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Concessional loan: Geothermal Plant in Laguna Colorada
The law approves the loan contract, signed by the Plurinational State of Bolivia and the International Cooperation Agency of Japan - JICA. The funding is intended to finance the "Project for Construction of Geothermal Plant Laguna Colorada, Phase I of the First
Geothermal Law
This Geothermal Law is one of the "21 secondary laws" passed by the Mexican legislation after the constitutional reform. This particular law included following statements that have a key impact on geothermal energy sector in Mexico. The law: Provides a legal framework for…
Special Program for the use of Renewable Energy
Main objective of the Special Program for the use of Renewable Energy is to increase: 1) Installed capacity and generation from renewable sources 2) Public and private investment in generation, construction and extension of the infrastructure 3) Participation of biofuels in the…
Resolution on Interconnection of large hydroplants
The resolution sets the rules for interconnection of large hydropower plants (>30MW). These power plants are not considered in the LAERFTE and thus require a separate regulation. This resolution includes methods of calculating payments obliged by the
Resolution on grid connections for small scale solar generators
The resolution issues grid connection rules for small scale (<30kW) solar generators that connect to the grid at less than 1 kV. The maximum size of the installed capacity depends on the end use: Up to 10kW for residential use. Up to 30kW for commercial use (at low
Fiscal incentive for users heating up water with solar panels (Mexico City)
The fiscal code provides up to 20% discount on water consumption charges to homeowners who reduce electricity or water consumption by at least 20% using solar panels, rain water systems or other technologies in Mexico
General Law of Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection
This law establishes the requirement of environmental impact assessment for all generation projects with a capacity greater than 0.5 MW and 3MW for autoproducers and cogeneration (excluding the distribution and transmission network). The law states that the environmental impact…
Solar Water Heating Mandate of Mexico City
Environmental mandate for Mexico City establishes technical specifications to achieve 30% of water heating requirements through solar collectors in the following types of facilities: new and refurbished swimming pools and large commercial buildings (>50
Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy "MASEN" (Law 57.09)
The law 57.09 voted in January 2010 creates the National Agency for Solar Energy, a leading institution to promote and manage the solar energy sector in Morocco. The agency will be entrusted with coordinating the National Integrated Project for Solar Electricity Production. The…
Act No. 30/2013 amending and supplementing Act. 309/2009 Coll. on the promotion of renewable energy and highly efficient cogeneration
The provision clarifies the term, electricity autoconsumption by technology, the value of installed capacity of the electricity generating facility, certificate proving time of putting the facility of an electricity producer into operation. Definition of the time of putting…
Auctions of up to 150 MW of wind energy (159-2011)
This decree auctioned another 150MW of wind power under the same technical and local content conditions as Decree 403-09, but allowed more than one project to be awarded per bidder (up to 100MW per bidder). The decree established that carbon credits from the Clean Development…
The Decree on connection and access of renewable electricity to the national grid
The Decree sets the conditions for the connection and access of renewable electricity producers to the national grid. It supersedes the previous conditions set in
Thermal rehabilition and climate friendly heating "Sanierungsoffensive"
Grants are made available in the field of building thermal rehabilitation. Eligible target groups are: (co-) owners or tenants of a single- or two-family house; home owners / property owners and tenants of flats in multi-story residential buildings. The following project…
Support Scheme for Renewable (Hydropower) Generation - Resolution 403
The "Renewable Energy Production and Use Support Scheme (Hydroelectric Power Plants)" defines measures to facilitate the construction and operation of a hydroelectric power plant (HPP) with a private initiator of more than 5 MW. The support scheme includes: - a support period of…
Call 25 FEE - Energy Efficiency in Buildings Aviso 25 – Eficiência Energética nos Edifícios 2017/18
Call 25 supports energy efficiency measures leading to the improvement of energy performance of existing buildings in both service and residential
Costa Rica Electricity Generation Expansion Plan 2016-2035 (Plan de Expansion de la Generacion Electrica) 2017
The Electricity Generation Expansion Plan is updated every 2 years. In May 2017 a new version was released. The Electricity Generation Expansion Plan 2016-2035 summarizes the electricity development strategy at a national level for the next 20 years, taking into account the…
Resolution on Further Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency 2017-2025
In June 2017 a Resolution on Further Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for 2017-2025 in Uzbekistan. The resolution sets the following renewable energy targets: Technology Cumulative capacity targets (MW) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2025 New hydropower 60.7…
Royal Decree 617/2013 on professional certificates in the renewable energy sector
Royal Decree 617/2013 establishes a certificate of national competence for the Energy and Water vocational family in the Renewable Energy vocational area, and is included in the National Register of certificates of professional competence by vocational qualification level, based…
Royal Decree 110/2015 on disposal of photovoltaic modules
Royal Decree 110/2015 on wastes of electrical and electronical devices, classifies different wastes of electrical and electronical devices including photovoltaic modules and sets out the procedure for the reception, treatment and removal of different kind of photovoltaic modules…
Order IET/1882/2014 of 14 October. Electricity generated by means of non-renewable fuels in STE and hybrid installations
Order IET/1882/2014 of 14 October establishes the methodology for calculating the electricity generated by means of non-renewable fuels in STE and hybrid installations (classified in article 2 of RD 413/2014 as b.1.2. and in article 4 of RD 413/2014 as type 2 hybrid…
Implementation and application of the alternative heating technology "passive solar energy collection system" (Implementación y aplicación de la tecnología alternativa de calefacción “sistema pasivo de recolección de energía solar de forma indirecta”) Dec
Decree 019 of 2008 provided for the immediate construction of passive solar heating systems "Trombe Walls" by the government. "Trombe walls" are a building technique where heat collecting building materials are used in sun-facing façades and heat is then transferred to the…
The Electric Concession Law (Ley de Concesiones Electricas)
The Electric Concession Law (Decree-Law 25844 of 1993) provides the legal framework for the electric sector in Peru. The law states that a definitive concession is required for the development of electric generation energy that uses hydraulic and other renewable resources (for…
Peru Renewable Energy Auctions
Since 2009 Peru has held renewable-energy auctions for grid connected generation and for off-grid electrification, based on the framework established by Law No. 28832 of 2006 and Decree 1002 of 2008. The following table provides a summary of auctions in Peru. The amount of…
Punjab Policy on net metering for Grid Interactive Rooft-top Solar Photovoltaic Power plants
To achieve the objectives of the New and Renewable Sources of Energy Policy (NRSE) 2012, the Government of Punjab announced the Policy on net metering for Grid Interactive Roof-Top Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants to apply to the distribution licensee and consumers of…
Madhya Pradesh Small Hydro Power Policy
The Madhya Pradesh Small Hydro Power Policy is a comprehensive and liberal policy so as to expedite the harnessing of available potential of hydro power sources. The policy is applicable to all the small hydro power projects (SHPs) up to 25 MW capacity which have been identified…
Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Policy 2013
To meet the demand of increasing energy supply, the state government, on January 23, 2013, approved a solar energy policy. The policy will allow solar power projects to be set up to increase private investment of the state and make the non-agricultural barren land available in…
Tax Incentives for renewable energy
Uganda offers a range of fiscal incentives, including investment capital allowances ( i.e. , tax deductible expenditure) and exemption for duties and taxes for imports of plant and machinery. These incentives were last updated in June 2005. Under the Value Added Tax (VAT)…
Tax incentives for renewable energy
The Tax Code of 2015 includes a number of fiscal incentives for investments in the production and distribution of renewable energy: Investments in renewable energy can benefit from a reduction in corporate income tax equivalent to 50% of the investment undertaken. Equipment…
Small Power Producers (SPP) Framework
The Small Power Producers (SPP) framework created an enabling environment for private project developments of projects up to 10MW in 2008, through standardised power purchase agreements. An SPP is defined as a generating facility of < 10MW producing power from renewable or…
Renewable energy capacity auction (500 MW wind, 200 MW biomass)
On 23rd of October government announced first call for renewable energy auction to be held in 2015 in order to procure wind and biomass generation capacity. The call was announced and regulated by Order IET/2212/2015. This was the first auction launched under new mechanism that…
Electricity Act 1995
The government passed the Act to regulate the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity. The Act prohibits the establishment of any electricity undertaking unless in accordance with the Electricity Act and the Energy Regulation Act. The exception is any…
Rural Electrification Act 2003
In November 2003, the Government of Zambia enacted the Rural Electrification Act which established the Rural Electrification Fund (REF) and the Rural Electrification Authority (REA). REA's overall mandate is to increase availability and access to electricity in rural areas from…
Egypt Renewable Energy Tenders (build-own-operate BOO contracts)
New National Renewable Energy Strategy adopted in Egypt in 2015 stipulated renewable energy auction mechanism to be introduced in Egypt for future renewable energy capacity procurement. Presidential Decree enacting Renewable Energy Law (Decree No 203/2014) in 2014 established…
Energy Regulation Act 1995
