Green Certificate Scheme - Federal

Country	Belgium
Year Implemented	2003
Policy Status	In force
Date Promulgated	2002
Date Effective	1st of July 2003
Agency	•Federal Minister for Energy •Federal Regulator: CREG
Policy Supersedes	National green certificate scheme
Policy Type	•Incentives/Subsidies   •Feed-in Tariffs •Regulatory Instruments   •Standards
Policy Target	•Bioenergy   •Biomass for Power •Hydropower •Multiple Renewable Energy Sources   •Power •Solar •Wind   •Offshore   •Onshore
Policy Sector	•Electricity
Description	The Royal Decree on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources was adopted in July 2002 and came into force 1 July 2003. It addresses two fundamental issues: first, it sets the conditions for issuing green certificates by the federal regulator (CREG) for offshore wind energy production, and second, it states that the grid operator is obliged to buy green certificates issued anywhere in Belgium at minimum prices of EUR 90/MWh for offshore wind energy, EUR 50/MWh for onshore wind energy, EUR 50/MWh for hydro, EUR 150/MWh for solar energy and EUR 20/MWh for biomass. The monitored green certificates are valid for five years and are not associated to fixed quotas. Modified by the Royal Decree of October 2005, minimum prices for off-shore wind are EUR 107/MWh for energy produced by first installed capacity up to 216 MW for each concession, and EUR 90/MWh for additional capacity.
URL	www.energie.mineco.fgov.be www.creg.be
Legal References	Royal Decree on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources