Renewable Energy Support Scheme - Wallonia

Country	Belgium
Year Implemented	2003
Policy Status	In force
Date Promulgated	November 2003
Agency	•SPW-DGO4-Département de l'énergie et du Bâtiment durable
Related Policies	Green Certificates Scheme - Wallonia
Policy Type	•Incentives/Subsidies   •Feed-in Tariffs
Policy Target	•Multiple Renewable Energy Sources   •All
Policy Sector	•Electricity
Description	The Walloon government has defined a support framework for electricity produced from renewable energy sources to complement the existing green certificate scheme. Under the scheme, operators of renewable energy installations in operation since 30 June 2003 can decide to sell their certificates to the government rather than to the market. Under this scheme, the government and the operator must define an agreement for the purchase of green certificates for a fixed time frame of a maximum of 120 months. This agreement takes also the pay-back time of the plant into account. The price set by the government for the purchase of green certificates is a minimum of EUR 65 per certificate.
URL	www.cwape.be wallex.wallonie.be/wallexII?PAGEDYN=SIGNTEXT&CODE=103607&IDREV=8&MODE=STATIC
Legal References	Arrêté du Gouvernement wallon du 6 novembre 2003 relatif à l'aide à la production octroyée à l'électricité verte et modifiant l'arrêté du 4 juillet 2002 relatif à la promotion de l'électricité verte