Decree No. 46.296 on the State Renewable Energy Programme (Energias de Minas) and measures to encourage the production and use of renewable energy. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Minas Gerais Type du document Règlement Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Énergie Mot clé Politique/planification Énergie renouvelable Production d'énergie hydroélectrique Taxe/impôt Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé This Decree, consisting of 9 articles, establishes the State Renewable Energy Programme (Energias de Minas). The Programme aims to promote and encourage the production and consumption of energy from renewable sources and contribute to sustainable development. Renewable energy is understood to mean electrical energy from solar, wind, biomass, biogas and hydraulic sources generated in Centrais de Geração Hidrelétrica (CGHs) and Pequenas Centrais Hidrelétricas (PCHs). Fiscal incentives and differentiated tax treatment will be granted to businesses located in Minas Gerais, in the form of tax legislation. The renewable energy generation company may request the State to implement transmission line infrastructure, by means of a partnership contract, in the terms of Law No. 18.038 of 12 January 2009. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.jornalminasgerais.mg.gov.br