Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 10
1.2 List of Figures 12
2 Executive Summary 13
2.1 The Asia Pacific Region is Strongly Positioned
for Rapid Growth In the Renewable Energy Industry 13
2.2 Government Policy
Measures will Play a Vital Role in the Renewable Energy Development 14
2.3
China to lead the Growth of The Renewable Energy Sector in Asia Pacific 15
2.4 Stronger Policy Framework to Boost Renewable Energy Could Significantly
Increase Renewable Energy Industry Investments in India and Japan 15
2.5
Russia' s New Directive on Renewables Paves Way for Greater Use of Renewables
in the Country 16
2.6 Thailand Plans To Become A Regional Biofuel Hub
16
3 Renewable Energy Policy Framework 17
3.1 Renewable Energy Policy,
Overview 17
3.2 Renewable Energy Policy Framework and Feed in tariffs
18
3.3 Renewable Energy Policy Framework and Renewable Portfolio Standard
18
3.4 Renewable Energy Policy Framework, Other Policy Measures 19
3.4.1 Capital Subsidies, Grants/Rebates 19
3.4.2 Energy Production
Payments/ Investments or Other Tax Credits 19
3.4.3 Tax Reductions 19
3.4.4 Tradable Renewable Energy Certificates Systems 19
3.4.5 Net Metering
19
3.4.6 Public Investment Loans 19
4 Australia, Major Policies and
Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 20
4.1 Australia Renewable
Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 20
4.1.1 Mandatory Renewable Energy
Target (MRET) 20
4.1.2 Expanded national Renewable Energy Target (RET)
scheme 22
4.1.3 Renewable Remote Power Generation Program 23
4.1.4
Green Loans 24
4.1.5 Energy Efficient Homes Package 24
4.1.6 Renewable
Energy Equity Fund 25
4.1.7 Advanced Electricity Storage Technology
Program 25
4.1.8 Renewable Energy Fund 25
4.1.9 Renewable Energy
Demonstration Program 26
4.1.10 Energy Innovation Fund 27
4.1.11
Climate Ready Program 28
4.1.12 Green Building Fund 28
4.1.13
Re-tooling for Climate Change 29
4.2 Australia Solar Power, Major Policies
and Incentives 29
4.2.1 Mandatory Renewable Energy Target Support for
Small Solar (PV) Systems 29
4.2.2 Solar Homes and Communities Plan 29
4.2.3 Solar Credits for Small Scale Renewables, 2009 31
4.2.4 Green
Vouchers for Schools / National Solar Schools Program 32
4.2.5 Solar Hot
Water Rebate 32
4.2.6 Solar Cities Program 33
4.2.7 Australia, Feed-
in Tariffs for Solar Systems 33
4.2.8 Solar PV Support Measures 36
4.3
Australia Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 36
4.3.1 Mandatory Renewable
Energy Target Support for Small Wind Systems 37
4.3.2 Mechanisms
Supporting Grid-Connected Wind Power 37
4.3.3 Wind Energy Forecasting
Capability Initiative 37
4.3.4 National Code for Wind Farm Construction
38
4.4 Australia Geothermal, Major Policies and Incentives 38
4.4.1
Geothermal Industry Development Framework and Technology Roadmap 38
4.4.2
Geothermal Drilling Program 39
4.5 Australia Hydro, Major Policies and
Incentives 39
4.5.1 Mandatory Renewable Energy Target Support for Small
Hydro Systems 39
4.6 Australia Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives
40
4.6.1 Ethanol and Biodiesel Production Grant Excise 40
4.6.2
Ethanol Distribution Program 41
4.6.3 Biofuel Capital Grants 41
4.6.4
Second Generation Biofuels Research and Development Program (Gen 2) 42
4.6.5 Amendments to Australian Automotive Diesel and Biodiesel Fuel Quality
Standards 42
5 China, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting
Renewables 44
5.1 China Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives
44
5.1.1 Renewable Energy Policy, Overview 44
5.1.2 General Renewable
Energy Policy 46
5.1.3 Renewable Energy Law 47
5.1.4 Regulation on
Renewable Power Pricing and Cost Sharing 49
5.1.5 Renewable Energy
Development Fund 50
5.1.6 11th Five Year Plan (2006-2010) - Highlights for
Renewable Energy 50
5.1.7 Medium and Long Term Development Plan for
Renewable Energy 50
5.1.8 Renewable Portfolio Standards 51
5.2 China
Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 51
5.2.1 New Incentive for
Solar PV 51
5.2.2 Subsidies for Solar PV in Rural Areas 52
5.2.3 R&D
support for Solar PV 52
5.2.4 Solar PV Pilot Projects 53
5.2.5 Solar
PV Support Measures 54
5.3 China Wind, Major Policies and Incentives
54
5.3.1 China Wind Power, Pricing Policy 55
5.3.2 Wind Power
Concession Program 55
5.3.3 Low Interest Rate Loans 56
5.3.4 Reduced
Vat and Income Tax 56
5.3.5 Subsidies 56
5.3.6 Provincial incentives
56
5.4 China Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 57
5.4.1 China Small
