Belgium | RISE

Indicators	Score
High impact country, score not evaluated.

Indicators	Score
1. Clean Cooking Planning	0
2. Scope of Planning	0
3. Standards and Labeling	0
4. Financing Incentives and Attributes	0

Indicators	Score
1. Legal framework for renewable energy	100
2. Planning for renewable energy expansion	96
3. Incentives and regulatory support for renewable energy	89
4. Attributes of financial and regulatory incentives	37
5. Network connection and use	82
6. Counterparty risk	83
7. Carbon Pricing and Monitoring	100

Indicators	Score
1. National energy efficiency planning	100
2. Energy efficiency entities	75
3. Incentives & mandates: Industrial and Commercial End users	88
4. Incentives & mandates: Public sector	100
5. Incentives and mandates: Energy Utility Programs	51
6. Financing mechanisms for energy efficiency	35
7. Minimum energy efficiency performance standards	99
8. Energy labeling systems	96
9. Building Energy Codes	77
10. Transport Sector	33
11. Carbon Pricing and Monitoring	100

Indicators

1Electrification PlanningN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Existence

Is there an officially approved national electrification plan?

Is the electrification plan developed based on demand assessment and/or geospatial least cost analysis?

Are there geospatial maps conveying the timeframe of planned grid extension?

Were there any public consultations while developing the plan?

Is there a provision for the plan to be periodically evaluated?

Public availability of electrification plan

Are the electrification plan and the updates publicly available?

Is there an electricity access target in the national electrification plan?

Are these geospatial maps made publicly available?

Targets and implementation

Is there a requirement for periodic progress reports tracking progress towards the defined energy access target?

Does the tracking get published?

Institutional set-up

Are there institution(s) responsible for carrying out the following functions:

Setting electrification strategy?

Setting electrification milestones and deadlines?

Coordinating generation, transmission, and distribution plans and their implementation?

Reporting progress towards the defined energy access target/milestones with periodic reports?

2Scope of Officially Approved Electrification PlanN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Service level target

Does the plan target a service level (e.g., power availability, number of guaranteed hours of power supply, etc.)?

Inclusion of off-grid solutions

Does the electrification plan include off-grid solutions (either/or both minigrids and stand-alone systems)?

Inclusion of community and productive services

Does the plan include productive uses (e.g. agricultural, commercial, and industrial activities)?

Does the plan include community facilities (e.g. health centers, schools, administrative buildings)?

Inclusion and gender sensitivity

Does the plan specifically address the electricity access of female-headed households?

Financing of the plan

Does the plan detail how it will be funded?

Does the plan encourage the leveraging of private-sector financing?

3Framework for Grid ElectrificationN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Funding support to grid electrification

Does the government have a dedicated funding line or budget for electrification (e.g., funded national program, budget item, rural electrification fund to finance grid extension)?

Are there capital subsidies paid to the utilities to provide distribution systems to rural areas/villages?

Funding support for consumer connections

Is there a connection fee?

Are there consumer financing mechanisms (i.e. utility loans, on-bill financing, micro-loans etc.) and/or direct subsidies available to support the payment of connection fees by consumers?

Standards of performance on quality of supply

Does the government specify standards of performance on reliability (e.g. number of guaranteed hours per day, duration of the electricity, frequency of outages, etc.)?

Is there a periodic reporting system in place to ensure standards compliance?

4Minigrids FrameworkN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Solar Hybrid Mini Grid Technology

Are there programs which aim to develop solar hybrid mini grid systems or support the development of solar hybrid mini grid systems?

Are there programs to support hybridization of diesel mini grids?

Geospatial Planning for Mini Grids

Do mini grid developers have access to geospatial data through an online platform, to help them plan their investments?

Productive Uses and Community Engagement

Is there a national or large-scale program to increase productive uses of electricity for mini grid customers?

Is there a national or large-scale program to engage with communities who are about to receive mini grid electricity or who have just recently received mini grid electricity, to increase awareness, uptake, and demand for electricity services?

Are there industry associations relevant to mini grid developers?

Access to Finance

Are there publicly funded mechanisms to secure results-based viability gap funding for operators?

Are there specific debt financing facilities available to support mini grid developers?

Are there specific risk-mitigation facilities (e.g., foreign exchange risk, first-loss guarantees) available to support mini grid developers?

Institutional Capacity, Training & Skill Development

Can mini grids be owned and/or operated by private companies?

Are there opportunities to develop mini grids through both top-down and bottom-up approaches? (Under a bottom-up approach, mini grid developers select their sites; under a top-down approach, the government selects the sites)

Workable Regulations

Are mini grids legally allowed to operate in the country?

