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KfW Renewable Energies Programme (KfW-Programm Erneuerbare Energien)
In 2009 the KfW consolidated their support programmes for renewable energy investments. One single programme superseded the following programmes: Producing Solar Power, ERP-Environment and Energy Saving Programme, KfW Environment Programme, KfW-Programme Renewable Energy. The…
Law for the Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Transition Financing (LAFAERTE)
At the end of 2008, a law on renewable energy utilization and energy transition ficing (LAERFTE) was adopted in Mexico, compatible with the existing Law of Public Electricity Service. This law was last reformed in January 2012. The law is meant to define and regulate the use…
Integrated Energy Services Project (2007-2014)
The objective of the Integrated Energy Services Project of Mexico is to increase access to efficient and sustainable integrated energy services in predomitly indigenous rural areas of Mexico and to achieve reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through the use of renewable energy…
Energy Law
The Energy Law aims to adapt the conditions of the energy sector to the new requirements of the European Union (EU) and prepare for participation in the regional electricity market in South-East Europe and in the Euro-Atlantic integration. The Energy Law states that the…
PROSOL Residentiel: Incentives for solar water heaters
Launched in 2005, the PROSOL II programme offers incentives to those purchasing solar water heaters from certified suppliers and having them installed by certified installers. The incentive system comprises: A subsidy , of TND 200 for a solar water heater with 200L capacity, or…
Iceland Climate Change Strategy
In February 2007, the Icelandic government released "Icelands Climate Change Strategy", which superseded the countrys 2002 Climate Change Strategy (itself the second Icelandic climate change strategy). This strategy is conceived as a framework for action and government…
Tanzanian Energy Development Access Programme (TEDAP)
The Tanzanian Energy Development Access Programme (TEDAP), a co-operation project between the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy and the World Bank, aims to improve electricity service provision in urban centres and to establish basis for sustainable energy access in rural areas.…
Investment Aid for Solar Photovoltaic Cells Connected to the Grid
The possibility of applying for investment support for solar photovoltaic (PV) cells connected to the grid was introduced on 1 July 2009. In February 2013, a new ordice on state aid for solar PV cells came into force, prolonging the support until 2016. The purpose is to…
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Department
The Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy was created in 2006. In 2012 it was renamed Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Development and Deployment of Utility Scale Renewable Power Plant
The goal of the program is to deploy solar and wind energy generation technologies as part of the electricity generation inventory of Kuwait. The program is launched with the Shagaya RE Park project which is to be implemented on 100 km² site in the north western part of Kuwait…
Rural Electrification Policy
The Fiji Rural Electrification Policy 1993 has been used by the Fiji Department of Energy in the implementation of rural electrification projects which includes diesel schemes for villages, micro hydro projects, house wiring, biofuel projects, solar home systems and grid…
Law of self-generation (Law 16.08)
Law 16.08, voted in 2008, raised the ceiling for self-generation by industrial sites from 10MW to 50MW. The Law was conceived principally to support wind power, but applies equally to other renewable energy technologies. This Law amends the 1963 Decree that established ONE and…
Solar Power Subsidy
In September 2007, the Ugandan government announced a 45% subsidy - increased from 14% - on all solar power equipment. The offer, made by government, the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda and nine donor agencies comes six years after the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) was…
Large-scale renewable energy development project (PERGE)
The project aims to develop initial experience in commercial grid-connected renewable energy applications by supporting the construction of a 101 MW Independent Power Producing wind farm , while building institutional capacity to value, acquire, and manage such resources on a…
Public Electricity Service Law (Ley del Servicio Público de Energía Eléctrica)
This law deals with all aspects of electric energy for public service, including generation, transmission, distribution, transformation and supply. The law establishes that public electricity service is of the exclusive competence of the Mexican State, through the national…
Grid interconection contract for renewable energy (Contrato de interconexión para fuente de energía renovable)
In September 2001, the regulatory authority CRE established special rules on establishing transmission charges, and other issues relating to feeding and transmitting into the national grid intermittent electricity from renewable energy sources. These apply to solar, wind and…
Decree 2009/362 on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Premiums
Tunisia's National Agency in charge of Energy Efficiency (ANME) provides energy efficiency and renewable energy deployment projects with a range of premiums once the project is running, in the form of refunds. Premiums allocated to renewable energy projects are set as follows:…
PROSOL Tertiary: Incentives for commercial solar water heaters
