Combined Heat and Power Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 19, 22 March 2002, pp. 1092-1096. Long titleAct on the conservation, modernization and development of combined heat and power. Subject Air & atmosphere, Energy Keyword Basic legislation Renewable energy Climate change Energy conservation/energy production Geographical area Alps, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Act enters into force on 1 April 2002. Abstract The purpose of the Act is to make a contribution to the increase of electricity production from combined heat and power in the Federal Republic of Germany to 25 per cent through temporary protection, the promotion of the modernization and rebuilding of combined heat and power plants, the support of the market introduction of heat networks into which heat is injected from the combined heat and power installations, in the interest of energy saving, environmental protection and of reaching the climate protection objectives of the Federal Government. The text consists of 13 articles. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de