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Ireland
Ireland has a FIT program. The program is set out in the Renewable Energy Feed in Tarriff (RE-FIT – 2006) - A Competition for Electricity Generation from Biomass, Hydro and Wind.
Summary
In 2006, the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources initiated a "Competition" for the promotion of renewable energy development in Ireland. The Competition was initiated to help Ireland comply with EU Directive 2001/77/EC. Under the Competition, any licensed electricity supplier (an entity that buys power from electricity generators and supplies it to others) that enters into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a qualified renewable energy generating plant that is a successful REFIT applicant under this competition will receive a compensation payment.
EC review and assessment
Read a summary of the European Commission’s 2005 review of Ireland’s renewable electricity policies and of its 2007 assessment of Ireland’s progress in meeting the target set out in Directive 2001/77/EC.
Legal analysis
There currently is no legal analysis of this law. If you are a lawyer from Ireland, and interested in submitting an analysis, or providing more up-to-date information about the current status of the renewable energy policy, we would be happy to hear form you. Contact us
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