-generating plant or for geothermal exploration, as well as certain plant and machinery.…
Wind auction (424-2011)
Given the below-expected prices obtained in the 2011 auction from the 159/2011 Decree, the Decree 424/2011 was set in order to allow developers who were unsuccessful with the 159/2011 decree to be awarded PPAs at USD 63.5/MWh for projects up to 50MW. The project developers had…
National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
In the energy sector actions under the programme include mobilization of investment to promote new and renewable energies (solar, photovoltaic and biogas in public areas and households in the rural area). In the water sector the adaptation programme includes provision of…
Private generation of wind energy
The Decree 158/012 allows industrial consumers, which generate wind energy, to establish contracts with the National Electricity Utility (UTE). The contracts are defined for three different types of generation configurations: on-site generation, off-site generation and…
Renewable Energy Fund for off-grid solutions
The Government has opened a Renewable Energy Fund Account with a 7.9 million Pula (bwp) grant from the Global Environment Fund as seed money. The Fund is aimed at subsidizing renewable energy technologies for off-grid solutions especially for applications including solar water…
Decentralized Rural Electrification Strategy (2015-2017)
The DRE Strategy aims to maximize the social impact of decentralized renewable energy and tackle challenges at all levels from household to policy. A key objective is to bring the benefits of modern energy technologies to rural children and families and promote transfer of…
Solar Photovoltaic Methodology
The methodology for the evaluation of the minnimum national component of the investment schedule which is attached is an integral part of this resolution. These procurement procedures should be applied to the contracts signed by the electricity utility (UTE), pursuant to the…
Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC)
The Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC) was established to provide financing options with the aim of facilitating investment in renewable energy projects. It works with development partners and financial institutions to offer the following services: Partial…
Solar Photovoltaic Dispatch
The law stipulates the conditions for grid dispatch of solar PV. It states that solar PV based electricity will be considered to have zero marginal cost. The solar PV generation will be dispatched if the plants and the solar resource are available and there are no technical…
Wind Dispatch
The law stipulates the conditions for grid dispatch of wind power. It states that wind based electricity will be considered to have zero marginal cost. The wind plants shall be dispatched provided they are available, the wind resource is there, and that there are no operating…
Law on biofuels
The law promotes and regulates the production, commercialization and the use of biofuels. It also aims to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases under the terms of the Kyoto Protocol. It mandates a 5% bioethanol blend after 2015 and 5% biodiesel blend starting in 2012. The…
Zambia Solar PV Tender
On 16 th of February 2016 Zambia’s Industrial Development Corporation Limited (IDC) formally issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a combined 100MW of solar PV power tender Round 1. The tender is organised within Scaling Solar Zambia program that is supported by World Bank…
Subsidy for solar PV with storage installations (Programm zur Förderung von PV-Batteriespeichern)
Germany on 1st of March will start a new EUR 30m programme to support investments into the battery storage of electricity generated from PV residential installations in order to strengthen grid services of solar plants and help cost reduction. The programme will last until 2018.…
Zambia Scaling Solar Programme
In July 2015, the President of the Republic of Zambia, formally directed the Industrial Development Corporation Limited (IDC) to drive the urgent development and installation of at least 600 MW of solar power , in order to redress the current power deficit in Zambia and…
Morocco Net-Metering legislation (Law n°58-15)
In the end of 2015 the government of Morocco adopted Law n°58-15 amending renewable energy law and introducing net-metering scheme for solar PV and onshore wind plants. Only power plants connected to the high-voltage grid may participate. Those connected to the middle- and…
Morocco Renewable Power Tenders (MASEN)
Since 2010 Moroccan government is tendering new solar and wind capacity through auctions in order to meet country’s renewable energy targets and in order to increase capacity production for growing energy demand. MASEN is responsible for auctioning solar PV capacity while ONE…
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)
The National Renewable Energy Action Plan until year 2020 is a comprehensive document summarizing the national renewable energy policies, forecasting final energy consumption and setting out renewable energy targets and forecast trajectories until 2020. The Action Plan is one…
National renewable energy registry