Are there clear registration, permitting or licensing procedures for mini grid operators?

Do the regulations clarify what will occur when the main grid reaches a mini grid's service area?

Are mini grid operators legally allowed to charge a cost-reflective tariff, even if it is different from the national tariff?

Regulatory Authority

Are there clear rules that prevent the regulatory authority from unilaterally changing the tariff without due cause and without warning?

Are there clear rules for how tariffs can be adjusted over time?

Are there publicly available technical and safety standards detailing the requirements for mini grids?

Are there publicly available quality of service standards for mini grids (e.g., minimum hours per day, minimum uptime, etc.)?

Have the regulations evolved over time (e.g., have they been updated or revised in the past 5 years)?

Enabling Business Environment

Are there duty exemptions for mini grid systems and/or individual components?

Are there e-government or other initiatives that reduce bureaucracy that are applicable to mini grids (e.g., one-stop-shop permitting; online processes for tariff submission/review/approval; etc.)?

5Framework for Off-Grid SystemsN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Existence of program leveraging private participation

Are there national programs that aim to develop markets for stand-alone systems or support the development of stand-alone system markets, leveraging and/or in cooperation with the private sector?

Financial Incentives

Are there duty or tax exemptions in place for stand-alone systems?

If yes, are there clear eligibility criteria for subsidies?

Is consumer financing, including PAYGO or MFIs, available to support consumers to purchase stand-alone systems?

Is there support for low-income households to purchase the system / are pro-poor subsidies in place?

Is there public financing available to companies, such as grant funding or concessional finance?

Is there a financing mechanisms to support the purchase of solar power appliances (either through consumers or companies)?

Payment methods

Are off-grid electricity providers allowed to use mobile money or any other digital payment methods to collect money from consumers?

Standards and quality

Has the government adopted international quality standards for stand-alone systems?

Are there environmental regulations on the disposal of solar devices and stand-alone system products or components?

6Consumer Affordiability of ElectricityN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Cost of subsistence consumption

Affordability of cost per kWh that a residential consumer pays for the first 30 kWh of consumption per month?

Affordability of the connection fee

Affordability of the electricity connection fee for residential consumers?

Policy to support low-volume consumers

Is there a mechanism to support grid-connected low-volume consumers such as social or lifeline tariff?

Is there a financing mechanisms for vulnerable groups (e.g. low-income households, female-headed households, informally settled people, displaced people and/or any other vulnerable group identified in the country context) regardless of the technology suppply (including grid, mini grid and off-grid)?

7Utility Transparency and MonitoringN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Publicly available financial statements

Are the financial statements of the largest utility publicly available?

Generation

Transmission

Distribution

Retail sales

If yes, are they audited by an independent auditor?

Generation

Transmission

Distribution

Retail sales

Publicly available annual reports

Are the following metrics published in a primary official document (by the utility, regulator or ministry and/or government)?

Generation - Electricity available for sale to end-users

Transmission - Transmission loss rate

Distribution - Distribution loss rate

Retail Sales – Bill collection rate

Usage of outage recording system

Is the utility operating an incidence/outage recording system (or SCADA/EMS with such functionality)?

Publicly available reliability measurements

Is the utility measuring the SAIDI and SAIFI or any other measurements for service reliability?

Are the measurements reported to the regulatory body?

Are the measurements available to public?

8Utility CreditworthinessN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Current Ratio

EBITDA margin

Debt Service Coverage Ratio

Days payable outstanding ratio

Indicators

1Clean Cooking PlanningN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Tracking

Does the government track household level data on cooking solutions?

Is the data publicly available?

Is the data available on fuel use, stove stacking and indoor/outdoor cooking?

Does the tracking involve checking if the stoves are used in a sustained manner without being abandoned?

Existence of plan

Is there a national or regional plan to scale up access to clean cooking solutions, or is access to clean cooking solutions covered as a part of any other government plan (regardless of the sector)?

Does the plan currently in use allocate resources/funds for implementation?

Has the plan gone through public consultation?

Does the plan take gender-based impact of cooking practices into account?

Are clean cooking goals linked to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)? If yes, are the timebound targets specified for various clean cooking solutions?

Institutional capacity

Are there agencies dedicated to the following functions?

Is there a designated agency leading the formulation, as well as implementation, of clean cooking strategy/action plan in coordination with various agencies?

Setting, monitoring and enforcing standards for clean cooking solutions

Tracking access and adoption of clean cooking solutions

2Scope of PlanningN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Aspects of the plan

Does the plan include the goal of reaching universal access to clean cooking for the population targeted in the plan?

Does the plan take into account geographical and demographical considerations ?

Does the plan include considerations and action items for involving women throughout the supply chain of clean cooking solutions?

Does the plan prioritize the most vulnerable consumers?

Does the plan incentivize transition to tier 3 and above cooking fuels and technologies?

Does the plan include renewable clean cooking fuels such as ethanol, biogas, solar cookers and bio-LPG?

Awareness strategy

Is there a targeted awareness raising strategy to drive adoption of clean cooking solutions?

Does the strategy take into account geographical and demographical considerations ?

Does the strategy have targeted messages for both men and women?

Does the strategy include health aspects?

Does the strategy aim to involve local community organizations?

Last mile distribution

Is there a last mile distribution strategy in place for cooking fuels?

Is there a last mile distribution strategy in place for cooking technologies?

Is there last mile distribution strategy for geographically remote areas, rural settlements or poor user segments?

Are there partnerships between public and private sources for last mile distribution?

Are there targeted incentives for last mile distribution to geographically remote areas, rural settlements and poor segments?

3Standards and LabelingN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Standards

Are there standards for the following aspects of clean cooking solutions:

Efficiency

Emissions

Safety

Durability

Do the standards follow ISO protocols and Voluntary Performance Targets for the following" If not, what testing protocols and reporting frameworks are used?

Efficiency

Emissions

Safety

Monitoring and verification

Are the standards mandatory, with a verification and enforcement procedure?

Does the program work with a standards testing facility or lab?

Does the stove testing facility or lab need to be accredited?

Have there been studies to record reduction in HAP, cooking time and fuel?

Labeling

Have labeling schemes been adopted for efficiency of clean cooking products?

Have labeling schemes been adopted from emissions of clean cooking products?

Is the labeling scheme for efficiency of clean cooking products mandatory?

Is the labeling scheme for emissions from clean cooking products mandatory?

4Financing Incentives and AttributesN/A

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Financing mechanisms

Are there specific financing facilities available to support suppliers/consumers to develop/purchase clean cooking solutions?

Are there specific financing or subsidy programs for clean cooking solutions targeted to low income consumers?

Are there social safety/security net programs covering cleaning cooking solutions for low income households?

Are there provisions to support public institutions in getting incentives/subsidies for clean cooking solutions? For e.g., for school meal programs.

Are there targeted incentives to prmote higher tier or high performing solutions?

Supplier incentives

Are there duty exemptions, tax benefits, and/or subsidies to support clean cooking solutions?

Are there programs for commercial entities to invest in efficient, low-emission stoves?

Is there business development support available for private sector for capacity building?

Are there targeted incentives for gender inclusion (for e.g., for women led businesses)?

Is there a fund supporting business innovation or R&D?

Indicators

1Legal framework for renewable energy100

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Legal framework for renewable energy

Does the legal framework allow private sector ownership of renewable energy generation?

Yes

Does an official renewable energy target exist?

Yes

Is the target legally in binding?

Is the RE target linked to international commitments (e.g. NDC or regional commitment)?

Yes

Is there a renewable energy action plan or strategy to attain the target?

Yes

2Planning for renewable energy expansion96

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Electricity - targets and plans

Is there an assessment of the role of renewables in electricity supply?

Yes

Is there a target for renewables in electricity?

Yes

Heating and Cooling - targets and plans

Is there an assessment of the needs for heating and cooling in buildings and industry in the country and of how renewables can contribute?

Yes

Is there a specific target for renewables for heating and cooling?

Yes

Transport - targets and plans

Is there an assessment of the needs for heating and cooling in buildings and industry in the country and of how renewables can contribute?

Is there a specific target for renewables for transport?

Institutions and meeting targets

Does the renewable plan or strategy estimate the amount of investment necessary to meet the RE target?

Yes

Is there an institution responsible for tracking progress in renewable energy development?

Yes

Is there any periodic reporting mechanism for renewable energy progress?

Yes

Is there a mechanism for adjusting the plan based on reporting of renewable energy deployment?

Yes

Renewable energy in generation and transmission planning

Is generation and transmission planning integrated?

Is planning for dispatch included in the generation and transmission plan?

Yes

Does electricity generation planning include renewable energy development?

Yes

Does the current transmission planning consider renewable energy scale-up?

Yes

Resource data and siting

Has the country carried out geospatial planning or produced zoning guidance to inform the commercial development of the RE resource?

