Law No. 24.625 providing for the State policy on rural renewable energy. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Minas Gerais Document type Legislation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Energy Keyword Biofuel Bioenergy Internal trade Agricultural development Agricultural land Rural employment Renewable energy Environmental planning Natural gas Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Law approves the State policy on rural renewable energy. The policy aims to expand the supply of energy in rural areas through the use of renewable sources, especially solar energy and biomass, to encourage competitiveness, sustainability and efficiency of production systems and generation of new businesses in agriculture, family farming and agroecology. Full text Portuguese Website www.almg.gov.br