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REFERENCE TABLES
Table R17. Share of Electricity Generation from Renewable Sources, Targets and 2014 Shares
(continued)
Note: Text in bold indicates new/revised in 2015, brackets ‘[ ]’ indicate previous targets where new targets were enacted, and text in italics indicates policies adopted at the state/provincial level.
COUNTRY SHARE 1 TARGET
District of
Columbia
Northern Mariana
Islands
k 20% by 2020
k 80% by 2015
Puerto Rico k 20% by 2035
US Virgin Islands
k 30% of supply by
2030 [upgraded from
voluntary goal]
Uruguay 94.4% k 95% by 2017
[92% by 2015]
Vanuatu k 100% by 2030
[23% by 2014; 40% by
2015; 65% by 2020]
Vietnam k 5% by 2020
Yemen k 15% by 2025
1
Brazil’s target excludes all hydropower.
2
In March 2012, Denmark set a target of 50% electricity consumption supplied by wind power by 2020.
3
India does not classify hydropower installations larger than 25 MW as renewable energy sources, so hydro >25 MW is excluded from national shares and targets. De facto sub-national targets have
been set through existing RPS policies.
4
Mali’s target excludes large-scale hydropower.
5
Nigeria’s target excludes hydropower plants >30 MW.
6
The Russian Federation's targets exclude hydropower plants >25 MW.
7
Thailand does not classify hydropower installations larger than 6 MW as renewable energy sources, so hydro >6 MW is excluded from national shares and targets.
8
The United States does not have a renewable electricity target at the national level. De facto state-level targets have been set through existing RPS policies.
9
RPS mandate for Investor-owned utilities (IOUs), which are utilities operating under private control rather than government or co-operative operation.
10
RPS mandate for municipal utilities (munis) and co-operative utilities (co-ops). Munis are publicly owned and operated. Co-ops are owned and operated by members who also make up the utility’s
customer base.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, all targets and corresponding shares represent all renewables including hydropower. A number of state/provincial and local jurisdictions have additional targets not listed
here. Historical targets have been added as they are identified by REN21. Only bolded targets are new/revised in 2015. A number of nations have already exceeded their renewable energy targets. In many
of these cases, targets serve as a floor setting the minimum share of renewable electricity for the country. Some countries shown have other types of targets (see Reference Tables R12–R22). See Policy
Landscape chapter for more information about subnational targets. Existing shares are indicative and may need adjusting if more accurate national statistics are published. Sources for reported data
often do not specify the accounting method used; therefore, shares of electricity are likely to include a mixture of different accounting methods and thus are not directly comparable or consistent across
countries. Where shares sourced from EUROSTAT differed from those provided to REN21 by country contributors, the former was given preference.
Source: See endnote 15 for this section.
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