Hydro, Incentives 58
5.4.2 Rural Electrification Policies for Small Hydro
Power 58
5.5 China Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 59
5.5.1
National Rural Biogas Construction Plan 2003-2010 59
5.5.2 Support for
Biomass Power Generation 59
5.5.3 US China MOU on Biomass Development
60
5.5.4 China Biofuels, Major Policies and Incentives 60
5.5.5 China
Ethanol, Financial Incentives 61
5.5.6 Banning of Grain based Ethanol
61
6 India, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables
62
6.1 India Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 62
6.1.1
Integrated Energy Policy 62
6.1.2 Electricity Act 2003 63
6.1.3 India
Renewable Portfolio Standards 63
6.1.4 Tariff Policy 2006 64
6.1.5
Grid-interactive Power Program 65
6.1.6 Off-Grid Renewable Energy Programs
66
6.1.7 Remote Village Electrification Program 68
6.1.8 India, CDM
projects 69
6.2 India Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 70
6.2.1 India, National Solar Mission 70
6.2.2 Demonstration and Promotion
of Solar Photovoltaic Devices/ Systems in Urban Areas & Industry 70
6.2.3
Development of Solar Cities Scheme 72
6.2.4 Energy Efficient Solar/ Green
Buildings Scheme 73
6.2.5 Solar Water Heating Systems, Interest/ Capital
Subsidy Scheme 75
6.2.6 Accelerated Depreciation for Solar Systems 76
6.3 India Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 76
6.3.1 Central Government
Incentives 76
6.3.2 State Government Policies 78
6.3.3 Role of
Government Bodies 81
6.3.4 Financing Guidelines for Wind Energy Projects
82
6.3.5 Foreign Investment Policy 83
6.3.6 Regulatory Issues 84
6.4 India Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 84
6.4.1 Small Hydro Power
Program 85
6.4.2 Renovation and Modernisation of SHP Projects 85
6.4.3
Hydropower Generation, Buy Back Rate 86
6.5 India Bioenergy, Major
Policies and Incentives 88
6.5.1 Biomass Power Buy Back Rate 88
6.5.2
Biomass Power Cogeneration Incentive Schemes 89
6.5.3 Waste to energy
(Bio-Energy Projects) 89
6.5.4 Bio-fuel (Ethanol/ Bio-diesel) 90
6.5.5
National Policy on Biofuel 90
7 Japan, Major Policies and Market
Instruments Supporting Renewables 92
7.1 Japan Renewable Energy, Major
Policies and Incentives 92
7.1.1 Establishment Of NEDO 92
7.1.2
Special Measures law for Promoting the Use of New Energy 92
7.1.3
Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) System 93
7.1.4 Green Power
Certification System 94
7.1.5 Vision for New Energy Business 95
7.1.6
Japan National Energy Strategy 2006 95
7.1.7 Japan Renewable Energy Policy
Platform (JREPP) 95
7.1.8 Support for Deployment of New and Renewable
Energy 97
7.1.9 Subsidy for RD&D for New and Renewable Energy 97
7.1.10 New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Incentives 97
7.1.11 Project for Establishing New Energy and Energy
Conservation Visions at the Local Level 97
7.1.12 Project for Promoting
the Local Introduction of New Energy 97
7.1.13 Project for Promotion of
Non-profit Activities on New Energy 99
7.2 Japan Solar Power, Major
Policies and Incentives 100
7.2.1 Residential PV Support Programs 100
7.2.2 Solar Promotion Program 100
7.2.3 Solar PV R&D Initiative 101
7.2.4 Local Government Initiatives 102
7.2.5 Solar PV support Measures
103
7.3 Japan Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 103
7.3.1 Japan Wind
Power Development, Major Impediments 104
7.3.2 Japan, Major Policies for
Development Wind Power 104
7.3.3 Research and Development of
Next-generation Wind Power Generation Technology 104
7.3.4 Research and
Development of Offshore Wind Power Generation Technology 104
7.3.5 Subsidy
Project for Grid Interconnection of Wind Power Generation 104
7.4 Japan
Geothermal, Major Policies and Incentives 105
7.4.1 Project on Geothermal
Power Generation Development 105
7.4.2 Geothermal Development Promotion
Surveys 105
7.5 Japan Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives 105
7.5.1
The New Energy Foundation 106
7.5.2 Sunshine and Moonlight Project 106
7.5.3 River Law 107
7.5.4 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change 107
7.5.5 Project for Developing Small and Medium-sized
Hydroelectric Power Plants 107
7.6 Japan Bioenergy, Major Policies and
Incentives 108
7.6.1 Biomass Nippon Strategy 108
7.6.2 Development of
Technology for High-efficiency Conversion of Biomass and Other Energy 109
7.6.3 Local Biomass Heat Utilization Field Test Project 109
7.6.4 Tests
for Locally Systemized Biomass Energy 109
7.6.5 Law on the Quality Control
