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Accelerating Renewables Growth in ASEAN
Challenges and policy suggestions Eight of the 11 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have adopted net zero emissions targets, and recent national energy plans outline substantially higher ambitions for renewable capacity. Achieving these goals will require timely, sustained and strongly co-ordinated policy action to unlock the scale of renewable energy deployment needed by 2030 and beyond.This report examines the key challenges hindering a faster capacity deployment of renewable power in ASEAN and outlines potential policy solutions informed by successful international experience. It also provides an assessment of renewable-energy auction design options, an…
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Ecuador
In Ecuador, The Energy Efficiency National Plan 2016-2035 presents an inter-sectoral plan for energy efficiency, policies in transport, industry, residence, production, generation and all energy consumption sectors. In 2013, a new feed-in tariff scheme for renewable energy projects also entered into force.
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Belarus
Energy policy in Belarus focuses on providing reliable energy while reducing import–dependence, particularly on natural gas from a single supplier. The government is contemplating attractive investment measures and fuel diversification to reduce natural gas consumption and include more coal and renewables into the country's energy mix, while developing local energy sources and introducing nuclear power.
Belarus has also prioritized improving energy efficiency in electricity and heat production and is phasing out subsidies for electricity, heat and gas, which is expected to make the energy sector more market-focused and investor-friendly. Belarus is part of the EU4Energy Programme…- Overview
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North Macedonia
North Macedonia
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Public investment in transmission network
The Netherlands plans to invest €750 million by 2031 to co-fund a national hydrogen network, with Gasunie as the TSO. The total investment need is €1.5 billion, and part of the network should be operational by 2026.
As of February 2025, costs have risen to €3.8 billion due to fewer repurposed pipelines, higher material and labor costs, and stricter environmental rules. Tariffs will be regulated from 2031–2033 and depend on user numbers. Lower-than-expected electrolysis capacity (1.2–1.5 GW vs. 4 GW) may require additional government support or adjusted tariff design to avoid… -
Demonstration Energy and Climate Innovation 2021+ policy
The Netherlands supports pilots and demonstration projects under this policy projects via Demonstration Energy and Climate Innovation 2021 (DEI+) program. Max subsidy of EUR 30 million for a demo project and EUR 25 million for a pilot and test plant. Scope covers production, transport, storage and use
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Important Project of Common Interest (IPCEI) Hy2Use to specific projects
The Netherlands’ Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate cleared EUR 784 million (~USD 826 million) in national subsidies for electrolyser projects linked to the Hy2Use IPCEI. Projects have a capacity of 1,150 megawatts of electrolysis for the production of hydrogen
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Offshore Wind to Hydrogen projects awarded grant
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has announced that the GROW consortium FlexH2 project was awarded a grant as part of the MOOI-SIGOHE tender scheme.
The Shell-led research project FlexH2, which stands for Flexible Offshore Wind Hydrogen Power Plant Module, intends to develop and demonstrate technology that will accelerate the scale-up of offshore wind to green hydrogen production and its integration in the energy system.
Through this grant, the Dutch government is contributing EUR 4 million, and the partners are investing about EUR 5 million in the project.
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National Climate Agreement
The Netherlands negotiated a national climate agreement in 2018 and 2019. The agreement was concluded and presented on June 28th 2019 and touches upon every aspect of the climate and energy domain, including energy efficiency. A concept agreement was presented in December 2018.
This agreement supersedes the previous Energy Agreement for Sustainable Growth (2013) following the new more stringent ambitions from Paris. The Climate Agreement contains measures and actions to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 49% by 2030 compared to 1990. More than 100 parties developed a draft plan for a Climate Agreement in 2018 to… -
Dutch mission-driven innovation policy and its top sector approach
The Netherlands consolidated different focus programmes into several core missions that provide a framework for aligning funding strategies across innovation phases within a given sector. The mission dedicated to the energy transition sets sub-objectives for power generation, industry, mobility and the built environment.