Yes

Has the geospatial planning or zoning guidance been carried out according to best practices by: i) being undertaken as part of a strategic environmental and social assessment or equivalent process; and ii) by making the outputs publicly available?

Yes

3Incentives and regulatory support for renewable energy89

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Financial and regulatory support for electricity

Does the country offer long-term PPAs for renewable electricity production by large-scale producers(e.g. via. feed-in-tariffs, PPAs awarded through auctions etc.)

Does the country offer long-term PPAs for renewable electricity production by small-scale producers(e.g. via. feed-in-tariffs, PPAs awarded through auctions etc.)

Yes

Does the government publish clear and practical guidance on what permissions are required to develop a RE electricity project?

Yes

Does the government offer the following direct fiscal incentives for renewable electricity (eg: capital subsidies, grants, tax incentives)?

Electricity grid access and dispatch

Does the country provide prioritized access to the grid for RE?

Yes

Do RE projects receive priority in dispatch?

Yes

Are there provisions to compensate seller if offtake infrastructure is not built in time?

Are there mechanisms to compensate RE projects for lost generation due to certain curtailments after project commissioning?

Yes

Is the compensation due because of curtailment actually given out?

Financial and regulatory support for transport

Are there any policies to encourage the transport sector to adopt cleaner (biofuel, electric, hydrogen) powered modes of transportation?

Yes

Are specific financial support measures designed to encourage the use of any of the following non-fossil fuel powered modes of transportation?

Yes

Electric/hybrid vehicles, including 2/3 wheel vehicles

Biofuels

0.0

Hydrogen vehicles

0.0

Electrification of public transportation

0.0

Are specific regulatory measures designed to encourage the use of any of the following non-fossil fuel powered modes of transportation?

Yes

Electric/hybrid vehicles, including 2/3 wheel vehicles

Biofuels

0.0

Hydrogen vehicles

Electrification of public transportation

0.0

Financial and regulatory support for Heating and Cooling

Are there any policies to encourage deployment of any renewable energy heating and cooling technologies?

Yes

Are there specific financial support measures designed to encourage the use of renewables in the heating and cooling sectors?

Yes

Are there specific regulatory measures designed to encourage the use of renewables in the heating and cooling sectors?

Yes

4Attributes of financial and regulatory incentives37

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Auctions

Is competition used to ensure large scale RE generation (projects>10MW) is cost competitive (e.g. through auctions for PPA's)? If so,

Is there a schedule for future bids/auctions available for investors?

Is there a pre-qualification process to select bidders?

Yes

Are tariffs indexed (in part or in whole) to an international currency or to inflation?

Yes

Are there provisions to ensure full and timely project completion (e.g. bid-bonds, project milestones)?

Are projects awarded through auctions/bids online/on track to be online on stated date?

Have auctions/bids met stated target for installations?

Fixed tariffs for small producers

Can small producers (residential, commercial rooftop PV,etc ) connect to the grid?

Yes

Are contracts with fixed tariffs available for such producers?

Is there a schedule or clear rules (e.g. capacity based limits) for adjusting the tariff level over time?

Are different tariffs available for different technologies and sizes of the generation plant?

Is there a mechanism to control the capacity built under each tariff?

Are tariffs indexed (in part of in whole) to an international currency or to inflation?

Yes

5Network connection and use82

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Connection and cost allocation

Does the country have a grid code that clearly specifies connection procedures?

Yes

Do the connection procedures meet international best practices?

Yes

Does the grid code include measures or standards addressing variable renewable energy?

Yes

Are there rules defining the allocation of connection costs?

Yes

Is the type of the connection cost allocation policy considered "deep" (supporting transmission connection for RE generation)?

Network usage and pricing

Are there rules that allow electricity customers to purchase power directly from a third party (i.e. an entity other than the designated utility in a service area)?

Yes

Do the rules define the size and allocation of costs for use of the transmission and distribution system (e.g. wheeling charges, locational pricing?)

Yes

Renewable grid integration

Does the country carry out regular assessments of the flexibility of the electricity grid and the issues relating to renewables integration?

Yes

Can renewable energy projects sell into balancing/ancillary services?

Yes

Are there rules for exchanging power between balancing areas that penalize variable renewable energy, e.g. through imbalance penalties? (only scored in countries with multiple balancing areas)

Are there provisions in the power exchange rules that allow for plant forecasting? (only scored in countries with multiple balancing areas)

Does the country integrate high quality forecasting for any variable RE resources (either through subscription service or provided by national agencies) into their dispatch operations?