Following the success of the residential PROSOL programme, a special incentive programme targeting the tertiary sector was launched in June 2007. The programme will first primarily target hotels, and will expand to include public bath houses, private clinics, sports centres,…
Promoting the knowledge level of deploying renewable energies with prominence of solar, fuel cell and geothermal energies
Related policies: Section B of the Islamic Republic of Iran general policies on energy sector: efforts to acquire new and renewable energy technology and knowhow and build power plants in the country using sources like wind, solar,fuel cell and geothermal. Section 9-1 of the…
Decree on rules of selling renewable electricity to the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG)
The Decree sets the rules governing the sale of renewable electricity to the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas (STEG). Entities from the industry, agriculture and commercial sectors that produce renewable electricity for their own consumption may sell the surplus to the…
Law 19,657 on Geothermal Energy Concessions
Law 19,657 establishes regulatory frameworks for geothermal exploration and exploitation, as well as standards for concession allocation and tenders. The Ministry of Energy is responsible for the application, control and enforcement of geothermal regulation frameworks and the…
Law No. 426 establishing the Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAOL)
The Libyan government created, in 2007, the Renewable Energy Authority of Libya (REAOL). The main goal of the REAOL is to implement proper policies so as to meet the governmental target of a 10% share of the total energy mix coming from renewable energy sources by 2020. The…
Replacement Scheme for Wind turbines on land (scrapping certificates)
Replacement scheme for wind turbines on land provides possibility to receive scrapping sertificate and thus financial support for replacing old and inappropriately situated wind turbines with new and more efficient turbines. financial support is distributed in the form of an…
Rule Book on incentives for generation of electricity from RES and efficient co-generation, Republic of Srpska
The Rule Book’s goal is to stimulate an increase of electricity generation from renewable sources, promote efficient cogeneration and increase their participation in gross final consumption of electricity in Republic of Srpska on the basis of provisions enclosed in “Decree on…
Regulation on the Energy Performance of Buildings
The decree defines energy performance standards for buildings and contains specific regulations on renewable energy installations. 1. Mandatory solar installations on every new residential building to satisfy domestic hot water requirements. 2. RE installations on every new…
Decree 354 on the Promotion of Renewable Energies
In 2010 the Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry approved the Decree 354 on the Promotion of Renewable Energies meant to dramatically increase the share of electricity generation from renewable sources in Uruguay. The government also officialised its commitment in meeting…
National Strategy for renewable energy and energy efficiency
Main objectives of the Strategy: 1- Grid-based renewable energy: 15% share of electricity generation in 2025 Wind: 1200 GWh per year Geothermal: 1183 GWh per year Solar water heaters: 230 GWh per year Economic Lamps: 460 GWh per year Total 3073 GWh per year 2-…
Nigeria Renewable Energy Master Plan
Nigeria is facing the need for larger electricity supply and improved grid reliability and security. Targets: The Renewable Energy Master Plan (REMP) seeks to increase the supply of renewable electricity from 13% of total electricity generation in 2015 to 23% in 2025 and 36%…
Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity (IRP)
The Department of Energy published, in April 2011, the revised Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity 2010-2030. The plan introduces a set of ambitious generation targets for renewable energy market penetration to 2030, with wind and solar PV expected to be represent most of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Solar America Board for Codes and Standards
The Solar America Board for Codes and Standards is a collaborative effort of photovoltaic (PV) codes and standards experts who gather and prioritise input from the broad spectrum of PV stakeholders, including policymakers, manufacturers, installers, and consumers. The group…
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
Wind Energy Co-operative Tax Incentive
Under this legislation, individuals who participate in wind energy co-operatives (Bürgerwind) can choose between a normal taxation or a simplified model, where there is no taxation for the first ? 400 per year of the production value and the remainder is taxed at 60% of regular…
Environment Protection and Infrastructure Operational Programme (EIOP), Environment friendly energy management
Measure 1.7 of the EIOP entitled “Environment friendly energy management” deals with increasing the use of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. Subsidies are available (between 125 million HUF and 300 million HUF per project) and the amount granted depends on project…
California Solar Initiative
The California Solar Initiative is part of the Go Solar California campaign and builds on 10 years of state solar rebates offered to customers in Californias investor-owned utility territories: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas &…
Subsidies for renewable energy production (Law of 3 August 2005)
The Ministry of the Environment, through this regulation, increased its support for the production of electrical energy. This support takes the form of bonuses whose size is dependent upon the system used. The bonus is provided to electricity produced from wind, hydropower,…