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Cross-Border Renewable Energy Ordinance.

Country/Territory
Germany
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 34, 14 July 2016, pp. 1629-1645.
Long title
Ordinance on cross-border tender for the promotion of electricity from renewable energies.
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Data collection/reporting Institution International trade Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

The present Ordinance provides for the limited opening of tenders for the support of renewable energies for other EU Member States. In particular, the «Bundesnetzagentur» shall conduct auctions in order to determine the amount of funding for electricity generated from renewable energies. The auctions are open to renewable energy installations located in other Member States of the European Union, provided that international agreements have been signed to this effect. Support for installations shall be granted in accordance with the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). The text consists of 43 Articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Tender procedure (2); Payments of market premiums under the present Ordinance (3); Penalties (4); The issuing body (5); Provisions for installations in the Federal territory being promoted by a cooperating state (6); International agreement (7); Data protection, legal protection (8). One Annex is enclosed and entitled as follows: Amount of the market premium for electricity from open-air installations feeding electricity into a grid outside the price zone of the Federal Republic of Germany.Article 17 is deleted.

Full text
German
Website
www.bgbl.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2023).

Legislation | Germany | 2014 (2024)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX