Global Renewable Energy Guide

FOREWORD

C^AKMAK PUBLISHING is pleased to publish this 2013 edition of the Global Renewable Energy Guide, which has been published annually since 2010.

  Global Renewable Energy Guide is designed to provide an overview of applicable legislation and available incentives to renewable energy companies worldwide. It will aid investors, lenders and government agencies in understanding and comparing relevant provisions from different jurisdictions.   The publication maintains a Q&A format with a common questionnaire set by the editors and answered by leading practitioners from 32 jurisdictions around the world.   The following are notable observations from this 2013 edition of the Guide regarding the regulatory regime and available incentives for renewable energies in the 32 jurisdictions explored:  

• Most of the countries, 21   out of 32, have an independent regulatory authority to
  supervise and regulate the electricity sector, including renewable energies, while the
  remaining 11 countries opt for regulation of the electricity sector by a Ministry.
• Most of the countries, 21 out of 32, provide for tax advantages for the generation of
  electricity from certain or all types of renewable energy sources.
• Purchase   and/or   minimum   price   guarantees   (feed-in   tariffs)   or   similar   support
  mechanisms are available in most of the countries, 28 out of 32.
• In   19   out   of the   32   countries,   priority  for  connection  to   and/or  usage   of the
  transmission and/or distribution system is provided for renewable energy companies.
• 10  countries  provide   for  additional incentives   for  the  domestic  manufacturing  of
  equipment and materials.
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CONTENTS

  1-     Andorra,

Adrocafs I jjpe-^Jimene^ &' BJberaygua................................................................................................................. / 2-     Austria,

Wo/f'I'hciss Kecbtsanwalte GmbH.......................................................................................................................... 3 3-     Belarus,

i'lasova \likhel &° Partners..................................................................................................................................... 8 4-     Belgium,

White c'~ Case......................................................................................................................................................... 16 5-     Bosnia & Herzegovina,

Husk.icL.aw Office.................................................................................................................................................. 26 6-     Brazil,

Machado. Meyer, Sendac^ h Opice Advogados....................................................................................................... 33 7-     Czech Republic,

White C~ Case (Europe) IUP.................................................................................................................................. 48 8-     Estonia,

Law/n /{ttomeys at Imw............................................................................................................................................ 51 9-     Finland,

Asianajotoimisto White & Case Oy.......................................................................................................................... 56 10-   France,

White el" Case IU>................................................................................................................................................. 62 11-    Germany,

White O-Case LJJ>................................................................................................................................................. 68 12-   Hungary,

White C* CaseLLP.................................................................................................................................................. 80 13-   Ireland,

Arthur Cox............................................................................................................................................................... 88 14-   Italy,

Clifford Chance............................................................................................................................................................. 100 15-   Japan,

White e~ Case LLP.................................................................................................................................................. 115 16-   Jordan,

A/i Sharif'An'bi Advocates e!r Legal Consultants.................................................................................................... 126 17-   Kyrgyzstan,

Kalikora c^ Associates............................................................................................................................................ 129 18-   Latvia,

ixnrin........................................................................................................................................................................ 133 19-   Lithuania,

imiiw....................................................................................................................................................................... 138 20-   Macedonia,

Kimora luiiv Office................................................................................................................................................... 151

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Imw Office I ujacic................................................................................................................................................... 162 23-   Poland,

White <& Case............................................................................................................................................................ 168 24-   Romania,

White <& Case............................................................................................................................................................ 178 25-   Russia,

White <& Case LLC................................................................................................................................................ 187 26-   Slovakia,

White e> Case s.r.o................................................................................................................................................. 196 27-   South Africa,

White <& Case............................................................................................................................................................ 211 28-   Turkey,

Cakmak. Avnkathk Biirosu..................................................................................................................................... 218 29-   United Arab Emirates,

White c~ Case LLP.................................................................................................................................................. 224

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31-  United States of America,
White & Case LLP.......................
 

h'emn...................................................................................................................................................................... 249