Annual Report 2010 - Enel.com

For thermal solar plants:
> elimination of the pool option, plus a bonus in the first
year of operation;
> delays in the construction of a number of projects;
> a ceiling on the number of hours eligible to receive the
subsidized price, based on the type of technology involved;
the excess hours will receive the market price;
> no future changes in the remuneration of plants in operation
and preregistered plants;
> a specific tariff system for innovative plants (up to 80
MW).
70 Enel Annual Report 2010 Report on operations
Rate updates
With Ministerial Order 3519/09 of December 31, 2009,
the government updated the rates, bonuses, ceilings and
floors for renewable energy plants that fall within the
remuneration system set out by Royal Decree 661/2007
(integrated feed-in rate or bonus). The amounts were revised
downwards due to the decline in the consumer price
index.
National renewable energy action plan (Directive
2009/28/EC)
The renewable energy action plan, submitted to the European
Commission, sets a target of about 40% for the
contribution of renewable resources to final gross electricity
consumption.