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District Heating Classification

Source: JOIN IEA/IRENA Policy and Measures Database
Last updated: 5 November 2017
A decree on 5 May 1999 introduced a simplified procedure for classifying district heating using renewable energy or cogeneration, allowing local authorities to obligate new buildings in specified zones to be connected to the district heating grid.