The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) regulates the energy industry. With regards to renewable energy the Board has given priority to developing a Renewable Energy Feed In Tariff Regulatory Framework for Zambia. This is expected to be completed in the near
Feed-in Tariff for Very Small Power Producers (VSPP) (excluding solar PV)
On 15 th of December 2014 Thailand adopted a Feed-in Tariff for Very Small Power Producers (VSPP) of less than 10 MW installed capacity. The new scheme replaces old feed-in premium scheme. The new FIT will be granted for 20 years, an exception being power systems fuelled by…
The Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS)
The Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) was launched in 2009 and subsequently updated in 2010 and 2013. The strategy aims to transform Guyana’s electricity sector from nearly 100% fossil fuel based to nearly 100% renewable energy based. The achievement of this objective is…
Network for wind power (Nätverket för vindbruk)
The network for wind power was founded in 2008 by instructions from the Swedish Government. The network aims at fostering the expansion of wind power by means of information activities, educational activities, networking and economic support to wind power projects . The network…
Private generation of photovoltaic energy (Auctions and Feed-in Tariffs)
The Decree stipulates the terms of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between the National Electricity Utility (UTE) and electricity generators who produce solar photovoltaic energy. It established a 206MW auction for solar PV plants ranging between 500kW and 50MW each. The…
Act on production, remuneration and commercialisation of biogas introducing feed-in tariff (Règlement du 15 décembre 2011)
The Act was adopted on 15 th December 2011 and entered into force on 18th December 2011. The Act establishes legal framework for promotion, development, production and remuneration of biogas that feeds into the natural gas network in Luxembourg. In order to support biogas…
Interconnection Policy for Renewable Generating Source
The purpose of this Policy and accompanying Guidelines is to set forth common interconnection requirements and a common interconnection process, based on a common screening process, for the Utility and the Interconnection Customers to expeditiously interconnect non fossil…
Solar water heating regulations
The regulations, which were drafted in 2010, were gazetted in 2012. They target premises with hot water requirements above 100 litres: new ones will have to install solar heating systems while the existing ones have 5 years to install and use solar heating systems that cover at…
Training and certification for solar technologies installers
Certification scheme was introduced in Malta on the basis of the EU Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC. Requirements outlined in the Directive had to be incorporated by Member States till the end of December 2012 at the latest. Fulfilling its obligation Malta opened…
Solar thermal energy mandate
A solar thermal mandate was established in 2009 by the Solar Thermal Law (Law 18585) with additional provisions in 2011 through Decree 451/011.The different activities under the mandate (Law 18585 and Decree 451/011) are as follows: The law states that research and development…
Decree on renewable microgeneration (net-metering)
The Decree promotes the execution of contracts between UTE (electricity utility) and the final consumers of electricity. It allows net metering for small wind power, solar, biomass and mini-hydro. The National Electricity Utility (UTE) is mandated to buy the excess electricity…
Solar Thermal Energy Plan
The objective of the plan is to stimulate the incorporation of solar thermal panels in Uruguayan houses to heat water and decrease electricity consumption. In order to achieve its objective, the plan aims to address two main hurdles: high initial investment costs and the…
Special Law for the development of the Hydroelectricity Tumarin Project (Law 695)
The Special Law seeks the development and implementation of a 253 MW hydroelectric project, establishing procedures to obtain the Environmental Permit, Special License for water use to generate electricity and the generation license. The Law establishes a differentiated fiscal…
Setting specifications for approved technologies
Suppliers of RES systems are required to regsiter their equipment and prove that it is compliant with relevant EU standards. Once registered these systems will be eligible for incentives and subsidies that the Ministry/Malta resources Authority offers from time to
RES measures in state schools
The Foundation for Tomorrow’s Schools was set up by the Government of Malta in 2001 and has among its objectives the management and ficing of the development, building, upgrading and refurbishment of State schools. Energy conservation and inclusion of renewable energy sources is…
Capital grants for PVs in the domestic/residential sector
In 2005, a grant scheme for the purchase of small photovoltaic (PV) systems for domestic residences was introduced. Eligible applicants could apply for a once-only grant of 20% on the purchase price of a photovoltaic system with a minimum installed size of one kilowatt peak, and…
Capital grants for solar thermal in the domestic sector 2006-2014
First government grant for solar water heaters for households was established in 2005 and went into effect in 2006. At the beginning rebate was set on 20% of the purchase price capped at maximum level of €116.48. During 2006 the rebate was doubled to €232.94 which in consequence…