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New regulatory framework for administrative procedures for renewable energy facilities
Starting in May 2009, future renewable energy power projects must be pre-registered before they can eligible to receive feed-in tariffs. The provision does not apply to solar photovoltaic facilities. In order to be registered, a planned facility must meet all regulatory and…
Royal Decree Law 1/2012 on revocation of public financial support for new electricity plants from renewable energy sources, waste or CHP
The remuneration pre-assignment registry processes will be temporarily cancelled. The financial support for new installations that produce electricity from renewable energy sources or waste, or for new CHP installations, will also be temporarily abolished. The actual installed…
Renewable Energy Incentives Law 45 (Ley Que Establece Un Regimen De Incentivos Para El Fomento De Sistemas De Generacion Hidroelectrica Y De Otras Fuentes Nuevas, Renovables Y Limpias, Y Dicta Otras Disposiciones)
The purpose of the law is to establish incentives to promote hydroelectric generation systems and other non conventional renewable energies. The law provides incentives for renewables, with specific laws to promote electricity from biomass (Law 42 of 2011), wind power (Law 44 of…
Double Counting Implementation for Biofuels in transport
The list of biofuels eligible for double counting has been approved by the Ministry but further regulation needed for the double counting implementation is under development by the National Markets and Competition
Interconnection of Renewable Energy Systems Agreement- Net metering Resolution 5399
In June 2012, Resolution 5399 established net metering for all renewable energy systems up to 500kW and derogated previous net metering provisions (resolutions 2060 and 3028). The new net metering procedures provided for monthly carryover of positive energy balances and that…
Regulation of the allocation of biodiesel production volumes for computing compliance with mandatory biofuel targets (Order IET/2736/2012, amending Order IET/822/2012)
The allocation of biodiesel production volumes regulation establishes a participation process among qualified biodiesel plants so as to allocate for a two year period biodiesel production quotas that will be eligible to count towards the biofuel mandatory targets that fuel…
Correction of the tariff deficit in the electricity sector (Royal Decree-Law 14/2010)
The Royal Decree-Law 14/2010 seeks to reduce the tariff deficit currently burdening the electricity sector. To do so, emergency measures ranging form 2011 to 2013 have been taken by the Cabinet of Ministers. The main measures are: - As of January 1st 2011, electricity generators…
Royal Decree Law 13/2012
It authorises the Spanish Government to set in motion the optional cooperation mechanisms between Member States provided for in Directive 2009/28/EC, of 23rd April 2009, on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. Among those cooperation mechanisms, are…
Promotion of biofuels and other renewable fuels (ORDER ITC/2877/2008)
Wholesale and retail operators of fuels, as well as consumers of fuels not supplied by wholesale or retail operators, are obliged to sell / consume a minimal quota of biofuels. The minimal amount is set at a general level (all biofuels) and at a specific level (minimal amount of…
Regulation of Guarantees of Origin (GOs) of electricity produced from RES and high efficiency CHP generation plants.
Ministerial Order ITC/2914/2011: This Ministerial Order modifies the former Ministerial Order ITC/1522/2007, of 24th May, that establishes the regulation for Guarantees of Origin (GOs) of electricity produced from renewable energy sources and high efficiency combined heat and…
Offshore wind power regulations
Royal Decree 1028/2007, establishes the administrative procedures for processing permit applications for electricity generation facilities in Spains territorial waters. For offshore wind farms, this rule requires a minimum installed capacity of over 50 MW and establishes a…
General Electricity Framework Law 6 (“Por la cual se dicta el Marco Regulatorio e Institucional para la Prestación del Servicio Público de Electricidad” )
The legal framework for the electric system in Panama is provided by Law 6 of 1997, and regulated by Decree 22 of 1998. The Law 6 of 1997, established auctions as the procurement method for distribution companies and established a 5% price score premium on renewable energy…
Regulation on load management activity within the electricity system involving energy charging services (Royal Decree 647/2011)
Two important demand management measures stand out within this Royal Decree: - Development of a load management body: The Decree introduces a mechanism enabling the implementation of new energy demand measures addressed to electric vehicle charging. This body will allow for…
Royal Decree Law 9/2013 on urgent measures to guarantee financial stability in the electricity system
During 2013 and 2014 the electricity sector underwent a major legislative reform, with the aim of establishing a regulatory framework to guarantee financial stability in the electricity system, removing deficit in the electricity sector once and for all, preventing future…
Renewable Energy Auctions
Energy auctions and renewable energy-specific auctions are a major policy instrument for the promotion of renewable energy in Panama. Law 6 of 1997 established auctions as the procurement method for distribution companies. It also established a 5% price score premium on…
Order IET/1045/2014 of 16 June, approving the remuneration parameters for standard facilities, applicable to certain electricity production facilities based on renewable energy, cogeneration and waste.
