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electricity from hydroelectric plants for the dominant
operator and restrictions on intra-day changes in output;
> extension of the regulated mechanism for remuneration
of capacity for 2011, with an increase in the price
of guaranteed capacity from €35,000/MW per year to
€45,000/MW.
Renewable Energy
Europe
Implementation of Directive 2009/28/EC
Directive 2009/28/EC requires each Member State to
adopt a national renewable energy action plan by June
30, 2010. The plan must contain the country’s national
targets in terms of the percentage of energy consumed
in the transport, electricity and heating sectors accounted
for by renewable resources until 2020. The plan must
specify forecast energy consumption for the 2010-2020
period and the measures necessary to achieve the targets
set out in the Directive.
All the Member States have submitted their plans to the
European Commission.
Brazil
Renewable energy resource auctions
On July 22, 2010 the Brazilian regulator, ANEEL, approved
the rules for reserve electricity and A-3 capacity auctions
for hydroelectric, wind and biomass sources (regulations
no. 05/2010 and no. 07/2010 respectively). At the auctions,
held on August 25 and 26, 2010, a total of 2,892
MW of installed capacity were awarded for 70 wind
plants, 12 biomass plants and 7 small hydro plants. The average
allotment price for wind projects was R$130/MWh
(about €58 euro/MWh). The contracts will have a term of
15 years for biomass plants, 20 years for wind plants and
30 years for hydroelectric plants.
Bulgaria
Renewable energy support law
The Ministry for the Economy, Energy and Tourism is preparing
amendments to the Bulgarian Renewable and
Alternative Energy Act in order to transpose Directive
2009/28/EC and implement the broader rules for encouraging
investment in renewable energy. The decree is expected
to be published in 2011.
National renewable energy action plan (Directive
2009/28/EC)
The renewable energy action plan, submitted to the European
Commission, sets a target of about 20.6% for the
contribution of renewable resources to final gross electricity
consumption.
Chile
Renewable energy resource legislation
In the final months of 2010, the Senate Committee on
Energy and Mineral Resources discussed a proposal to
increase the targets set out in the renewable energy act
to 20% in 2020 (rather than 10% in 2024). Following the
unanimous approval by the parliamentary committee (October
2010), the text will go to the Senate and then to the
Chilean Parliament’s lower house. The debate currently
under way in the country is focusing on a possible increase
in final rates as a result of any increase in the targets.
France
New remuneration rules for photovoltaic systems
On January 14, 2010, the new decree on feed-in rates for
photovoltaic power systems was approved. The following
rates will apply to systems coming into operation in 2010:
> €580/MWh for systems integrated into residential
buildings;
> €500/MWh for systems integrated into other types of
buildings;
> €420 MWh for simplified-integration systems;
> for systems installed on the ground, the remuneration
depends on the location of the systems, since it is based
on the product of €314/MWh and an “R” location coefficient.
These rates will remain in force until 2011, when they will
be cut by 10% per year starting from 2012.
The regulation of the sale of electricity generated by photovoltaic
systems was further clarified by two decrees
published on March 23, 2010. The first decree requires
that the system be less than 250 kW for it to be considered
integrated into the building. The second decree sets
out in detail the conditions photovoltaic systems must
meet to qualify for the rates (more favorable on average)
found in the July 10, 2006 decree. This clarification
was required due to the large number of applications for
“contrat d’achat” submitted between November 2009 and
January 2010.
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