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Chauffe-eau Solaires dans les DOM
This programme grants investment support for solar thermal installations in Frances overseas departments (DOM). By 2003, the volume of solar water heaters installed was 13 000 representing a surface of solar collectors of 45 000 m2. The programmes initial objective had already…
Wallonia's 1995 Environment Plan for Sustainable Development
Wallonias 1995 Environment Plan for Sustainable Development, which was developed as a plan to reduce CO2 emissions, includes an aim to increase renewable energy use to 3% of energy consumption by 2000 and 5% by
The Electricity Law (No. 13/2007 and No.123/2012)
The Electricity Law (No. 13/2007) was created mainly due to necessity to adjust electricity sector of Romania to the provisions included in EU Directives 54/2003/CE and 8/2004/CE. In comparison to the Electricity Law (No. 318/2003) it outlines in detail licensing matter…
Decree No. 45/2001/ND-CP on electric power operation and use
In this decree, there are many new positive points suitable to electricity operation and use as follows: * Diversification of investment forms; Apart from EVN (Electricity of Vietnam), organisations and inviduals who are Vietnamese or foreigners, if eligible, are allowed to…
Act Creating the Department of Energys Rationale for the Organization and Functions of Government Agencies Related to Energy and Other Related Purposes
It is hereby declared the policy of the State: (a) to ensure a continuous, adequate, and economic supply of energy with the end in view of ultimately achieving self-reliance in the countrys energy requirements through the integrated and intensive exploration, production,…
Act to Promote the Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources
Current incentives for geothermal service contractors are enumerated under Presidential Decree No. 1442, otherwise known as "An Act to Promote the Exploration and Development of Geothermal Resources". These are: 1. Recovery of operating expenses not exceeding 90 percent of the…
Canadian Renewable Energy Network
The Canadian Renewable Energy Network (CanREN) was created through the efforts of Natural Resources Canada and its stakeholders. Its purpose is to increase the understanding of renewable energy to accelerate the development and commercialisation of renewable energy technologies.…
National Greenhouse Strategy (NGS)
The National Greenhouse Strategy (NGS), launched in 1998, was a broad strategy for all levels of government, and included an energy component. Progressive restructuring of the electricity and gas industries led to greater competition amongst generators, supply efficiency…
National Biomass Ethanol Programme
A National Biomass Ethanol Programme was introduced in late 1994 that makes a repayable line of credit available to registered ethanol producers, in the event that changes in the future tax treatment of fuel ethanol and other factors affect the economic viability of ethanol…
Strategic Investment Coordination (SIC)
The Strategic Investment Coordination (SIC) process is designed to attract to Australia, on a case-by-case basis, projects with significant net economic or strategic benefit to Australia. This includes renewable energy
RETScreen International
The RETScreen International Clean Energy Decision Support Centre seeks to build the capacity of planners, decision-makers and industry to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. This objective is achieved by: developing decision-making tools that reduce the…
Fiscal Incentives Act
The provisions of the act include:- an exemption of solar water heater raw materials (e.g., tanks, collectors) from the 20% import duty (which lowered the installed cost of a solar water heater by 5 to 10%)- a 30% consumption tax placed on conventional electric water
New and renewable energy programme (Exec. Order 462)
The policy aims to: a. To accelerate the exploration, development, utilization and commercialization of ocean, solar, and wind (OSW) energy resources which are indigenous, renewable, environment-friendly and of such abundance that can provide the Philippines self-sufficiency in…
Smart metering on electricity consumption
As the gross final consumption in electricity is represented by the Sent-out units and the generation plant self consumption, the losses in distribution are already being accounted for. Distribution technical losses are being considered as savings by decentralisedgeneration and…
National Electricity Act
The Electricity Act provided for the establishment of the Zimbabwe Electricity Regulatory Commission(ZERC). ZERC was responsible for licencing operators in the electricity sector, setting of electricity tariff as well as general regulation of the electricity sector to allow for…
Rural Electrification Fund Act
The Act allowed for the establishment of the Rural Electrification Fund Board responsible for holding and distribution of Rural Electrification Funds for all rural electrification projects countrywide. Allows for the expansion of the national electricity grid to rural government…
