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Namibia Feed-in Tariff
In April 2015 Namibia started the Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff programme for biomass, solar PV and wind projects. Projects of 500 kW to 5 MW size are eligible for the support. Feed-in tariff support is awarded for period of 20 years. Tariffs are paid in Namibian dollars and…
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,…
National Renewable Action Plan (NREAP)
EU Member Countries were obliged under Directive 2009/28/EC to draft and submit to the European Commission National Renewable Action Plans (NREAPs) outlining their plan to reach 2020 targets. Lithuania is mandated by the European Union to increase share of renewable energy…
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…
Seaway Signals Converted to Use Renewable Energy
In 2000, the Japanese government concluded a voluntary agreement with industry to change the energy source of signs and markings in seaways (e.g. buoys and lighthouses) to renewable sources such as solar or
Energy Act
The act regulates the grid connection of plants, the generation and transmission of electricity and its pricing. It also regulates the access of electricity from renewable sources to the grid and contains provisions for the support of electricity from renewable sources. It…
Ireland Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP)
?The OREDP identifies the opportunity for the sustainable development of Ireland’s abundant offshore renewable energy resources for increasing indigenous production of renewable electricity, thereby contributing to reductions in our greenhouse gas emissions, improving the…
Electricity Market Reform (EMR)
Electricity Market Reform is a package of reforms for the electricity sector of UK introduced in April 2013. The main four measures regulated and introduced by the EMR are: Contracts-for-Difference (CfD) for renewable electricity generators designed to gradually replace…
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…
National Energy 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…
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,…
Decree No. 449 on the Mechanism for the Promotion of Renewable Energy on the Wholesale Electricity and Market
The Decree No. 449 established mechanism supports renewable electricity deployment through capacity markets. Selected renewable power projects receive capacity payments for a period of 15 years for maintaining readiness to generate electricity on demand. In the case when power…
Biofuels Quota Act
The Biofuels Quota Act sets a minimum level of biofuels that must be used in road transport in Germany. Since 2010, the total biofuels quota has been set at 6.25% based on energy content. As of 2015, this quota is to be replaced by a climate protection quota, which will…
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
Decision on support mechanisms for the development of waste-to-energy power projects in Vietnam (feed-in tariff)
On 20 th of June 2014 the regulation on feed-in tariff support for waste-to-energy power plants entered into force. The tariff level is set to VND 2,114/kWh for power projects using solid waste and VND 1,532/kWh for a period of 20
Law on establishing the promotion system of energy production from renewable energy
Law no. 220/2008 interposed energy quota obligation and green certificate systems for electricity generated from renewable energy sources. Main objective of the law is to stimulate investments and electricity production from REs. Implementation of law 220/2008 is a part of…
Accelerated depreciation tas relief for renewable energy projects
Fixed assets of clean and renewable energy projects for power generation are entitled for accelerated depreciation tax
Biodiesel blending mandate
In 2012 the Energy Policy and Planning Office Ministry of Energy introduced domestic blending mandate of 5% biodiesel blend in diesel fuel. On 1st of January 2014 the biodiesel blending mandate was increased to 7%. The goal is to reach 10% blend by
Decision on support mechanisms for the development of biomass power project in Vietnam (biomass feed-in tariff)
On 25 th of March 2014 the government of Vietnam promulgated the Decision on support mechanisms for the development of combined heat and power (CHP) power plants using biomass. The mechanism took form of feed-in tariff and entered into force on 5 th of October 2014. The tariff…
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…
Blueprint of National Energy Management (2005-2025)
The 2005-2025 National Energy Blueprint identifies short- and long-term development objectives in the electricity sector. In addition to targets on increasing electrification levels, infrastructure expansion, reduction of subsidies and improvement in efficiency, the Blueprint…
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…
National Team for Biofuel Development and Biofuel Roadmap (Decree No. 10/2006)
This sector specific decree is meant to accelerate the use of biofuel as a replacement fossil-based fuel. To do so, the Ministry created the National Team for Biofuel Development (TIMNAS BBP). This team supports and co-ordinates communication between government offices, public…
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…
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…
Income tax reduction for energy development projects (MoF Regulation No. 21/2010)
Adjustments to income tax on energy development projects, including net income reduction, accelerated depreciation, dividends reduced for foreign investors and compensation for losses. For example, incentives for geothermal projects include an investment credit of 20% of the…
Electricity Law (No. 30/2009)
According to Indonesia’s Electricity Law, the government’s objective for electricity development is to ensure the availability of good quality electricity in sufficient quantity, and at reasonable prices in order to improve the welfare of the people. As such, domestic and…
Medium-Scale Power Generation using Renewable Energy (Ministerial Regulation No. 2/2006)
Obliges electric utility PLN to purchase electricity generated from renewable energy from facilities with a capacity between 1 MW and 10 MW. Feed-in-tariffs (10 year puchase contracts, may be extended): Low voltage: 60% of utility’s generation costs Medium voltage: 80% 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…
Provision and Utilization of Biofuel (Presidential Instruction No. 1/2006)
The Presidential Instruction No. 1/2006 on Bi ofuel Supply and Utilization established the framework for coordination among ministries to promote the supply and use of biofuel. It designates the responsibility of ministries on formulating and implementing policies, including…
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…
Biofuel Blending (Ministry Regulation No. 25/2013)
Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Regulation No. 25/2013 is an ambitious biofuel program that aims to diversify domestic biodiesel consumption beyond the transportation sector (Indonesia’s main biodiesel consumer). Regulation 25 amends MEMR Regulation…
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…
Small Distributed Power Generation Using Renewable Energy (Ministerial Regulation No. 1122 K/30/MEM/2002)
The Ministerial Regulation on Small Distributed Power Generation Using Renewable Energy was implemented in 2002 with the objective of promoting small-scale renewable energy power plants, by allowing enterprises to sell their power production or surplus power to the local…
Green Energy Policy (Ministerial Decree No. 2/2004)
The Green Energy Policy (Ministerial Decree No. 2/2004) identifies Indonesia’s strategy to maximise the utilisation of its renewable energy potential and to build public awareness of energy efficiency measures. The government provides incentives for the development of local…
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP)
Under EU Directive 2009/28/EC all EU countries were obliged to draft and submit detailed roadmaps of how they are planning to reach their EU 2020 targets. In 2010 Romania structured and submitted to the EU its National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) in which it outlines…
Methodology to establish service charges for transmission of renewable electricity (Metodología para la determinación de los cargos por servicios de transmisión de energía eléctrica para fuente de energía renovable)
This policy seeks to develop a clear methodology for application by the Federal Commission of Electricity (CFE) to establish the service charges for transmission of electricity from renewable energy resources This piece of regulation was introduced to improve the overall…
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
National Strategy for the Energy Sector
In February 2012, Chile implemented the new National Strategy for the Energy Sector , aimed at expanding the sector capacity, supporting non conventional renewable sources (ERNC) and promoting the sustainable ficing of the system . The Strategy is built on six main goals,…
Overseas Renewable Energy Development Assistance Programme
The UAE government has established renewable energy as a key focus of its development assistance portfolio, totaling over US$700 million since 2013. In the flagship fund, the government (through the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development) has set aside US$350 million in soft loans for…
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…
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.…
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…
National Energy Act (No 34 of 2008)
To ensure that diverse energy resources are available, in sustainable quantities and at affordable prices, to the South African economy in support of economic growth and poverty alleviation, taking into account environmental management requirements and interactions amongst…
Law on Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources for the Purpose of Generating Electrical Energy - No. 5346
The purpose of this law is to: expand the utilization of renewable energy sources for generating electric energy, benefit from these resources in a secure, economic and qualified manner, increase the diversification of energy resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions,…
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…
Preferential Tax Regimes for Biofuels
A reduced excise duty rate was introduced for biodiesel in July 2002 and bioethanol in 2005, set at GBP 0.20 lower than the rate applicable to diesel and unleaded petrol. Producers of bioblend and bioethanol blend also benefit from the reduced rate of excise duty, as the…
Royal Decree Law 20/2012 on measures to ensure fiscal stability and to promote competitiveness
It contains measures for the suppression of mismatches between costs and revenues in the electricity sector as an extra territorial access
Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme
The Bio-energy Infrastructure Scheme was launched on 15 October 2004. Defra administers the Scheme for England, Wales & Northern Ireland. The Forestry Commission administers it for Scotland. The Scheme provides grants to: - farmers and foresters to set up producer groups to…
Methane to Markets Partnership
As a founding member of the Partnership, the United Kingdom serves on its Steering Committee, and the Technical Subcommittees of Agriculture, Oil and Gas, Landfill and Coal. Launched by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2004, the Methane to Markets Partnership is an…