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Feed-in Tariff Methodologies and Financing: Options for GMS
Countries
5th Meeting of the GMS Subregional Energy Forum (SEF-5)
9-11 November 2011Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dr. Romeo PacudanSenior Energy Specialist/Team Leader ADB TA 7679
Lahmeyer International GmbH
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Structure of Presentation
• RE Promotion Policies• Feed-in Tariff Design Options• Funding Options• Final Remarks
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• Subsidy and grants
• Tax incentives• Energy
payments
Fiscal incentives
• Feed-in tariff• Quota and
Obligations• RE
Certificates• Net Metering
Regulatory policies
1. RE Promotion Policiesfrom fiscal incentives to regulatory policies
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DK US ITAH
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USFI PAAUSITADK
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FI K
NO UK
1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003
Tradable
Certificates
Obligations
Incentive
Tariffs
Tax
Measures
Investment
Incentives
RD&D
Voluntary
Programs
AUS - Australia C - Canada FI - Finland GR - Greece ITA - Italy L - Luxembourg NO - Norway SW - Sweden UK - United Kingdom
A - Austria CZ - Czech RE F - France H - Hungary J - Japan NE - Netherlands P - Portugal CH - Switzerland US - United States
B - Belgium DK - Denmark D - Germany IR - Ireland K - Korea NZ - New Zealand E - Spain T - Turkey
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DK E HL
AUSACH
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FI B NEITA SW
LJCAUS
DCH PUS ITA
HFALITAUK
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GRCH NOIR C
CZ
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SWAIR ITA P E
NZ
DK US ITAH
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C UKT K GR
SWD CH J NOF
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NOUK
EU
GR
CZ
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SWE
CZ KB
EFI
AUS
CZ
FID
FI K
NO UK
1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003
Tradable
Certificates
Obligations
Incentive
Tariffs
Tax
Measures
Investment
Incentives
RD&D
Voluntary
Programs
AUS - Australia C - Canada FI - Finland GR - Greece ITA - Italy L - Luxembourg NO - Norway SW - Sweden UK - United Kingdom
A - Austria CZ - Czech RE F - France H - Hungary J - Japan NE - Netherlands P - Portugal CH - Switzerland US - United States
B - Belgium DK - Denmark D - Germany IR - Ireland K - Korea NZ - New Zealand E - Spain T - Turkey
1970 1980 1990 2000
RD & D
Investment Incentives
Tax Measures
Feed-in Tariffs
Voluntary Programs
Obligations
TradableCertificates
Source: IEA 2005
1. RE Promotion PoliciesRE Policy Evolution in Developed Countries: Shift to regulatory policies supported by fiscal incentives
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Policy Instruments
Tax Measures
Investment Incentives
Feed-in Tariffs
Obligations
Tradable Certificates
Power Sector Reforms
Monopoly Purchasing Agency
Wholesale Competition
Retail Competition
1. RE Promotion PoliciesRE Policy Evolution and Power Market Reforms
In Europe,regulatory policies were introducedwhen power industries wereliberalized
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Monopoly Purchasing Agency
• India• Sri Lanka• Malaysia• Myanmar• Thailand• China• Cambodia• Lao PDR• Vietnam
Wholesale Competition
• Philippines
• Singapore
• R of Korea
Retail Competition
• EU countries
• US• Canada• Japan
1. RE Promotion PoliciesPower Industry Market Structure
• power market reforms are slow in Asia• various variants exist for purchasing agency model• increasing role of the private sector in the generation segment
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FEED-IN TARIFFS
TRADABLE CERTIFICATES
ITALY
JAPAN
AUSTRALIA
US UK
FINLANDFRANCE
IRELAND SLOVENIA
SPAIN CZECH
DENMARK
SWEDEN
ROMANIA
POLAND
OBLIGATIONS
BELGIUM
NETHERLANDS
BULGARIA GERMANYLATVIA
CYPRUS GREECE LITHUANIA
ESTONIA HUNGARYLUXEMBOURG
PORTUGAL SLOVAKIA
1. RE Promotion Policies (DEVELOPED COUNTRIES)Combination of Regulatory Policies Consistent with Market Structures
Complex Market-Based Measures
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FEED-IN TARIFFS
TRADABLE CERTIFICATES
INDIA
OBLIGATIONS
ALGERIA ARGENTINA DOMINICAN SOUTH AFRICA
ECUADOR INDONESIA KENYAUGANDA
MALAYSIA MONGOLIA NICARAGUATURKEY
PAKISTAN SRI LANKA THAILAND
1. RE Promotion Policies (DEVELOPING COUNTRIES)Combination of Regulatory Policies Consistent with Market Structures
CHILE
URUGUAY
PR CHINA
PHILIPPINES
Simpler Market-Based Instruments
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design OptionsFeed-in Tariff as Guaranteed Price over Fixed Period of Time
Guaranteed Access to the Grid
Stable and Long-term Purchase Agreement
• Purchase Obligation• Clear Interconnection
Rules
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Payment differentiation and supplementary design options
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Solar PV Projects
India Single, Fixed Tariff
Tariff for 2010-2011 25 years
Malaysia* By project size
Bonus payments
Tariff degr (8% per year)