A national registry has been created to provide information and control regarding all activities related to renewable energy, including equipment, and projects in research and development stage. The types of renewables included in this registry are: Solar, Wind, Hydro, Biomass,…
Law on Geothermal Resources and Natural Mineral Waters - Law No 5686
This Law sets forth the rules and principles for exploring, producing and protecting geothermal and natural mineral water resources. Geothermal and natural mineral waters belong to the state. A special licence is required to carry out exploration activities. The licence may be…
Law on simplification of procedures for land acquisition for the construction of the production of heat, electricity from renewable energy and biofuels
The Law was approved on 2 nd of February 2016 by the Committee of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Agricultural Policy and Land Relations. The second step for the Law is to be voted in the Ukraine’s Parliament. If the Law will come into force the key provisions will be: Mandatory…
2014 Energy Policy (2035 and 2050 Horizon)
The Energy Policy of the Slovak Republic (Energy Policy) is the strategic document defining the energy sector's primary objectives and priorities to 2035 with a view to 2050. The Energy Policy is a component of Slovakia's national economic strategy given that ensuring…
Strategic Energy Plan (2014)
In April 2014, the Cabinet of Japanese government formulated the “Strategic Energy Plan.” This plan is the basis for the orientation of Japan’s new energy policy, considering the dramatic changes in energy environments inside and outside Japan, including those caused by the…
Naturemade Labelling Scheme
Specific provisions were developed to protect other renewables from competition with large hydropower plants and to create an incentive to develop non-hydro renewables. The marketers of all Naturemade certified electricity must guarantee that at least 5% of their certified…
Mineral Oil Tax Exemption for Biofuels
The mineral tax exemption for biofuels entered into force on 1 July 2008. This exempts fuels produced from renewable feedstock from the mineral oil tax, provided that they prove they have a positive aggregate environmental impact and are produced under socially acceptable…
Law on Establishment of NEDO
After the oil price crises in the 1970s, the Japanese government enacted the Law Concerning Promotion of Development and Introduction of Oil Alternative Energy in 1980 and implemented measures for development and introduction of alternatives to oil, including renewable energy.…
Ground-mounted PV Auction Ordice
As part of the reform of the German Renewable Energy Law in 2014 renewable energy capacity will be procured in Germany via auction system from 2017. In order to ease in to the new system Germany introduced pilot version of the auction system for ground-mounted solar PV. The aim…
Obligation for CO2 Compensation by Fuel Importers
Importers of transportation fuels are obliged to compensate up to 10% of the fuel related carbon emissions by domestic projects. Domestic projects can be in other sectors than transporation, but they must be additional to exisiting measures such as the building refurbishment…
Nova Scotia Electricity Sector Regulations
Nova Scotia has implemented two separate regulations to address emissions from the electricity sector and enhance the supply of renewables. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations: Nova Scotia has implemented a mandatory declining cap on GHG emissions from electricity generation…
The New Zealand Waste Strategy
The New Zealand Waste Strategy outlines the Government's strategic direction for waste management and minimisation in New Zealand. The New Zealand Waste Strategy 2002 was reviewed and replaced by the New Zealand Waste Strategy 2010. The ‘zero waste’ vision of the 2002 Strategy…
Renewable Energy Target (RET)
The Renewable Energy Target (RET) is designed to deliver a 23.5% share for renewables in Australia’s electricity mix by 2020. The RET legislation includes a legislated annual Large-Scale Renewable Generation Targets (LRET), rising to 33,000 gigawatt-hours of renwable energy by…
SADC Energy Protocol
The SADC Energy Protocol is a regional framework for energy cooperation among Sounthern African countries whose objectives include (1) harmonization of energy policies, strategies and programmes (2) cooperation in development of energy and energy pooling, (3) cooperation in…
2025 Angola Long Term Strategy
The Angola 2025 Long Term Strategy establishes global strategic objectives and includes the 2013 - 2017 Action Plan for Energy. The objective is to achieve 60% basic energy access. According to the strategy, the implementation of a renewable energy development policy is a key…
General Environmental Law no. 05/98
The law outlines the principles for the protection, preservation and conservation of the environment and use of natural resources. It requires all actitivities or undertakings with immediate or long term effects on the environment to be analyzed in advance. It also provides for…
Regional Policy for Universal Access to Modern Energy 2014 - 2030
Angola is a member of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS)and subscribes to the White Paper on Regional Policy for Universal Access to Modern Energy 2014 - 2030. This is a regional roadmap for achieving 54% access to modern energy which mostly involves…