Yes

Are dispatch operations being carried out in real time?

Yes

6Counterparty risk83

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Creditworthiness

Payment risk mitigation

If the counterparty is a special purpose entity, is it underwritten by a government guarantee or are there other mechanisms to ensure credit worthiness (e.g. through a letter of credit, escrow account, payment guarantee, or other)?

Yes

Are standard PPAs bankable?

Yes

Utility Transparency and Monitoring

Are the financial statements of the largest utility publicly available?

Generation

Yes

Transmission

Yes

Distribution

Yes

Retail sales

Yes

If yes, are they audited by an independent auditor?

Generation

Yes

Transmission

Yes

Distribution

Yes

Retail sales

Yes

Are the following metrics published in a primary official document (by the utility, regulator or ministry and/or government)?

Generation - Electricity available for sale to end-users

Yes

Transmission - Transmission loss rate

Yes

Distribution - Distribution loss rate

Yes

Retail Sales - Bill collection rate

Yes

Is the utility operating an incidence/outage recording system (or SCADA/EMS with such functionality)?

Yes

Is the utility measuring the SAIDI and SAIFI or any other measurements for service reliability?

Are the measurements reported to the regulatory body?

Yes

Are the measurements available to public?

Yes

7Carbon Pricing and Monitoring100

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Is there GHG emissions coverage under any carbon pricing mechanism?

Yes

Is there a monitoring, reporting and verification system for greenhouse gas emissions in place?

Yes

Indicators

1National energy efficiency planning100

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

National energy efficiency legislation/ action planning

Is there a legal framework in place or a national action plan that aims to increase energy efficiency adoption?

Yes

Is there an energy efficiency goal or target at the national level?

Yes

Sub-sectoral targets

Are there carbon reduction targets in place that include EE for the following sectors?

Residential sector

Yes

Commercial services sector

Yes

Transport sector

Yes

Industrial sector

Yes

Power sector

Yes

Scope of targets

Are targets derived from detailed analysis that is publicly available?

Yes

Is there a requirement for periodic progress reports tracking data related to the efficiency target(s)?

Yes

Is the EE target linked to international commitments (e.g. NDC or regional commitment)?

Yes

2Energy efficiency entities75

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Human capital and institutions

Are there governmental and/or independent bodies that carry out the roles listed below:

Setting EE strategy

Yes

Setting EE standards

Yes

Regulating EE activities of energy consumers

Yes

Certifying compliance with equipment EE standards

Yes

Certifying compliance with building EE standards

Yes

Selecting and/or approving third-party auditors tasked with certifying EE standards

Yes

Are energy efficiency programs developed based on market analyses with plans open to public consultation and periodic evaluation?

Are there professional certification/accreditation programs mandated for energy efficiency activities? Select all that apply:

Energy auditing/energy management

Yes

Monitoring and verification of energy consumption/savings

Yes

Building energy efficiency construction/design

Yes

Other

3Incentives & mandates: Industrial and Commercial End users88

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Mandates for large consumers

Are there any of the following energy-efficiency mandates for large energy users?

Targets (e.g. kWh savings or lower energy intensity or carbon dioxide reductions, etc.)

Mandatory audits

Yes

Energy-management system (computer technologies to optimize energy use)

Energy Manager in the facility

Yes

Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE programs for large energy users?

Yes

Is there a requirement for periodic reporting of energy consumption in order to enforce and/or track progress of energy efficiency in large consumers' facilities?

Yes

Is there a measurement and verification program in place?

Yes

Incentives for commercial and industrial consumers

Is there a program to publicly recognize end users who have achieved significant energy savings measures?

Yes

Are there awareness programs or publicized case study examples of significant energy savings measures?

Yes

Does the program offer technical assistance (from a government or independent entity) to end users to identify energy savings investment opportunities?

Is there an energy efficiency mandate or incentive program for SMEs?

Yes

4Incentives & mandates: Public sector100

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Obligations for public infrastructure

Are there binding energy savings obligations for public buildings and/or other public facilities (may include water supply, wastewater services, municipal solid waste, street lighting, transportation, and heat supply)?

Yes

Is there a financing mechanism in place to support EE retrofitting in the public and/or private sector?

Yes

Tracking and enforcement of obligations

Is there a reporting mechanism to track and enforce energy savings in public sector facilities (either in-house or by a third party)?

Yes

Public procurement of energy efficiency products

Are there specific policies or mandated guidelines for public procurement of energy-efficient products and services on the following levels?