Ministerial Order IET/1045/2014 , of the 16th of June, approving remuneration parameters for type installations applicable to certain installations for the production of electric energy from renewable energy resources, cogeneration and waste. Order IET/1045/2014, considering the…
Royal Decree 1597/2011,regulating the sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids, the National Verification of Sustainability and the double value of some biofuels for purposes of computation.
Royal Decree 1597/2011 transposed sustainability criteria to national regulation, defined Spain’s National Scheme for verification of compliance and transposed those provisions in the Directive related to double counting for some biofuels. The Royal Decree 1597/2011 is based on…
Royal Decree Law 2/2013 on urgent measures in the electricity system
Measures to correct the gaps between the costs of the electricity system and the revenues obtained from the regulated prices, providing stability to the electricity system and reducing the tariff deficit. These include the replacement of the inflation adjustment index for the…
Indicative Energy Plan 2011-2020
The Sustainable Economy Act requires the Government to produce an energy planning document, which has been passed on 11th November 2011 by the Cabinet of Ministers. It includes, among other aspects, forecasts on the behaviour of future energy demand and the necessary resources…
National energy Policy (Politica Energetica Nacional)
The National Energy Policy, approved by Decree 13 of 2004, establishes the policy framework to promote the preparation and promulgation of laws that establish incentives to allow the rational and efficient development and exploitation of renewable sources. The law also set the…
Regulation of small power plants connexion to the electricity grid (Royal Decree 1699/2011)
The Regulation for the Connexion of small power plants to the electricity grid determines the administrative, contractual, economic and technical conditions for the connexion to the distribution electricity grid for small renewable energy, energy from waste and CHP…
Indonesia geothermal auctions 2016
Indonesia has excellent geothermal resource availability – estimated 29 GW of which only around 4.5% was exploited as of 2015. In order to increase country’s renewable energy share in the energy mix and exploit its geothermal potential, the Ministry for Energy and Mineral…
Organic Law on Geothermal Resources (Ley Organica de Recursos Geotermicos)
The Organic Law on Geothermal Resources (Law No. 26848) and its regulations were promulgated to promote the development of geothermal resources. In April 2010, a Regulation to the Law 26848 was approved with the objective of introducing private investment in developing…
Law to ensure the efficient development of electricity generation (Ley para asegurar el desarrollo eficiente de la generacion electrica)
Law No. 28832 of 2006 constitutes the basic legal framework for Peru’s energy sector. In response to rapid demand growth, the Law aims to “ensure the efficient development of electricity generation” and to this end it mandated the use of auctions by distribution companies for…
National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program (Programa Nacional de Electrificación Fotovoltaica Domiciliaria)
In 2013 Peru launched the National Photovoltaic Household Electrification Program, with the aim of providing electricity to 2 million people and 500000 household with solar PV, reaching 95% energy access by 2016. However, no further announcements have been made regarding the…
Legislative Decree 1002 on investment promotion for generation of electricity using renewable energy of Peru
Law 1002 of 2008 identifies the development of electricity from renewable enrgy sources as a public necessity of national interest , and designates the Ministry of Mines and Energy to be responsible for the design of the national renewable energy policy. In so doing, the…
Law that extends the scope of the regime of early recovery of the general tax on sales to hydroelectric generation companies (Ley que amplia los alcances del regimen de recuperacion anticipada del impuesto general a las ventas a las empresas de generacion
Law 28876 of 2006, regulated by Decree 037 of 2007, allowed renewable energy producers to benefit from early VAT refunds provided by Decree 818 of 1996 and Decree 793 of 2007. The benefit is available for hydropower and other renewable energy generating companies who have…
National Energy Plan for 2010-2040 (Politica Energetica Nacional del Peru 2010-2040)
The Plan establishes the national legal framework, with emphasis on the promotion and protection of private investment, minimizing social and environmental impacts and encouraging energy markets, as well as promoting energy efficiency and development of renewable energies at…
Law 1665-Statute of the International Renewable Energies Agency (IRENA) (Estatuto de la Agencia Internacional de Energias Renovables)
In 2013, Colombia promulgated law 1665 to sign the International Renewable Energy Agency statute. The Statue aimes to promote the use of unconventional energies and energy efficiency, coherent with the national energy policy that is framed within the stipulated by law 697,…
Belize Renewable Energy Auctions
In 2013, Belize issued an auction (RFPEG Belize 2013) with the purpose of securing supply to the national electricity system until 2028. The auction included 60MW of firm capacity open to all technologies and 15MW of solar and/or wind generation capacity. The auction had two…
Sustainable Urban Planning (Law 1083 of 2006)
Law 1083 of 2006 mandates that after 2010, all public transport vehicles in metropolitan, disctrict and local-level areas must run on clean
Belize National Sustainable Energy Strategy 2012-2033
The National Sustainable Energy Strategy 2012-2033 set the 2033 goals of becoming a net electricity and biofuels exporter, increasing GDP energy intensity by 30%, tripling energy recovery from waste streams, and reducing fossil fuel imports by 50%. In addition, it restates…
General Environmental Law (Ley General Ambiental) - Law 99
