• Policy

        • Germany

        • 2024

        Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund - Development of renewable fuels

        In the framework of the Germany's Special Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF), Germany earmarked funds to promote the development of renewable fuels.

        • Policy

        • Kenya

        • 2020

        The Petroleum (Minimum Operational Stock) Regulations

        These regulations aims at providing a strategic reserve of petroleum products in the country, along with ensuring the continuity of supply of petroleum products in case of disruption of supply of the products, and stabilising domestic prices of petroleum products. The minimum operational stock days’ consumption has been reduced in comparison with the 2008 regulations. The strategic stock is maintained at 15 days of consumption. The government appoints, through a competitive process, several oil importers to stockpile oil at the Petroleum Strategic Stocks Bulk Storage Facility.

        • Policy

        • Korea

        • 2025

        5th Petroleum Stockpiling Plan

        The 5th Petroleum Stockpiling Plan updates Korea’s strategic petroleum reserve framework to strengthen oil supply security and emergency response capacity. The plan is intended to manage public and industry-held petroleum stocks, storage infrastructure, release procedures and coordination among government, KNOC and private oil companies in the event of import disruption or severe price volatility. It should be understood as an oil emergency preparedness instrument rather than a demand-side fuel policy. If the original plan text becomes available, the reserve target, stockholding days and storage-capacity figures should be added.

        • Policy

        • Indonesia

        • 2007

        Energy Law No. 30/2007

        …established a specific legal basis for national energy management, with the adoption of Energy Law No. 30/2007 (EL7). The law spells out general principles for the management of energy resources and the government basic targets for the future development of the energy mix. This Law recognises energy security as a critical national issue, and sets out to reduce dependence on imported refined oil while boosting the use of other energy sources, including natural gas, biofuels and geothermal resources. It is a comprehensive law that stresses the importance of sustainable development, environmental preservation and energy resilience in national energy management…

        • Policy

        • Romania

        • 2021

        Preventive action plan on measures to ensure security of gas supply

        The Action Plan allows energy producers to switch to alternative fuels or renewables, including gas-fired plants with backup fuel options.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2023

        Government financial support for domestic clean technology production

        On 19 July 2023, the European Commission authorized the German government to set up a EUR 3 billion State aid Scheme to support investments in the production of batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, heat pumps, electrolysers, carbon capture usage and storage, and critical mineral production. The German government has to date not granted the funds, or designed an allocation scheme.

        • Policy

        • People's Republic of China

        • 2024

        Energy Law - Energy Reserves and Emergency Response

        The Energy Law states that governments of provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and large-scale energy enterprises must develop their own energy emergency plans. It states a subset of suggested measures, including price intervention and requisition of relevant energy products.The Article 54 states that the Government shall implement emergency dispatch of energy production, transportation, and supply, or directly organise these activities, and other necessary measures, in times of energy emergency, for which energy enterprises need to comply.

        • Policy

        • Mexico

        • 2017

        Guidelines for industrial and operational security, and environmental protection in activities of exploration and extraction of unconventional hydrocarbons

        …when the use is technically or economically infeasible (Art 103). Flares must have automatic ignitions and combustion efficiency of 90 percent or greater (Art 106). Companies must submit annual reports that indicate volumes of gas flared and vented, volumes emitted during situations of emergency, composition of natural gas, and meteorological conditions during situations of venting and flaring (Art 110). ASEA reserves the ability to carry out inspection and supervision visits (Art 117), as well as to sanction infractions of the rules in accordance with the Law for the National Agency for Industrial Security and Environmental Protection for the Hydrocarbons sector.

        • Policy

        • People's Republic of China

        • 2022

        Price regulation scheme

        In an effort to shield domestic consumers from the effects of the global energy crisis, the Chinese government enacted the legal means to freeze refined oil price for two month should the international price go beyond USD 130 per barrel, through an ad-hoc subsidy scheme to oil companies.

        • Policy

        • Germany

        • 2020

        Offshore Wind Energy Act (Amendment) - Increase of Expansion Target

        …expansion target of 40 gigawatts by 2040. Offshore wind energy will make a major contribution to the total share of renewable energies in Germany. Renewable energies are planned to account for 65 % of total electricity consumption in 2030.

         

        Germany's power network agency stated in September 2021 that it had awarded licences to build 958 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind capacity at zero subsidy for commissioning in 2026 in the country's North Sea and Baltic Sea territories.

        The winners of the three contracts were RWE Renewables Offshore Development Two with 225 MW, RWE Renewables Offshore Development One with 300…

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