of Gasoline and Other Fuels 109
7.6.6 Field demonstration of E3 gasoline
(from FY2004) 110
7.6.7 Kyoto Protocol Target Achievement Plan 110
7.6.8 Project to Create a Standard Model for Regional Distribution of E3
110
8 New Zealand, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting
Renewables 111
8.1 New Zealand Renewable Energy, Major Policies and
Incentives 111
8.1.1 New Zealand, Climate Change and Sustainability Agenda
111
8.1.2 The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy, 2007 112
8.1.3 New Zealand Energy Strategy to 2050 113
8.1.4 Emissions Trading
Scheme 114
8.1.5 Proposed National Policy Statement for Renewable
Electricity Generation 114
8.1.6 Promotion of Uptake of Renewable
Electricity 115
8.1.7 Renewable Regulation Issues 116
8.2 New Zealand
Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 116
8.2.1 Funding For
Homeowners 116
8.2.2 Innovation Fund 116
8.2.3 Solar Water Heating
Volume Build Grant Schemes 117
8.2.4 Grants for Public Buildings 117
8.3 New Zealand Wind, Major Policies and Incentives 118
8.3.1 Government
Policy Statement on Electricity Governance (GPS) 118
8.3.2 Electricity Act
1992 119
8.3.3 Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) 119
8.3.4 Projects
to Reduce Emissions (PRE) 120
8.3.5 Distributed Generation Regulations
121
8.4 New Zealand Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 121
8.4.1
Enabling Business Opportunities - Bioenergy Initiative 121
8.4.2 Wood
Energy, Grants 122
8.4.3 New Zealand Biofuel, Major Policies and
Incentives 122
8.4.4 Low Carbon Energy Technologies (LCET) Fund 122
8.4.5 Repealment Biofuels Sales Obligation 123
8.4.6 Ethanol Manufacturing
Regulations 123
8.4.7 Biodiesel Excise Exemption 123
9 Indonesia,
Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 124
9.1
Indonesia Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 124
9.1.1
National Energy Management blue print (Presidential Decree No.5 / 2006)
124
9.1.2 Energy Law No. 30 / 2007 125
9.1.3 Program on Rural
Electrification 126
9.1.4 Program on Interconnection of Renewable Energy
Power Generation 126
9.1.5 Program on Energy Self-Sufficient Village
126
9.1.6 Indonesia-German Cooperation on New and Renewable Technology
127
9.2 Indonesia Hydropower, Major Policies and Incentives 127
9.2.1
Integrated Micro hydro Development Program (IMIDAP) 127
9.2.2 Micro Hydro
Power Program (MHPP) 127
9.3 Indonesia Bioenergy, Major Policies and
Incentives 128
9.3.1 Indonesia Biofuel Policies 128
9.3.2 National
Team for Biofuel Development 128
9.3.3 Industrial Strategy Proposal on
Biofuel Industry in Indonesia 129
9.3.4 Mandatory on Biofuel Utilization
129
10 Russia, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables
131
10.1 Russia Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 131
10.1.1 Energy Strategy to 2020 131
10.1.2 Executive Directive for Increase
of Energy Efficiency 131
10.2 Russia Hydro, Major Policies and Incentives
133
10.2.1 EBRD Loans for Russian Hydropower 133
10.2.2 Program for
Development of Small Hydropower, New Energy Fund 133
10.2.3 Investment
Fund 133
10.3 Russia Bioenergy, Major Policies and Incentives 133
10.3.1 The third International Congress - Biodiesel -- 2008 133
10.3.2
Bioenergy Development in Russia (First Draft) 134
11 Thailand, Major
Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables 135
11.1 Thailand
Renewable Energy, Major Policies and Incentives 135
11.1.1 Energy
Conservation Promotion Act and Energy Conservation Promotion Fund 135
11.1.2 Sustainable Alternative Energy Development Strategy 135
11.1.3
Thailand, Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) 136
11.1.4 Small Power
Producer (SSP) & Very Small Power Producers (VSPP) Program 136
11.1.5
Thailand 15-year Renewable Energy Development Plan (2008-22) 138
11.1.6
Soft Loans, Revolving Fund 142
11.1.7 Tax Incentive for Energy
Conservation 143
11.1.8 Incentive through Board of Investment (BOI)
143
11.2 Thailand Solar Power, Major Policies and Incentives 143
11.2.1 The Solar Hot Water Project 143
11.3 Thailand Bioenergy, Major
Policies and Incentives 144
11.3.1 Ethanol Strategy 144
11.3.2 Ethanol
Tax Reduction for Biofuels 145
11.3.3 The E20 Gasohol Policy 146
11.3.4 Biodiesel Policy 146
12 Appendix 147
12.1 Methodology 147
12.1.1 Coverage 148
12.1.2 Secondary Research 149
12.1.3 Primary
Research 149
12.1.4 Expert Panel Validation 149
12.2 Contact Us
150
12.3 About GlobalData 150
12.4 Disclaimer 150
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