Indonesia: Presidential Instruction No.1/2006 on Supply and Utilization of Biofuels as Alternative Energy (January, 2006)

Accelerating bio-fuel utilization for fossil fuel substitution, prioritazing the utilization of bio-fuel for industries

Date Implemented: 2006

Status: In Force; Voluntary

References: http://unit.aist.go.jp/internat/biomassws/03workshop/material/day1indone...

Indonesia: Government Regulation No. 26/2006 (amendment of Government Regulation No. 3/ 2005)

Indonesia: National Campaign to switch-off two lamps

The Government of Indonesia has launched a national campaign to switch off two 25 W lamps during peak hours (5-10pm) to reduce electricity consumption in anticipation of electricity supply shortages due to technical work at generation plants in the Java-Bali grid.

Status: In Force; Voluntary

Indonesia: The National Energy Policy

In its national energy policy for the years 2005-2020, the Indonesian government aims to increase energy efficienct, promote renewables, implement Demand Side Management and use cleaner fuels.

Date Implemented: 2005-2020

Status: In Force; Framework Policy

Targets: to have at least 5% share of renewable energy in the national energy mixby 2020

Indonesia: Area traffic control system (ATCS)

Indonesia: Blue Sky Program (Program Langit Biru) Decree No. 1585/k/32/MPE

Mexico: National Commission for Energy Saving (CONAE):

CONAE/ Ministry of Energy estimates that the savings in natural gas demand in the power generation (energy) sector will be approximately 5.33% in 2003, 5.24% in 2007 and decrease from that year onwards to reach a low of 3.61% in 2012  for intermediate years and the savings in fossil fuel demand in the transport sector as a result of energy efficiency measures will be approximately 0.04% in 2003 and reach 0.08% by 2012 for intermediate years.

Mexico: National Award for Electrical Energy Saving

Publically recognizing those institutions and companies that have stood out in their efforts to conserve energy or increase efficiency during the previous year .

Date Implemented: 1991

Status: In Force; Voluntary

References: ‘Advances with Regard to Climate Change’

Mexico: Daylight Savings

Implementing Daylight Savings reduces the demand for electricity by ‘daylight’ hours align more with the actual hours of daylight.  This measure, giving an extra hour of daylight at the day’s end, when energy consumption is high, was estimated to save Mexico two million barrels of oil a day because of the increase in daylight.

Date Implemented: 1996

Status: In Force; Mandatory

India: National Campaign on Energy Conservation 2007