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Net Metering Regulations no. R/46 of 2020.

Country/Territory
Maldives
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette of the Maldives vol. 49 no. 122 of 2020.
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Renewable energy Authorization/permit Consumer protection Contract/agreement Cooperative/producer organization Procedural matters Standards
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Small Island Developing States, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

These Regulations, made under the Public Utilities Services Act (no. 4/96), concern the production of electricity from renewable energy sources. The Regulations aim at achieving the following objectives: providing the service recipients with the opportunity to facilitate the self-production of electricity, and to reduce their expenditure on electricity services; increasing the amount of electricity generated from the renewable resources; ensuring the rights of service recipients, consumers, and service providers. The Regulations cover the following matters: types of technology permitted; determination of total capacity of the service providers; agreements between service provider and service recipient; security standards and operating standards of the system; maintenance of registry; permission to connect to the service provider's electricity grid.

Full text
Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian
Website
www.environment.gov.mv