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2010-2019 Plan for Energy Expansion
In December 2010, Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy approved the new 2010-2019 Decennial Plan for Energy Expansion. Such plan implements the phasing out of fossil fuel power plants construction by 2014 and foresees major expansions in the hydro and wind grid-connected power…
Electric Social Compensation Fund (FOSE)
The Electric Social Compensation Fund (FOSE) promotes profitable RE private investment in off-grid power in rural towns, through subsidies, as part of a social inclusion policy. The FOSE (legislated through Law No. 27510 of 2001) intends to promote electricity access to all…
New Regulations of Electricity Generation from Renewable Energy
This legal instrument amends the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 1002, based on the experience of auction calls carried out in 2010, which were governed by the provisions of the Supreme Executive Order No. 050-2008-EM. It specifies in detail, among others, the requirements…
Renewable Energy Plan 2011 - 2020
The Royal Decree 661/2007 and the Sustainable Economy Law require the Government to draw up renewable energy plans in order to reach the renewable energy national targets. Hence, the Renewable Energy Plan (REP) 2011-2020 has been officially produced, and via IDAE (Institute for…
Funding for Using Willow as a Renewable Energy Source
The Northern Irish Ministry of Agriculture will fund the use of willow as a renewable energy. The Challenge Fund for Short Rotation Coppice Energy Crops aims to increase the amount of willow grown for an energy end use. The Challenge Fund is open to farmers, District Councils,…
Mandatory Use of Renewables by Public Buildings
The mandate of renewable energy use in public buildings applies to newly or extended or reconstructed buildings that exceeds more than 3,000 square meters. Those buildings that fall under this category should generate a minimum of 10% of the building total energy demand from new…
National Program of Local and Renewable Energy Sources Development
National Program of Local and Renewable Energy Sources Development was adopted on 10 May 2011. The main goal of the program is to increase the use of domestic energy sources in years 2011-2015. By 2015 share of local energy sources in the energy balance must be no less than 30%.…
Energy Standardisation Programme
In September 2007, the government of Belarus adopted a broad-ranging programme to develop technical regulations, standardisation and conformity assessment in the energy conservation sector. Along with various regulations determining energy end-use and efficiency measurements,…
Resolution on Feed-in Tariffs for electricity generated from renewable energy sources
On the basis of the Law on Renewable Energy Sources Ministry of Economy established guaranteed feed-in tariff (FIT) rates for electricity generated from renewable energy sources. FIT are set for installations with a capacity up to 750 kW for period of 20 years. All legal…
The Lithuanian Environmental Investment Fund (LEIF)
The establishment of the Lithuanian Environmental Investment Fund (LEIF) was foreseen in the Strategy for Environmental Protection of Lithuania that was adopted in 1996 . Changed Statute of the Fund was approved in 2010. The main goal of the LEIF is to support public and…
Eskom Solar Water Heating Rebate Programme
In early 2008, the wholly state-owned energy utility Eskom launched a programme to support the large-scale introduction of solar water heating. The programme is driven by the government’s target for renewable energy to contribute 10 000 gigawatt hours (GWh) of final energy…
National renewable energy inventory
As indicated in the LAERFTE, it is mandatory for the Energy Secretariat to develop a National Renewable Energy Inventory to provide private and public actor, and the society in general, with reliable information on renewable resources in
Accelerated Depreciation for Environmental Investment. (Depreciación acelerada para inversiones que reportan beneficios ambientales)
Starting in early 2005, investments in environmentally friendly technologies, including renewable energy technology could benefit from accelerated depreciation. Investors are thus allowed to deduct up to 100% of the investment in the first year for renewable energy projects, as…
Law on Alternative Liquid and Gaseous Fuels
Adopted in 2000, the law on alternative liquid and gaseous fuels introduces the framework for financial mechanisms to stimulate biofuels and other alternative fuels that are not necessarily renewable in order to stimulate their increase up to 20% of the total amount of fuel…
Law on Alternative Energy Sources
The 2003 Law on Alternative Energy Sources defines the legislative, economic, ecological and organisational framework for the use of renewable and non-traditional energy. While the law does not provide for specific ficial, economic and regulatory support, it provides official…
Programme for State Support of Non-traditional and Renewable Energy Sources
The 1997 Programme for State Support of Non-traditional and Renewable energy Sources established a target to meet 10% of domestic energy demand with non-traditional and renewable energy by 2010. This was complemented by sector specific programmes, such as the 1997 comprehensive…
Plug in vehicles
This scheme applies solely on the purchase of new electric powered vehicles for personal use that derives its motive power exclusively from an electric motor, which vehicle has never been registered in any country and which vehicle must meet a set of criteria to be eligible for…
Feed-in tariffs included in the 3851 RE Law
The 2010 Renewable Energy Law also includes a complete set of feed-in tariffs set up for electricity generated from various renewable energy sources. Such tariffs modify the 2009 tariffs established for electricity from solar PV plants and implemented tariffs for other sources.…
Green Electricity Act 2012
Notification by European Comission in February 2012; Targets for additional installations in the period 2010 to 2020 according to the Green Electricity Act: Hydro 1,000 MW, Wind 2,000 MW, PV 1,200 MW, Biomas and Biogas 200 MW, depending on availability of ressorces; Green…
New Tariffs for Renewables
In 2001, the buy-back tariffs for renewables were increased (up to 25% for wind energy), in order to develop more electricity generation under the special regime for co-generation and
Framework for Power Cogeneration 2013 Bagasse and Biomass
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet in its meeting held on 6 March 2013, approved the ‘Framework for Power Cogeneration 2013 Bagasse and Biomass’ as an addendum to the Renewable Energy Policy. This framework shall be effective for all high-pressure…
Standardization Program of Electrical Networks
The standarization Programme of Electrical networks aims for technical improvement and standarization of power grids and facilities in rural or urban condistions. This programme provides funding for projects: many calls for projects have been completed since the inception in…
Obligatory blends for Ethanol (E8 & E10), and the faculty to increment the blends (Decree 4892)
Decree 4892 requires obligatory blends for ethanol between 8% and 10% (E8 and E10). It also gives the authority to the Ministry of Mines and Energy to establish blends of ethanol and biodiesel above 10% starting from 1 January 2013. The mandatory requirement of E85 on all…
Programme for Rational and Efficient Use of Energy and Other Forms of Non-Conventional Energy (Resolution 180919)
The Indicative Action Plan 2010-2015 seeks to promote the rational and efficient use of energy and to encourage the participation of non-conventional forms of energy in the national grid and in non-connected regions. The RE (non-conventional energy sources - FNCE) related parts…
Tax exemptions and incentives for ethanol producers (Law 788)
As part of a wider tax reform, ethanol destined for blending with gasoline for motor vehicles was exempted from the global tax on gasoline. Ethanol, as a fuel, was exempted from VAT. According to Article 18 of the law, the sale of electricity generated from wind, biomass and…
Solar Thermal Energy
The Decree regulates some obligations (previously set up by Solar Power Act N° 18.585) on health care centres, hotels, sports clubs and public buildings for water heating, on a progressive basis. The Decree also establishes some tax exemptions for the acquisiton of solar panels.…
Tax exemptions for renewable energy equipment
Amendment 3 to the 2010 regulations of the Goods and Services Tax Act of 2001 (Regulation 163F) states that “Goods imported to be used in the process of conservation, generation or production of renewable or environment friendly energy sources, as endorsed by the Seychelles…
Reference Pricelist Record for the calculation of Electrical Energy purchase prices from Renewable Energy Sources
The Reference Pricelist Record is used to calculate the electricity purchase prices from renewable energy sources. According to the record, the ceiling tariff for the sale of electric energy generated by renewable energy facilities is set at: 85, 135, 120, 90 and 60 fils/kWh for…
Long-term Strategy for the use of Agricultural and Non-agricultural Crops for Industrial Purposes
The objective of the Long-term Strategy for the use of agricultural and non-agricultural crop-plants for industrial purposes is to, based on the current developments in Slovakia, make an inventory of current knowledge about potentials of individual biomass types to be used as…
Minimum biofuel requirement
In 2006, a Government Decree on the minimum proportion of fuels produced from renewable sources in petrol and diesel marketed within the Slovak Republic was established. The level of obligation was fixed at 2% from the end of 2006 till 2008, 3.75% for the year 2009, and then at…
Biofuels sales requirement: Transport Biofuels Act 2007
Since 1 January 2007, petrol and diesel producers and suppliers, such as oil companies and traders are obliged deliver a certain percentage (in terms of energy value) of their petrol and diesel sales in the Netherlands in the form of biofuels. In 2007 this amount was 2%, rising…
National Photovoltaic Rural Electrification Programme
Through the National Photovoltaic Rural Electrification programme, rural communities in Botswana can utilise a ficing scheme to purchase photovoltaic systems repayable over 4 years with interest. The government underlines that solar water heating has been found to be…
Green Funds
In March 2010, the Dutch government implemeted a renewed Green Fund Scheme. The government issues green certificates (maximum duration 10 years) for projects in the fields of nature conservation, forestry, landscape, sustainable aquaculture, renewable energy, sustainable barge,…
White Paper on Innovative Activity for Environmentally Friendly Gas Technologies
