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Status Report

Policies / sales tax, energy tax, excise tax, or VAT reduction

Definition:
Reduction in taxes applicable to the purchase (or production) of renewable energy or technologies.

National Level

Algeria	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR 2007 technologies: All
Argentina	Yes year: 2009 http://infoleg.mecon.gov.... technologies: All, Solar PV
Belgium	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR 2007 technologies: All
Canada	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR 2007 technologies: All
China	Yes year: 2009 technologies: All
Czech Republic	Yes year: 2009 http://en.mze.cz/Index.as... technologies: All, Biomass
Denmark	Yes year: 2009 GSR 2007 technologies: All
Dominican Republic	Yes year: 2009 http://www.dga.gov.do/dga... technologies: All
Egypt	Yes year: 2010 http://ec.europa.eu/energ... technologies: All
Estonia	Yes year: 2009 http://www.energy.eu/rene... technologies: All, Biomass
Finland	Yes year: 2009 http://www.energy.eu/rene... technologies: All
France	Yes year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Solar PV, Biomass
Germany	Yes Eurobeserver: http://www.... technologies: All, Biomass
Guatemala	Yes year: 2009 http://www.infoiarna.org.... technologies: All
Honduras	Yes year: 2009 http://www.glin.gov/view.... technologies: All, Wind Power, Solar PV, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass
Hungary	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR 2009 technologies: All
India	Yes year: 2009 IREDA http://www.ireda.in... technologies: All, Wind Power, Biomass
Indonesia	Yes year: 2010 http://www.depkeu.go.id/E... technologies: All
Israel	Yes year: 2010 http://ec.europa.eu/energ... technologies: All
Italy	Yes year: 2009 http://www.energias-renov... technologies: All, Solar PV, Geothermal, Biomass, Solar Thermal
Jordan	Yes year: 2010 http://ec.europa.eu/energ... technologies: All, Renewables in general
Korea Republic	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR 2007 technologies: All
Malta	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR 2007 technologies: All
Morocco	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR 2007 technologies: All
Netherlands	Yes year: 2009 http://www.energias-renov... technologies: All, Solar PV
Nicaragua	Yes year: 2009 http://www.uni.edu.ni/PPP... technologies: All, Geothermal
Norway	Yes year: 2010 http://www.iea.org/textba... technologies: All, Biomass
Peru	Yes year: 2009 GTZ TERNA Country Survey ... technologies: All
Philippines	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR 2007 technologies: All
Poland	Yes year: 2009 http://www.erec.org/filea... technologies: All, Biomass
Portugal	Yes year: 2009 http://www.energias-renov... technologies: All, Solar PV, Biomass
Romania	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR 2007 technologies: All
Spain	Yes year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Biomass
Sweden	Yes year: 2009 Swedish Energy Agency htt... technologies: All, Wind Power
Switzerland	Yes year: 2009 REN21 WIAP http://www.ren... technologies: All, Biomass
Tanzania	Yes year: 2009 Mark Hankins - GSR 2010 country profile Tanzania technologies: All, Solar PV
Tunisia	Yes year: 2009 http://www.anme.nat.tn/in... technologies: All
United Kingdom	Yes year: 2009 http://www.eurobserv-er.o... technologies: All, Biomass
United States of America	Other - technologies: All
Zambia	Yes year: 2008 http://www.erb.org.zm/rep... technologies: All

Regional Level

Gujarat	Yes year: 2009 http://www.indextb.com/so... technologies: Solar PV
New York	Yes year: 2009 http://apps1.eere.energy.... technologies: Solar PV

Local Level

Kunming	Yes year: 2009 REN21 GSR on local renewa... technologies: All, Renewables in general

REN21 News and Update

09 September 2010
CORRECTION
On page 24 of the Renewables 2010 Global Status Report, the last sentence should read: All ethanol produced in Brazil is from sugar cane. We apologise for this error.

06 September 2010
Second Announcement of Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010) (revised version)

09 August 2010
Delhi International Action Programme

REN21 launches the Delhi International Action Programme in conjunction with the Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference (DIREC 2010) to encourage governments and all stakeholders to pledge voluntary actions towards advancing renewable energy deployment and policy development.

15 July 2010
REN21 releases its annual flagship publication Renewables 2010 Global Status Report

24 June 2010
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21 June 2010
Selection Guidelines for Hosting an International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC) (revised version)
A set of simple guidelines for the selection of the host of the International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC) has been agreed by the REN21 Bureau. To date, one country has submitted a formal application to host the IREC 2012. The Bureau will decide by 15 July 2010, on a “no objection” basis, on the host of the IREC 2012.

19 May 2010
Global Wind Day 2010

The Global Wind Day 2010 takes place on 15 June all over the world.