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REFERENCE TABLES
Table R20. Cumulative Number 1 of Countries/States/Provinces Enacting Feed-in Policies, and
2015 Revisions (continued)
Note: Text in bold indicates new/revised in 2015.
2015 FIT POLICY ADJUSTMENTS
Ecuador
France
Germany
Ghana
Italy
Japan
Malta
Philippines
Poland
Tanzania
Thailand
Ukraine
Rates removed for all technologies except biomass and small-scale hydropower
Solar PV: rates increased 10% for small-scale rooftop systems up to 100 kW
Biogas: rates up 10–20% for co-generation facilities fuelled by biogas
Solar PV: replaced by tendering for projects between 500 kW and 10 MW
Solar PV: temporary cap on project size (≤20 MW) and 150 MW overall
Suspended for projects not in compliance with electric grid code
Solar PV: rates reduced.
Biomass: incentive created for small-scale biomass
Solar PV: new rates added for systems 1–40 kW and 40 kW–1 MW [previously uncovered]
Wind and solar PV: rates reduced
Small-scale projects up to 10 kW qualify for FIT
Rate structure changed from one based on seasonally adjusted utility-avoided costs to a system of
technology-differentiated tariffs adjusted based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index
Expanded list of qualifying technologies for projects