National level

Yes

Region/state/province level

Municipal/city/county level

Are there guidelines or tools to help identify energy-efficient options for procurement (eg: EE calculators, technical specifications, product rating catalogues)?

Yes

Ability to retain energy savings

Do public budgeting regulations and practices allow public entities to retain energy savings at the following levels? Tick all applicable levels:

National level

Yes

Region/state/province level

Municipal/city/county level

5Incentives and mandates: Energy Utility Programs51

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Utility EE Programs

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Generation

Are there "mandated regulations" for utilities to carry out energy efficiency activities in this area?

Yes

Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE requirements?

Yes

Transmission and distribution networks

Are there "mandated regulations" for utilities to carry out energy efficiency activities in this area?

Yes

Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE requirements?

Yes

Demand-side management/demand-response

Are there "mandated regulations" for utilities to carry out energy efficiency activities in this area?

Yes

Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE requirements?

Are any of the following mechanisms available for utilities to recover costs associated with or revenue lost from mandated energy efficiency activities:

Public budget financing

Consumer surcharge

Decoupling

Utility Consumer Pricing and Information

Are electricity tariffs cost-reflective?

is there a metering mechanism in place that measures TOU within the residential, commercial services, and industrial sectors?

Residential sector

Real-time pricing

Yes

Variable peak pricing

Critical peak pricing

Yes

Seasonal rate

Peak-time rebates and/or time of day tariffs

Yes

Commercial services sector

Real-time pricing

Yes

Variable peak pricing

Critical peak pricing

Yes

Seasonal rate

Peak-time rebates and/or time of day tariffs

Yes

Industrial sector

Real-time pricing

Yes

Variable peak pricing

Critical peak pricing

Yes

Seasonal rate

Peak-time rebates and/or time of day tariffs

Yes

Do customers receive a bill or report which compares them to other users in the same region and/or usage class?

Residential customers

Yes

Commercial customers

Yes

Industrial customers

Yes

Do customers receive a bill or report that shows their energy usage compared to previous bills or reports over time?

Residential customers

Yes

Commercial customers

Yes

Industrial customers

Yes

Which of the following charges do electricity customers pay in the commercial services sector and in the industrial sector?

Commercial services sector

Demand (kW)

Yes

Reactive power (kVAr)

Yes

Industrial sector

Demand (kW)

Yes

Reactive power (kVAr)

Yes

6Financing mechanisms for energy efficiency35

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Financing mechanisms available in each sector

Are there "national financial coverage" mechanisms in place for energy efficiency activities in each sector?

Residential sector

Discounted "green" mortgages

Yes

On-bill financing/repayment

Yes

Credit lines and/or revolving funds with banks for energy efficiency activities

Yes

Energy services agreements (pay-for-performance contracts)

Green or energy efficiency bonds

Vendor credit and/or leasing for energy efficiency activities

Partial risk guarantees

Other

Commercial services sector

Discounted "green" mortgages

Yes

On-bill financing/repayment

Yes

Credit lines and/or revolving funds with banks for energy efficiency activities

Yes

Energy services agreements (pay-for-performance contracts)

Yes

Green or energy efficiency bonds

Vendor credit and/or leasing for energy efficiency activities

Partial risk guarantees

Other

Industrial sector

Discounted "green" mortgages

Yes

On-bill financing/repayment

Yes

Credit lines and/or revolving funds with banks for energy efficiency activities

Energy services agreements (pay-for-performance contracts)

Green or energy efficiency bonds

Vendor credit and/or leasing for energy efficiency activities

Partial risk guarantees

Other

What is the share of financial and/or non-financial institutions which offer credit lines for energy efficiency investments in each sector?

Residential sector

Yes

Commercial sector

Yes

Industrial sector

Yes

7Minimum energy efficiency performance standards99

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Have minimum energy performance standards been adopted for?

100

Refrigerators

Yes

Heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning (HVAC)

Yes

Lighting equipment

Yes

Industrial electric motors

Yes

Other industrial equipment and/or domestic appliances

Yes

Light vehicles

Yes

Verification and penalties for non-compliance

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Refrigerators

Are the standards mandatory?

Yes

Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance with standards?

Yes

Is there a place for "testing certification" of EE standards?

Yes

Is the verification of compliance with standards carried out by a "credible verification scheme" (such as an independent third party)?

Yes

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning (HVAC)

Are the standards mandatory?

Yes

Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance with standards?

Yes

Is there a place for "testing certification" of EE standards?

Yes

Is the verification of compliance with standards carried out by a "credible verification scheme" (such as an independent third party)?

