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release (Honolulu: 8 June 2015), http://governor.hawaii.gov/
newsroom/press-release-governor-ige-signs-bill-setting-100-
percent-renewable-energy-goal-in-power-sector/.
14 Go 100% Renewable Energy, “Lower Austria – 100% renewable
electricity region,” http://www.go100percent.org/cms/index.
php?id=19&id=69&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=411&tx_locator_
pi1[startLat]=45.93583305&tx_locator_pi1[startLon]=-
0.97011545&cHash=3faab8ae8227e9577ab0fd3348228802,
viewed 18 February 2016.
15 Three tender rounds for ground-mounted solar PV, totalling 1.2
GW of new capacity, will be held through 2017, allocating 500 MW
in 2015, 400 MW in 2016 and 300 MW in 2017. Becquerel Institute,
“German PV market continued to decrease in 2014, down to 1.9
GW,” 13 May 2015, http://becquerelinstitute.org/german-pvmarket-continued-to-decrease-in-2014-down-to-1-9-gw/.
16 Tsvetomira Tsanova, “New agency to focus on Poland’s
renewable actions,” SeeNews Renewables, 12 October
2015, http://renewables.seenews.com/news/new-agencyto-focus-on-polands-renewables-auctions-496855;
James Ayre, “French government doubling size of
solar energy tender to 800 MW,” CleanTechnica, 26
August 2015, http://cleantechnica.com/2015/08/26/
french-government-doubling-size-solar-energy-tender-800-mw/.
17 Andriy Konechenkov, “Amendments to the Law on Feed in
Tariffs in Ukraine,” Wind Works, 5 June 2015, http://www.
wind-works.org/cms/index.php?id=39&tx_ttnews%5Btt_
news%5D=3643&cHash=db39f032f511c895a2188e2e3ec79f76;
Mariyana Yaneva, “France boosts tariffs for small biogas,
PV projects,” SeeNews Renewables, 31 July 2015, http://
renewables.seenews.com/news/france-boosts-tariffs-forsmall-biogas-pv-projects-486646;
“Feed-in tariff for systems
not covered by grant schemes, Energy Ministry announces,”
Malta Independent, 18 August 2015, http://www.independent.
com.mt/articles/2015-08-18/local-news/Feed-in-tariff-forsystems-not-covered-by-grant-schemes-Energy-Ministryannounces-6736140726;
IEA Policies and Measures Database,
”Renewable Energy Law of Poland,” 20 August 2015, http://www.
iea.org/policiesandmeasures/pams/poland/name-145058-en.php.
18 Yaneva, op. cit. note 17.
19 “Review of feed-in tariff system,” Japan Times, 31 October 2015,
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/10/31/editorials/
review-feed-tariff-system/#.VlKCzfmrShf; Watson Farley &
Williams, Briefing: Thailand Shifts from Renewable Energy
Adder Rates to Feed-in Tariffs for VSpps (Bangkok: March
2015), http://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/
WFW-Energy-ThailandFiTs-March2015.pdf; “Comintel gets
SEDA nod to extend feed-in-tariff date to Dec 31,” The Star
(Malaysia), 22 July 2015, http://www.thestar.com.my/business/
business-news/2015/07/22/seda-gives-approval-for--feedintariff-commencement-date-extension/?style=biz;
Ritchie A.
Horario, “ERC approves new FIT for wind power,” Manila Times,
15 October 2015, http://www.manilatimes.net/erc-approves-newfit-for-wind-power/224023/;
Neil Honeyman, “Honeyman: Fair
play for consumers: solar energy,” Sun Star Bacolod, 14 October
2015, http://www.sunstar.com.ph/bacolod/opinion/2015/10/14/
honeyman-fair-play-consumers-solar-energy-435738; Philippine
Energy Regulatory Commission, “Resolution No. 14 Series of 2015,
Resolution Adopting the Wind Feed-in-Tariff (Wind FIT 2) Rate,”
October 2015, http://www.erc.gov.ph/IssuancesPage/1/0.
20 “Arrêté fixant les tarifs d'achat garantis et les conditions de leur
application pour l'électricité produiteà partir des installations
utilisant la filière solaire photovoltaïque,” Journal Officiel de la
République Algérienne, 23 April 2014.
21 “Ghana puts breaks on its utility-scale solar market,”
News Ghana, 24 April 2015, http://www.spyghana.com/
ghana-puts-breaks-on-its-utility-scale-solar-market/.
22 “The Electricity (Standardized Small Power Projects Tariff) Order,”
April 2015, http://144.76.33.232/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/
THE-ELECTRICITY-STANDARDIZED-SMALL-POWER-
PROJECTS-TARIFF.pdf.
23 Edgar Meza, “Costa Rican regulator proposes solar FIT,”
PV Magazine, 29 April 2015, http://www.pv-magazine.com/
news/details/beitrag/costa-rican-regulator-proposes-solarfit_100019288/#axzz3YoMRM24R.