21 years
PR China Single, Fixed Tariff
R of Korea By project size
Tariff deg (4% per year since 2009)
20 years
Philippines* Single, Fixed Tariff
Tariff degr (6% after 1 year)
20 years
Thailand* Single, Fixed Tariff
Bonus payments 10 years
Mongolia
Single, FixedGrid, Off-grid
Chinese Taipei
By location, By project size
20 years
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Evolution of Solar PV wholesale price
US$/Wp
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Solar PV FITs
18.015.0
17.715.4
17.7
41.0
37.0
30.0
24.0
37.0
18.0
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30.5
27.3
42.7
35.5
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25.2
39.438.9
34.4
78.2
69.5
61.9
52.6
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42.5
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Wind Power Projects
India By location, zones
Capital cost indexation (2010-2011)
13 years
Malaysia
PR China By location, zones
R of Korea Single, fixed
Tariff deg (2% per
year since 2009)
15 years
Philippines* Single, fixed
Tariff deg (0.5% after
2 years)20 years
Thailand* By project size
Bonus payment 10 years
Mongolia
Single, FixedGrid, Off--grid
Chinese Taipei
Onshore, off-shore; by project size
20 years
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Evolution of Wind Power Investment Costs
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Wind Power FITs
9.58.0
24.1
7.8 8.3 8.9 9.4
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Biomass Power Projects
India By stateCapital Cost indexation 2010-2011
13 years
Malaysia* By project size
Bonus payments
Tariff degr (0.5% per year)
16 years
PR China Single, Fixed Tariff
R of Korea Single, Fixed tariff 5 years
Philippines* Single, Fixed Tariff
Tariff degr (0.5% after 2 years)
20 years
Thailand* By project size
Bonus payments 7 years
Mongolia
Single, FixedGrid, off-grid
Chinese Taipei
Single, Fixed 20 years
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Biomass Power FITs
11.5
10.09.3
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Hydropower Power Projects
India By state, by project size
Capital Cost indexation 2010-2011
35 yrs <5MW)13 yrs 5-25MW
Malaysia* By project size 21 years
PR China
R of Korea Single, Fixed tariff 5 years
Philippines* Single, Fixed Tariff
Tariff degr (0.5% after 2 years)
20 years
Thailand* By project size
Bonus payments 7 years
Mongolia
Single, FixedGrid, off-grid
Chinese Taipei
Single, Fixed 20 years
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2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Hydropower Power FITs
6.04.5
7.7 7.4 7.5
14.3
7.86.7
9.37.9
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15.0
20.0
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golia
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5 M
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TH 5
0-20
0kW
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SA
CAN
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CAN
10-5
0MW
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T
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5-2M
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cent
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h
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Fixed Feed-In Tariff /Lowest Tariff Tender for MW / Negotiated Tariff
Season Dependent Feed-In Tariff
Time of Day Dependent Feed-In Tariff
Feed-In Tariff Benchmarked Against Retail Price + Premium
RE-Generator Selling Electricity to Retail Consumers
Power Pool Price + Premium
Renewable Portfolio Standard with RE Certificate
Merchant RE-plants selling into Pool
Type of Tariff Setting Regime
Degree ofconformitywith marketrules for liberalizedelectricitymarket
High
Low
2. Feed-in Tariff Design Options Tariff Regime and Electricity Market Compatibility
Source: kfW 2005
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Ratepayer Funding• Equivalent Distribution• Customer
Differentiation• System Benefit Charge
Taxpayer Funding
Supplementary Funding• Greenhouse gas
revenue• Utility tax credit
Inter-Utility Cost Sharing
Feed-in Tariff
Funding
3. Feed-in Tariff Funding OptionsDual objectives: funding stability and minimize consumer impacts
Key Issue:consumer impacts
Key Issue:politicallysensitive
Key Issue:Sufficiencyof funding
Key Issue:disagreementsfrom constituencies
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Ratepayer Funding• Thailand* – adder
charge• Philippines – FIT All• Malaysia – RE Fund
Ratepayer Funding• Japan – Solar Charge• China – RE Premium
• Chinese Taipei• India and Sri Lanka
Taxpayer Funding
• Republic of Korea – Government Budget
Supplementary Funding• Mongolia
Feed-in Tariff
Funding
3. Feed-in Tariff Funding OptionsFIT Funding in Asian Countries
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4. Options for GMS countries
Combination of policy instruments• FIT supported with fiscal incentives• FIT policy combined with other regulatory
measuresFIT policy design consistency with• Electricity markets• Regulatory and institutional frameworks
FIT Funding• Long-term funding stability• Burden sharing and transparency• Social and economic impacts considerations