Yes

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Lighting equipment

Are the standards mandatory?

Yes

Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance with standards?

Yes

Is there a place for "testing certification" of EE standards?

Is the verification of compliance with standards carried out by a "credible verification scheme" (such as an independent third party)?

Yes

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Industrial electric motors

Are the standards mandatory?

Yes

Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance with standards?

Yes

Is there a place for "testing certification" of EE standards?

Yes

Is the verification of compliance with standards carried out by a "credible verification scheme" (such as an independent third party)?

Yes

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Other industrial equipment and/or domestic appliances

Are the standards mandatory?

Yes

Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance with standards?

Yes

Is there a place for "testing certification" of EE standards?

Yes

Is the verification of compliance with standards carried out by a "credible verification scheme" (such as an independent third party)?

Yes

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Light vehicles

Are the standards mandatory?

Yes

Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance with standards?

Yes

Is there a place for "testing certification" of EE standards?

Yes

Is the verification of compliance with standards carried out by a "credible verification scheme" (such as an independent third party)?

Yes

Is there a penalty for non-compliance with energy efficiency standards?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency standards?

Yes

8Energy labeling systems96

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Have energy efficiency labeling schemes been adopted for?

100

Refrigerators

Yes

Heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning (HVAC)

Yes

Lighting equipment

Yes

Industrial electric motors

Yes

Other industrial equipment and/or domestic appliances

Yes

Transport vehicles

Yes

Mandatory vs voluntary labeling system

91.66666666666667

Refrigerators

Are any of the above labeling schemes mandatory?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency labels?

Yes

Heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning (HVAC)

Are any of the above labeling schemes mandatory?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency labels?

Yes

Lighting equipment

Are any of the above labeling schemes mandatory?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency labels?

Yes

Industrial electric motors

Are any of the above labeling schemes mandatory?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency labels?

Yes

Other industrial equipment and/or domestic appliances

Are any of the above labeling schemes mandatory?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency labels?

Yes

Transport vehicles

Are any of the above labeling schemes mandatory?

Yes

Is there a periodic update of standards to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for energy efficiency labels?

9Building Energy Codes77

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

New residential and commercial buildings

Is there a national heating or cooling strategy in place?

Is there a national standard or regulation for "near zero energy buildings"?

Are there energy efficiency codes for new residential buildings?

Yes

Are there energy efficiency codes for new commercial buildings?

Yes

Are the building energy efficiency standards required to be updated on a regular basis to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for building energy efficiency?

Residential sector

Yes

Commercial sector

Yes

Compliance system

Is commission testing for energy efficiency required for final building acceptance documentation?

Yes

Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance with building energy efficiency requirements?

Yes

Is verification carried out by "credible verification scheme" (such as an independent third party)?

Yes

Renovated buildings

Are renovated buildings required to meet a building energy code, in residential and commercial sectors?

Residential sector

Yes

Commercial sector

Yes

Are the building energy efficiency standards required to be updated on a regular basis to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for building energy efficiency?

Residential sector

Yes

Commercial sector

Yes

Building energy information

Is there a mandatory standardized rating or labeling system for the energy performance of existing buildings?

Yes

Are commercial and residential buildings required to disclose property energy usage at the point of sale or when leased?

Yes

Are large commercial and residential buildings required to disclose property energy usage annually?

Green Buildings

Are there targets or incentives in place for green buildings? If so, what percentage of buildings are certified green?

Yes

What % of buildings are actually certified "green" or energy efficient according to the incentive scheme?

Yes

10Transport Sector33

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

Planning

Is there a national database or national reporting system to periodically track and report the following transport efficiency metrics:

Fuel per mile driven

Average distance traveled per vehicle

Distance traveled by public transit as a share of total passenger distance traveled

Vehicle miles traveled per capita

Other

Private transport

Are there any mandate or incentive programs that support reduction of transport demands or shifts to more energy-efficient modes of transport for personal use, such as:

Regularly scheduled teleworking

Yes

Bicycle and/or other non-motorized schemes

Yes

Car sharing

Yes

Public transit subsidies for consumers

Yes

Congestion charges

Yes

Electric vehicle programs

Yes

Other

Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance or progress of the program(s)?

Commercial and/or industrial transport

Are there any mandate or incentive programs that support reduction of transport demands or shifts to more energy-efficient modes of transport for commercial and/or industrial use, such as:

Heavy-duty vehicle fuel economy standards (data already collected in Indicator 10 can be scored here)

Freight rail mandatory fuel economy standards or efficiency incentives

Energy efficiency procurement standards or incentives for municipal rail and bus fleets

Efficient fuel-switching mandate or incentive programs for commercial/ industrial vehicle fleets

Other

Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance or prog- ress of the program(s)?