Action Plan for Renewable Energy Promotion in Mali
The Action Plan for Renewable Energy Promotion in Mali was established to achieve the renewable energy target of increasing the share of renewables in TPES from less than 1% in 2002 to 15% in 2020. The energy policy is defined by 5 major objectives: - improving access to energy…
Energy Action Plan 2009
National Energy Policy of 2009 provides an overall framework for a shift toward more sustainable national use of energy and is a supportive tool to Marshall Islands National Energy Policy 2009. The document provides complex road map of how to achieve main goals of the Energy…
State Subsidy for Electricity Generation from Wind and PV
The Electricity Authority in Israel has approved a state subsidy for electricity generation from renewable energy. Generation during intermediate demand periods (generally morning and evening hours) will receive 6.4 Agorot per kWh, which will rise to 8.6 Agorot during peak…
Wheeling Service Agreement for electricity from renewable energy sources (Convenio para el servicio de Transmisión de energía eléctrica para fuente de energía renovable)
The Wheeling Service Agreement for electricity from renewable energy sources establishes the basis, procedures, terms of reference and conditions that must be applied for the wheeling of electricity produced by renewable energy sources, from the interconnection point of the…
Feed-in Tariffs and Premiums
A decree law passed in 2002 paved the way for establishing prices and premiums for purchasing electricity from qualified producers. Qualified producers are those that produce electricity from renewable energy sources, or in facilities with higher than average efficiency for…
Promotion of biofuel use
In December 2003, the Excise Law was modified so as to completely exempt biofuels used as motor fuels from excise duty. When blended with fossil fuels, a maximum 5 % exemption from the payment of excise duty can be claimed. Since 2005, excise duty exemption has been combined…
Project of Ecological Norm for Wind Farms
This project of norm under discussion establishes technical specification for the protection of the environment during the construction, operation and decommissioning of wind farms. Guidelines are provided for the proper operation of the technology in order to avoid negative…
Fuel Tax Reform
The Government announced in the 2010-11 Budget that it would complete the longstanding plan for energy content based taxation of alternative fuels, incorporating a 50% tax discount for alternative fuels and new staged phasing in arrangements for ethanol.A further revision to the…
Reglamento Sobre Recursos Provenientes del Sector Electrico Destinados a Electrificacion
The Bolivian government passed in 1999, a new regulation governing electric sector resources for rural electrification. In the same year that this regulation was passed, 78 projects worth approximately US$ 12.4 million were
Botswana Energy Master Plan
The Botswana Energy Master Plan sets out various goals for rural electrification involving the use of renewable energy. Various programmes are set out as follows: 1. Promotion of solar energy by the Botswana Government. 2. Integration of grid and non-grid technologies. 3.…
Renewable Energy for Remote Communities
In May 1998, Natural Resources Canada announced the Renewable Energy for Remote Communities programme, which aimed to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in such communities via improved information transfer and technical training as well as targeted project support.…
Austrian Climate Change Strategy
The Austrian Climate Change Strategy covers the period 2008-2012 and covers all sectors, particularly focusing on those not covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The strategy, which was first adopted in 2002, was amended by the Austrian cabinet in March 2007, based on an…
New Law on the Exploitation of Geothermal Potential (Law 3175/2003)
The exclusive right of the state for the exploitation of geothermal energy is asserted again in this law; however, the state can assign this role to private
Interconnection Standards for Small Generators
In May 2005 FERC adopted standard "small generator" procedures for the interconnection of generators no larger than 20 megawatts (MW) in capacity. The rule harmonises state and federal practices and directs public utilities to amend their Order No. 888 open access transmission…
Energy Research Development Corporation
Federal energy RD&D activities, including renewables, were carried out by the Energy Research and Development Corporation (ERDC) with additional indirect support from CSIRO (a government agency) and universities. However, severe budget constraints led the government to abolish…
ISPA: Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession
This policy fices major environmental and transport infrastructure projects. With an annual budget of € 1.040 billion, ISPA comes under the responsibility of the Regional Policy Directorate General. Together with PHARE and aid for agricultural development, Agenda 2000 proposed…
Decree-Law no.254/99