The law 99 of 1993 establishes the creation of the Ministry of Environment of Colombia. The Ministry has the objective to promote the substitution of non-renewable natural resources for the development of non-polluting and non-degrading energy generation technologies. The law…
Incentives Law for Renewable Energy Generation (Ley de Incentivos con fuentes renovables)
The Decree 85 of 1998, regulated by Decree 267-98, provides the legal framework for renewable energy deployment. The law: Sets renewable energy development projects as a priority over conventional sources in public procurement of electricity when all other conditions are equal.…
Renewable Energy Auctions
The General Law of Electricity stated that utilities must procure their electricity supply contracts through auctions. Consequently, several auctions have been conducted in recent years. Generally, all technologies are allowed to participate in auctions . However, in certain…
The General Law of Electricity (Ley General de Electricidad)
The General Law of Electricity provides guidance for the generation, transportation, distribution and commercialization of electricity in Guatemala. The Law states that utilities must procure their electricity supply contracts through auctions. They offer 15-year PPAs for…
National Energy Policy 2013-2027 (Politica Energetica 2013-2027)
The National Energy Plan defines the promotion of renewable energy resources as one of its guiding principles. It establishes important guidelines to prioritize actions for sustainable development. The plan aims to promote the use of clean and environmentally friendly energy for…
Incentives Law for the Development of Renewable Energy Projects (Ley De Incentivos Para El Desarrollo De Proyectos De Energia Renovable)
The incentive law, which is regulated by the Accord 211 of 2005, provides fiscal incentives for renewable energy technologies. It includes 10-year exemptions for import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) on imported renewable energy equipment. This incentive will be valid during the…
Biofuel Law (Ley del Alcohol Carburante)
Decree-Law 17 of 1985, regulated by the Governmental Accord 420-1985, aimed to increase the utilisation of biofuels in the transport sector, while reducing the imports of fuel oil. The Decree establishes a blending mandate for bioethanol of 5% . The mandate was not implemented…
Special Law Regulating Renewable Energy Public Projects - Eminent Domain (Ley Especial Reguladora de Proyectos Publicos de Energia Renovable)
The law declares the right of a government to expropriate private property for renewable energy projects - particularly for hydro, biomass and solar - for public use, with payment of compensation. The law also states that administrative procedures, legal processes, issuance of…
Law of Electrical Industry (Ley General de la Industria Electrica)
In 2014 Honduras approved its new Law of Electrical Industry (Decree-Law 404-2013), which provides the legal framework for the electricity sector and replaces the previous Electricity Subsector Framework Law (Decree 158 of 1994, regulated by Accord 934 of 1997). The new Law of…
Indicative Plans of Generation and Transmission (Planes Indicativos de Generacion y Transmision)
The plan has been put in force by the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) through the Regulation of the “General Electricity Law” (Ley General de Electricidad) and the “Regulation of the Wholesale Market” (Reglamento del Administrador de Mercado Mayorista) as well as on the…
Law for the Production and Consumption of Biofuels (Ley para la Producción y Consumo de Biocombustibles)
The Law for the Production and Consumption of Biofuels (Decree 144-2007) declares the development of projects that use biomass of forest origin for energy production to be of public interest. It provides the legal framework for the production of raw material and the…
Law on the Promotion of Electric Power Generation with Renewable Resources (Ley de Promoción para la Generación de Energía Eléctrica con Recursos Renovables)
The Law for the Promotion of Electric Power Generation with Renewable Resources, approved under Decree 70-2007 aims to promote public or private power generation projects through renewable resources. The law aims to: Facilitate the investment and development of renewable energy…
Renew300 Federal Renewable Energy Target
Renew300 is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Initiative that sets a goal of reaching 300 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy through onsite and community scale renewable energy installations at federally assisted housing. The President’s Climate Action…
Support scheme for renewable heat and the production of biomethane - Flanders
As of 2013, Flanders region launches call for applications for projects that produce renewable heat from biomass (> 1 MWth) and for the development of district heating on renewable sources or waste heat. Project for the production of biomethane are also included. Calls are…
Finland - Methane to Markets Partnership
Finland joined the Partnership in July 2008, seeking to expand its emissions reduction measures and to increase its cooperation with the private sector in areas such as the conversion of methane emissions into energy. Launched by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2004,…
Rural Development Biofuels Programs
Rural Development Biofuels Programs from the USDA supports expansion of biofuels by providing payments to biorefineries and biofuel producers, and providing loan guarantees for biorefineries. Programs include Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels, Biorefinery Assistance…
Renewable Portfolio Standard -- Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is designed to diversify the states electricity supply portfolio, stabilize rates, increase energy security, improve environmental quality, and invigorate the clean energy industry. The RPS was established as part of the 1997…
The Rural Electrification Fund
The Rural Electrification Fund has the following objectives: To provide loan and technical services for Rural Electrification Projects carried out by private operators, cooperatives and local communities and more specifically for those projects operating on renewable energy…