Yes

11Carbon Pricing and Monitoring100

Sub Indicators

Yes/No

Feedback

GHG Emissions Regulations

Is there carbon pricing mechanism that covers GHG emissions within the country?

Yes

Is there a monitoring, reporting and verification system for GHG emissions in place

Yes

Policy Framework

Planning

-Electrification Plan

Grid Electrification

novalueElectrification Budget

-Subsidies for utility

novalueConsumer financing or subsidies

novalueGovernment-mandated performance standards

Mini grids

novalueMini-grids legally allowed

novalueAllowed to charge flexible tariffs

novalueRegulations/standards covering interconnection with main electricity grid

novalueMini Grids: Subsidies: whole system

novalueMini Grids: Subsidies: generators

novalueMini Grids: Subsidies: storage

novalueMini Grids: Subsidies: distribution

novalueMini Grids: Subsidies: other

novalueMini Grids: duty exemptions: whole system

novalueMini Grids: duty exemptions: generators

novalueMini Grids: duty exemptions: storage

novalueMini Grids: duty exemptions: distribution

novalueMini Grids: duty exemptions: other

novalueTechnical standards publicly available

novalueGovernment certifications: installers

novalueGovernment certifications: equipment

Stand-alone systems regulations and incentives

novalueNational support programs

novalueSubsidies: whole system

novalueSubsidies: solar modules

novalueSubsidies: other

novalueduty exemptions: whole system

novalueduty exemptions: solar modules

novalueduty exemptions: other

novalueFinancing mechanisms: for operators

novalueFinancing mechanisms: for consumers

novalueQuality standards

Affordability

novalueSupport for low-volume consumers

Policy Framework

National Plans

novalueEE legislation or action plan

novalueNational EE target: overall

novalueNational EE target: residential

novalueNational EE target: commercial

novalueNational EE target: industrial

novalueNational EE target: power sector

Customer billing and pricing

novalueReport electricity consumption to consumers: residential

novalueReport electricity consumption to consumers: commercial

novalueReport electricity consumption to consumers: indusdrial

novalueReport electricity price to consumers: residential

novalueReport electricity price to consumers: commercial

novalueReport electricity price to consumers: industrial

novalueTime of use pricing: residential

novalueTime of use pricing: commercial

novalueTime of use pricing: industrial

Large consumers

novalueMandatory energy usage tracking

novalueEE requirements: consumption tracking

novalueEE requirements: targets

novalueEE requirements: energy audits

novalueEE requirements: other

novalueEE incentives: financial incentives

novalueEE incentives: tax incentives

novalueEE incentives: other

Public entities

novalueEE obligations for public facilities

novalueEE public procurement requirements

Utilities

novalueMandates: generation

novalueMandates: T&D

novalueMandates: DSM

Standards and labeling

novalueEE standards: refrigerators

novalueEE standards: air conditioning

novalueEE standards: lighting

novalueEE standards: industrial electric motors

novalueEE standards: other industrial equipment

novalueEE standards: vehicles

novalueEE labels: refrigerators

novalueEE labels: air conditioning

novalueEE labels: lighting

novalueEE labels: industrial electric motors

novalueEE labels: other industrial equipment

novalueEE labels: vehicles

Building codes and incentives

novalueEE building codes: residential

novalueEE building codes: commercial

Policy Framework

Legal Framework

novaluePrimary legislation governing RE

novaluePrivate ownership of generation legally authorized

Planning

novalueRenewable energy target: overall

novalueRenewable energy target: biomass

novalueRenewable energy target: geothermal

novalueRenewable energy target: hydropower

novalueRenewable energy target: solar

novalueRenewable energy target: wind

novalueRenewable energy strategy

novalueGeneration plan including RE

novalueTransmission plan including RE

novalueVariable RE integration study complete

novalueResource maps: Biomass

novalueResource maps: Geothermal

novalueResource maps: Hydro

novalueResource maps: Solar

novalueResource maps: Wind

Incentives and Regulatory Support

novalueGeneration support scheme: feed-in tariff

novalueGeneration support scheme: competitive bidding

novalueGeneration support scheme: other

novalueFiscal incentives

YesPriority dispatch

Network connection and access

novalueConnection cost rules

YesThird party use of system

novalueGrid code covering RE

Policy Framework

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