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Green Deal
United Kingdom 2013 Ended National
Investment Subsidy for Large Solar Thermal Plants
Austria 2013 Ended National
Jordan 20 000 subsidised solar water heaters programme
Jordan 2013 In force National
Law of finance 2013 relative to the deletion of customs charges on equipments and material of solar energy
Burkina Faso 2013 Ended National
Legislative Decree 4 June 2013 (DL 4/6/2013) - Transposition of the European Directive 2010/31/UE on the energy performance of buildings
Italy 2013 In force National
Libya Renewable Energy Strategic Plan 2013-2025
Libya 2013 In force National
Royal Decree 617/2013 on professional certificates in the renewable energy sector
Spain 2013 In force National
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Australia 2012 In force National
Fiscal incentives - exemptions for taxes and duties
Guyana 2012 In force National
Master Plan for Renewable Energy Development (2012-2026)
El Salvador 2012 In force National
National Energy Policy
Malta 2012 In force National
Solar Thermal Energy Plan
Uruguay 2012 In force National
Solar Water Heating Programme
South Africa 2012 In force National
Solar water heating regulations
Kenya 2012 In force National
The Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy
People's Republic of China 2012 Ended National
Interconnection Policy for Renewable Generating Source
Antigua and Barbuda 2011 In force National
Mandatory Use of Renewables by Public Buildings
Korea 2011 In force National
Promoting the knowledge level of deploying renewable energies with prominence of solar, fuel cell and geothermal energies
Islamic Republic of Iran 2011 In force National
Rajasthan Solar Policy
India 2011 In force National
Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP)
South Africa 2011 In force National
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Development Plan 2011-2030
Algeria 2011 In force National
Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) for domestic and non-domestic generators
United Kingdom 2011 In force National
Solar Thermal Energy
Uruguay 2011 In force National
Solar water heating regulation
United Arab Emirates 2011 In force State/Provincial
Waiver of Import Duty on RE and EE equipment
Antigua and Barbuda 2011 In force National
Decree on renewable microgeneration (net-metering)
Uruguay 2010 In force National
Mandatory use of Solar Water Heating Systems in Rajasthan
India 2010 In force State/Provincial
National Energy Policy (2009-2030)
Jamaica 2010 In force National
National Operational Programme for Competitiveness II
Greece 2010 In force National
National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) of Poland
Poland 2010 In force National

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