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Rwanda Energy Policy
Rwanda 2015 In force National
Subsidy scheme for households supporting energy saving measures and housing refurbishment
Belgium 2015 In force State/Provincial
Support Scheme for Solar Water Heaters for residences
Cyprus 2015 Ended National
Tax incentives for renewable energy
Kenya 2015 In force National
Chile Capital Grant and Tax Support to Solar Water Heating
Chile 2014 In force National
Concentrated Solar Power Technology Transfer for Power Generation in Namibia
Namibia 2014 In force National
JESSICA-F.I.D.A.E Fund (Energy Saving and Diversification Investment Fund)
Spain 2014 Ended National
Research and Development (R&D) Program
Australia 2014 In force National
Specific incentive for renewable energy (prime spécifique en matiere denergies renouvelables)
Belgium 2014 In force National
Directive 813/2013-Ecodesign
European Union 2013 In force International
Ecuador feed-in tariff for renewable energy (Regulación para La participación de los generadores de energía eléctrica producida con Recursos Energéticos Renovables No Convencionales No. CONELEC 001/13)
Ecuador 2013 Ended National
Financial aid programme for energy savings and renewable energy in housing 2013
Luxembourg 2013 In force National
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

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