This law established the procedures to obtain licences to develop ocean energy projects, as well as the procedures regulating the awarding and management of the construction and use of equipment and infrastructure located in areas of marine public
Renewable Energy Innovation Investment Fund (REIIF)
This programme provides funds to help with the commercialisation of renewable energy technologies that are in an early stage of development. REIIF is superseded by the Renewable Energy Equity Fund
Rural electrification using RES
Rural electrification bodies using renewables (PV, hydro or wind) receive funding from the FACE specific fund (decision taken at national level). The grants support up to 65% of investment
The Public Power Corporation’s program for the development of RES
This programme formed part of the electricity utilitys ten-year Development Plan for 1994-2003. The programme for renewables concerned wind energy, PV, geothermal energy and hydro power. According to the plan, a total of 306 MW installed capacity of large hydro, 17 MW small…
Third Party Access
A decision was made by the Irish Government in 1996 to make third-party access for new renewable energy projects legally possible (i.e., electricity can be sold at a premium price to a customer other than the national
Hungarian Energy Efficiency Co-finance Programme
The HEECP programme was launched by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Environmental Projects Unit with a total of US$ 5 million funding for the pilot phase from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). The funds are allocated: US$ 4.25 million for guarantee reserves,…
Energy Saving Credit Programme
In the framework of the Energy Saving Credit Programme (ESCP) programme, the total investment spent on energy efficiency projects has been HUF 4.692 billion (€ 17.6 million), of which HUF 3.554 billion was for preferential credit. So far, the ESCP has focused on funding energy…
Despacho Normativo no.11-B/95
This law established the regulatory rules for the granting of financial support, in the form of non-recoverable grants not exceeding 50% of eligible costs, aiming to increase the rational use of energy, through the valorisation of renewables, within the ENERGIA
Despacho Normativo no.681/94
Within the ENERGIA Programme, this law established the regulatory rules for the granting of financial support to projects aiming to increase the use of renewable energy sources in electricity generation. Its mechanism was a recoverable subvention at zero interest rate. Total…
PAM (Action Plan for Municipalities)
This Action plan promoted renewables use and energy management at the municipal level. These activities included training, technical assistance and financial advice targeted to local authorities and the creation of local energy teams or
Decree-Law no. 339-C/2001
This Decree-Law was adopted by the Council of Ministers within the framework of the E4 Programme package. Although the general principles of the IPP law remain in force, this new law changed the formula for calculating prices paid to special-regime producers. The measure revises…
Tax Incentives
The Ministry of Finance is directing favourable taxation towards private investors who get tax credits for investing in renewable energy (personal income tax) to stimulate investment in renewable energy technologies. The lower VAT rates of 5% (versus 12%) applied for renewables…
Second Community Support Framework; CSF II (1994-1999)
This RES investment-subsidy programme granted cumulatively about 92 million € of public subsidies to 77 RES investments projects with a subsidy rate of about 43%. This programme was very instrumental in stimulating substantial RES activity and in materializing a large number of…
Siting of wind turbines (Law 2689/87)
This legislative measure defines criteria for the siting of wind turbines within the boundaries of inhabited areas, in uninhabited, rural areas and in industrial
Law 2364/95
This law establishes the Board for Energy Planning and Control (BEPC). Since 1995, Law 2364 has provided tax exemptions to households buying renewable equipment such as solar water heaters; 75% of the purchase value of renewable equipment can be deducted from taxable income.…
Business Expansion Scheme Tax Relief
The Business Expansion Scheme (BES) was introduced in 1984 as an incentive to private investors to invest long-term equity capital in companies (particularly new and smaller ones) operating in certain sectors of the economy that would otherwise find it difficult to raise such…
Law 2773/99
This law, enacted in 1999: (1) Gives renewables priority in network dispatching if the installed capacity does not exceed 50 MW, or in the case of hydropower 10 MW. The priority right also covers the power surplus of auto-producers within these same capacity limits. The law…
National Energy Saving Programme
The programme was established to replace the energy portion of the Széchenyi Plan. The National Energy Savings Programme (NEP) NEP-2003-6 targets municipalities and individuals and NEP-2003-7 targets entrepreneurs and provides subsidies for renewable energy investments to…