Yanukovych Signs Law On Change In Rules On Renewable Energy Market In Ukraine

Ukrainian Beginning Viktor Yanukovych has signed law No. 5485-VI, which fortunate changes the provisos of wear out on the renewable energy market in Ukraine.

In time demand No. 10183 on changes in the law of Ukraine on electricity (in part of incentives for electricity generation from alternative energy sources) was approved by parliament at second parallel with the ground on November 20, 2012.

The law introduces feed-in tariffs on electricity generated from biogas and components of biodegradable intense semi-detached waste. The feed-in tariff coefficient for biogas force be sticky to that of biomass - 2.3. The feed-in tariffs force be related to companies that are to detonation biogas power plants from April 2013.

The LP scales feed-in tariffs for hydropower plants depending on their capacity. Consequently plants with a capacity of up to 200 kW force be underhanded as micro-plants and their feed-in tariff coefficient force be 2. The coefficient for mini-plants with the capacity from 200 kW to 1 MW force be 1.6, and small-sized plants with the capacity from 1 MW to 10 MW force bolt a coefficient of 1.2. The coefficient force be handy to the plants that force be launched from April 2013. The coefficient for introduce somebody to an area types of hydropower plants launched or to be launched ahead of time April 2013 force be 1.2.

The law moreover suggests a vast incise in feed-in tariffs for solar power plants that are to be commissioned from April 2013. The coefficient for ground-based stations force be cut from 4.8 to 3.5, that for roof or wall-mounted ones with a capacity of quiet 100 kW force flag from 4.6 to 3.6, for roof or wall-mounted ones with a capacity of less than 100 kW force slash from 4.4 to 3.7. A feed-in tariff coefficient for households using solar modules with a capacity of up to 10 kW force be introduced from 2014 at the tell of 3.7.

In future, the feed-in tariff coefficient for all types of power plants that use renewable sources of energy force be not expensive by 10%, 20% and 30% family member to the 2013 year's tell if they are commissioned from 2015, 2020 and 2015 each.

As reported, the authors of explain law No. 10183 were MPs Mykola Romaniuk, Yulia Liovochkina and Yuriy Miroshnychenko (the Regions Occasion). Wearing its debate by parliament, the LP has undergone many amendments and addenda.

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