A White Paper on Innovative Activity for Environmentally Friendly Gas Technologies was submitted for governmental approval in August 2004. The White Paper addresses three key energy policy matters in Norway: - Efforts to promote environmentally friendly technologies to produce…
Extension of the Law on Reduced VAT for Residential Renewable Energy Equipment
Under the 2003 Finance Law, the reduced VAT rates applying to equipment for renewable energy production and use which is installed in primary or secondary residencies built for more than two years has been extended until 31 December 2003. The VAT rate is 5.5% in France and…
Pilot Bioheat Boiler Deployment Programme
The "Pilot Bioheat Boiler Deployment Programme" is a sub-programme of measured support under the Renewable Energy RD&D Programme that stimulates the biomass heat market. The Programme is aimed at accelerating the uptake of biomass boilers for space heating in Ireland by…
Decree-Law no. 189/88 (IPP Law)
The Independent Power Production (IPP) Law was introduced in 1988, revised in 1995 and 1999, for consistency with the implementation of a new regulatory framework for the electricity sector. The IPP Law allows for public or private entities or private individuals to generate…
National System of sustainability certification for Biofuels
The verification of compliance with the sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids of art. 18 Directive 2009/28/EC implemented by Decree 28/2011 has been transposed by means of Legislative Decree No. 55 of 2011 which also implements Directive 30/2009/EC. Decree 55/2011…
Excise tax exemption for electricity generated from renewable energy sources
The National Council of the Slovak Republic, on 28 November 2007, adopted the Act on Excise tax from electricity, coal and natural gas, which exempts electricity produced from renewable sources from electricity excise tax (SKK 0.02/kWh from 2008 to 2009, and SKK 0.04/kWh from…
Transposition of Biofuels Directive 2003/30/EC - Mineral Oil Tax Revision/Fuel Ordice Amendment 2009
The EU Biofuels Directive provides indicative targets for the use of biofuels in the transport sector. In November 2004, the directive was transposed into Austrian law through an amendment to the Fuel Ordice. This amendment stipulates that all companies that put fuels in…
Promotion of High Efficiency Cogeneration
The ministerial decree of 4th August, 2011 contains the new Annexes which partly replace and supplement the Annexes of the Decree no. 20/2007 that implements Directive 2004/8/EC on the promotion of cogeneration (CHP). This measure defines the new calculation method for the…
Ecodesign requirements for energy-related products
Legislative decree No.15 of 16.2.2011 establishes a framework for the placing on the market, putting into service and the free movement of energy related products, excluding categories of means of transport of passengers and goods. The products, under Article 9, before being…
Tax Relief
The tax relief scheme, part of Finance Act 1998, came into effect in 1999. Corporate equity investments in certain renewable energy projects, namely hydro, solar, wind power and biomass, are eligible for tax relief in the form of a deduction from a companys profits for an…
Environmental Protection Act
Main objective of the Act is preservation of the natural environment and healthy conditions for sustainable development. The Environmental Protection Act regulates: environmental protection and sustainable development principles, protection of environmental components and…
Declaration on Environmental Protection
Being aware of damaging results of fossil fuels based economy on natural environment and quality of lives of future generations, government of Croatia hereby declares that all futures actions, policies and projects will be drawn with respect to environmental protection and…
Greener Homes Scheme
The Greener Homes Scheme provides grants to homeowners who intend to purchase a new renewable energy heating system. Originally the sheme covered both new and existing housing, but is now restricted to existing housing with new measures dealing with new housing under building…
Ghana Energy Development and Access Project (GEDAP)
The Ghana Energy Development and Access Project is a co-operative project to improve electricity sector performance, undertaken by the Ghanaian government and a set of international institutions, mainly the World Bank, the Swiss Economic Cooperation and the African Development…
Energy for Poverty Alleviation and Economic Growth: Policy Framework, Programmes and Projects
The provision of adequate, reliable and competitive energy supply is a prerequisite that will underpin the growth of the national economy. It is the objective of the Government of Ghana to develop reliable and affordable energy delivery systems that promote the development of…
Ghana Energy Development and Access Project (GEDAP
The Ghana Energy Development and Access Project is a cooperation project between the Ghanaian government and a set of international institutions, mainly the World Bank, the Swiss Economic Cooperation and the African Development Bank, to improve Ghanaian electricity sector…
Integrated Energy Plan for the Republic of South Africa
South Äfricas Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) was adopted on 19 March 2003. It focuses on South Africas energy needs from a holistic prospective and seeks to determine to what extent reliance should be placed on different energy sources such as coal, gas, renewable energy and…