Philippines: NorthWind Bangui Bay Project

China: Brightness Program

The Brightness Program includes the Township and Village Electrification Programs and is designed to bring electricity to rural areas and help alleviate poverty. China is focusing its efforts in the western provinces including Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Qunghai, Gansu, and Xinjiang. The Township Electrification Program targets 1065 towns to be provided with either solar or small scale hydro power.

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Date Implemented: 1998

Status: In Force; Mandatory

India: Energy Policy

This policy outlines the  challenges that India faces as it develops and must generate and provide increasing amounts of energy. Measures include adressing energy security by acquring abundant supplies of coal and gas,  and increasing hydro and nuclear power.  India seeks to improve energy efficiency by reducing energy intensity across many sectors including mining, electricity distribution, transportation, industry and building construction. The policy also outlines methods to promote renewable energy and increase R&D.

India: National Electricity Policy

Argentina: Proyecto de Energia Renovable en el Mercado Electrico Rural (PERMER)

Turkey: Electricity Sector Reform Strategy

This policy undertakes the liberalization/privatization of the energy market in order to increase economic efficiency of production and delivery and increase the quality and reliability of the product.  Liberalization will implement cost-reflective prices.

Date Implemented: 2004

Status: In Force; Framework Policy

Thailand: Small Power Producer (SPP) program

The Thai government supports the development of renewable and non-conventional electricity production and cogeneration. SPPs can sell electricity to EGAT for distribution or to consumers located near the plant provided that this energy is generated using hydro, biomass or thermal cogeneration. Under this program, one enterprise is developing power plants fueled by rice husk. 

Date Implemented: 1992

Thailand: Solar Power

In an effort to decrease dependence on foreign imports for electricity production, the Thai government is constructing a 42.5 MW solar power plant in the northern province at Mae Hong Son.  The government has also undertaken a project to supply 300,000 homes with solar cells to generate additional solar energy.

Date Implemented: 2004

Status: In Force; Government Initiative

Thailand: 8th National Social and Economic Development Plan

Saudi Arabia: Rural electrification campaign

 No details available.

Status: Government Initiative

References: EIA