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Obligatory dispatch and electricity purchase from renewable and waste generators (feed-in tariff)
Electricity act 2007 created legal basis for creation of feed-in tariff for renewable electricity. Decree No. 389/2007 on the obligatory dispatch and purchase of electricity generated from waste or from renewable energy sources introduced feed-in tariff in Hungary. The…
National Renewable 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…
Light for Mexico Programme
The programme aims to electrify over 1000 communities with over 100 inhabitants, both through grid extension and through solar systems. Different projects under this initiative include: Guásimas del Metate and Tierra Blanca del Picacho, both located near the mountain Tepic,…
Teaching Environmental Responsibility Programme (Chiapas)
The mission of the Teaching Environmental Responsibility programme is to establish an environmentally responsible culture across Chiapas and its educational system. The objective is to implement healthy and sustainable practices and policies based on effective processes in…
Vision Burundi 2025
The Vision Burundi 2025 describes actions and goals that the government will take in order to assure sustainable development of Burundi until 2025. In the respect of energy sector, the goal is to reduce wood burning for heating and cooking in households. Promotion and deployment…
National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
Specific objectives of the plan include promotion of actions that would aid mitigation of Green house Gases (CHG) in which increased use of renewable energy instead of fossil fuels have a great potential to
Malawi Electricity Act 2004
The Electricity Act regulates conditions for issuing licenses for engaging in the business of generation, transmission, wheeling, distribution, sale importation and exportation, use and safety of electricity in Malawi. The Law empowers the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority to…
National Sustainable and Renewable Energy Programme (NSREP) 1999
The objective of the programme is to increase the sustainable use of energy in Malawi while providing greater energy access to the people without it. There is a strong focus on renewable energy resources in order to provide viable and sustainable contributions to the country's…
National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
In addition to other adaptation measures outlined in NAPA, the Program also includes promotion of wind, solar and biogas as a supplement to hydropower energy. NAPA strategy formulation involved a consultative process involving multidisciplinary stakeholders. NAPA alos promotes…
Lesotho Energy Policy 2015-2025
Lesotho Energy Policy 2015-2025 is a framework policy that sets out the strategic direction of the country's energy sector developments. It is aligned to the Vision 2020 and the NSDP and promotes development of environmentally cleaner renewable energy and increasing its share in…
Zambia Vision 2030
Zambia Vision 2030 is a long term perspective plan aims at attaining prosperous middle-income nation status by 2030 by creating an enabling environment for sustainable socio-economic development. One of the energy conditions for this to be achieved is attaining universal access…
Biodiesel Standards
The standards have been developed by the Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) in collaboration with the Energy Regulation Board. The Standards prescribe the quality of biodiesel which should be sold on the Zambian Market and include other regulations for the development of the bio…
Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II (MGDS) 2011-2016
This is the overall framework that guides development interventions within the country. Increased energy generation and supply is one of the priority areas of the plan and strategies for increased energy access, urban and rural electrification include promotion of renewable…
Energy Policy 1998
The main objectives of the National Energy Policy is to ensure reliable energy supply, increasing the energy options of households and promotion of environmentally friendly renewable energy technologies such as hydro, solar, wind and
Rural Electrification Unit (REU)
The Rural Electrification Unit (REU) is government's main vehicle for increasing access to electricity and use of PV in rural areas. The REU uses subsidies to make rural electrification attractive for investment. The Unit builds, operates and transfers transmission and…
Rural Electrification Act
The Rural Electrification Act of 2004 establishes Malawi Rural Electrification Fund. The Fund is responsible for financing and management of rural electrification projects in the country. Fund disposes of revenues gather from grants, subsidies, donations and governmental fund…
National Strategic Development Plan 2012/13 - 2016/17 (NSDP)
National Strategic Development Plan 2012/13 - 2016/17 (NSDP) is a medium-term plan aligned with a long-term plan of Vision 2020 that guides country’s developments in all sectors. One of the goals enlisted in the Plan is to develop green energy infrastructure to improve safety…
Electricity Market Licensing Regulation
The Electricity Market Licensing Regulation of the Electricity Market Law (Law Number 6446) contains two regulations pertaining to the promotion of the use of renewable energy: The legal entities applying for licences for construction of renewable energy facilities are required…