24 Nova Scotia, “Minister announces COMFIT review results, end
to program,” press release (Halifax: 6 August 2015), http://
novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20150806001; Alex Kirby,
“Canadian province pulls the plug on renewable energy
program,” truthdig, 9 August 2015, http://www.truthdig.com/
report/item/canadians_pull_the_plug_on_renewable_energy_
scheme_20150809.
25 In Brazil, contracted capacity includes 565.23 MW of bioenergy
projects, 628.8 MW of wind capacity and 262.43 MW of
small-scale hydropower through auctions held in April and
August 2015; the second federal solar PV auction awarded
833.8 MW of contracts. Brazil auctions for solar and wind
included revised price ceilings raised in order to adapt to
the country’s currency slump. Câmara de Comercializaçã
de Energia Elétrica (CCEE), “Auctions,” http://ccee.org.br/
portal/faces/oquefazemos_menu_lateral/leiloes?_adf.ctrlstate=ghydy3o9w_45&_afrLoop=62880491662160#%40%3F_
afrLoop%3D62880491662160%26_adf.ctrlstate%3D11a091url8_4,
viewed 8 December 2015; Stephen
Bierman, “Russia approves 365 megawatts of clean energy
projects in tender,” Bloomberg, 18 December 2015, http://www.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-18/russia-approves-
365-megawatts-of-clean-energy-projects-in-tender; China
National Energy Administration, “National Top Runner Program
for PV introduced,” Xinhua, 1 June 2015, http://news.xinhuanet.
com/energy/2015-02/09/c_127476471.htm; Jinyang, “States
to New Energy [2015) No. 194 National Energy Board,” 13 July
2015, http://sunsxjy.com/news/wenjian/327.html; Smiti Mittal,
“India announces tax incentives for wind turbine equipment,”
CleanTechnica, 26 October 2015, http://cleantechnica.
com/2015/10/26/india-announces-tax-incentives-wind-turbineequipment/;
South Africa’s contracted capacity includes 676 MW
of onshore wind, 415 MW of solar PV, 25 MW of biomass power
and 4.7 MW of small hydropower (≤40 MW). Ashley Theron,
“REIPPP: An additional 13 preferred bidders announced for round
four,” ESI Africa, 9 June 2015, http://www.esi-africa.com/reippppan-additional-13-preferred-bidders-announced-for-round-four/.
26 Argentina from Steve Sawyer, Global Wind Energy Council,
personal communication with REN21, 10 March 2016; Bianca
Diaz Lopez, “Peru to hold a major renewable energy auction,” PV
Magazine, 10 September 2015, http://www.pv-magazine.com/
news/details/beitrag/peru-to-hold-a-major-renewable-energyauction_100021017/#axzz3u850RT4G.
27 Vanessa Dezem and Adam Williams, “Mexico’s first power auction
to offer contracts in US dollars,” Bloomberg, 24 September
2015, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-24/
mexico-s-first-energy-auction-to-offer-contracts-in-u-s-dollars.
28 RCREEE, “Arab Future Energy Index AFEX 2015: Energy
Efficiency” (Cairo: 2015), p. 15, http://www.rcreee.org/sites/
default/files/afex_ee_2015_engish_web_0.pdf; Anna Hirtenstein,
“Enel is said to be low bidder for wind projects in Morocco,”
Bloomberg, 10 December 2015, http://www.bloomberg.com/
news/articles/2015-12-10/enel-said-to-be-lowest-bidder-forwind-farm-projects-in-morocco.
29 Ercan Ersoy, “Turkey seeks 2,000 megawatts of wind power
earlier than planned,” Bloomberg, 11 August 2015, http://www.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-11/turkey-seeks-2-000-
megawatts-of-wind-power-earlier-than-planned.
30 “Spain plans 500 MW wind tender,” SolutionWind, 23 April 2015,
http://www.solutionwind.com/blog/
spain-plans-500mw-wind-tender/.
31 “Telangana strengthens position as a solar leader in India,” Bridge
to India, 19 October 2015, http://www.bridgetoindia.com/blog/
telangana-and-andhra-pradesh-fight-it-out-to-be-indias-solarleaders/;
“Jharkhand to allocate 1,200 MW of solar capacity,”
Bridge to India, 7 December 2015, http://www.bridgetoindia.com/
blog/jharkhand-to-allocate-1200-mw-of-solar-capacity/.
32 Ian Clover, “Dubai: DEWA 800 MW tender attracts big interest,
bidders revealed,” PV Magazine, 9 December 2015, http://www.
pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/dubai--dewa-800-mwtender-attracts-big-interest--bidders-revealed_100022358/#axz
z42YMYb7ms.
33 Craig Allen, “ACT launches second large-scale wind farm auction
to meet 90 per cent green energy target,” ABC News, 9 August
2015, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-10/act-officiallylaunches-second-large-scale-wind-farm-auction/6683728.
34 Brazil from Tom Kenning, “Brazil approves ‘historic’ net metering
revision,” PV-Tech, 25 November 2015, http://www.pv-tech.org/
news/brazil-approves-historic-net-metering-revision; Colombia
from Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas (CREG),
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