National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission
This National Policy Statement on Electricity Transmission sets out the objective and policies for managing the electricity transmission network under the Resource Management Act 1991. Decision-makers are required to have regard to the National Policy Statement on Electricity…
Renewable Energy Law 2010
In a move to meet its target of reaching 30% of its power from renewable sources by 2023 , Turkey implemented a long-awaited renewable energy law. The law first adjusts and increases the Turkish Feed-in tariffs , fixed as follows: Renewable source Power plant capacity Period…
Multi-lateral Agreements to Reduce CO2 Emissions: Slovakia
Norway financed a project for the reduction of CO 2 emissions in Slovakia, then hoping that future refinement of the Kyoto Protocol would enable the reduction to be credited toward Norways Kyoto commitment. Environment ministers from each country agreed that Norway would…
National Renewable 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…
Malaysian Biofuel Industry Act 2007
The Biofuel Industry Act of Malaysia followed shortly establishment of National Biofuel Policy of Malaysia in 2006. The Biofuel Industry Act was introduced to further regulate and facilitate sector development. After enforcement of the Act manufacturing companies only need to…
South Africa Green Fund
The goal of the Green Found is to support high impact green projects that fall under umbrella of three main initiatives that reflect national policy priorities: Green Cities and Towns Low Carbon Economy Environmental & Natural Resource Management The allocation of found is…
Biofuels aid scheme: quotas
Italian legislation provides that fossil fuel producers should annually supply a minimum quota of biofuels based on the total amount of fuel supplied. The decree no. 128/2005 established a national indicative target of 2.5% of substitution of traditional fuels with biofuels by…
Helsinki Busses Switch to Biofuel
Note: In order to provide as accurate and useful information as possible, Finland concentrates its reporting efforts on the most essential and concrete policies and measures. Although this policy and measure (PAM) serves / has served an important purpose, it is not considered…
Green Certificates Scheme - Flanders
The decree from September 2001 fostering the production from renewable energy implements the Flemish Parliament Act on the organization of the electricity market of July 2000. From the 1st of January 2002, every electricity supplier has the obligation to buy a certain amount of…
Thailand Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP 2015-2036)
The Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP 2015-2036) increases targets for installed alternative energy to 19.635 MW in 2036. Target’s capacity split is: 2035 alternative energy capacity split for 2035 in MW Waste Biomass Biogas Hydro Wind Solar Energy crops…
Pakistan net metering policy for solar PV and wind projects
On 1 st of September 2015 the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) of Pakistan approved a net metering programme. Solar PV and wind generators under 1 MW of capacity are allowed to sell back produced electricity to the national grid. The payment for purchase of…
Brazil Renewable Energy Auctions
In 2004 Brazil reformed its electricity sector (adoption of Laws 10.847 and 10.848) and started utilising energy auction system to procure electricity. The procurement system was based on load forecast. Existing and new generators are allowed to participate in the auction.…
Brazil Net Metering for Distributed Generation
On 19 th of April 2012 Resolution 482 of The Brazilian Energy Agency (ANEEL) entered into force introducing net metering policy in Brazil for small scale renewable generators. Renewable generators up to 1 MW capacity interconnected to low and medium-voltage grid are allowed to…
Wind Turbine Component Tax Exemption (Executive Decree 656)
Executive Decree 656 exempts manufacturers to pay Social Integration Program (PIS) and Contribution to Social Security Ficing (COFINS) tax on components purchased for wind turbines
Ethanol export tax credit - Regime Especial de Reintegração de Valores Tributários para as Empresas Exportadoras - REINTEGRA
Brazilian sugar and ethanol exporters are eligible to receive a tax credit calculated as a percentage of the value of products exported out of Brazil. Tax credit for period 10th to 31st December 2014 is equivalent to 0.3% of exports value. From 1st January 2015 the tax credit…
Electric power auctions - Wind
Under the New Model regulatory structure introduced in Brazil in 2004, most new power projects participate in auctions for long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with energy distributors organised by Brazils electricity regulatory agency (Agência Nacional de Energia…
Electric power auctions - Biomass
Under the New Model regulatory structure introduced in Brazil in 2004, most new power projects participate in auctions for long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with energy distributors organised by Brazils electricity regulatory agency (Agência Nacional de Energia…
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,…
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
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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
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