It has highly increased the use of
Photovoltaic systems in the Czech Republic.
There is an income tax credit for
purchase price reveues for the first six years.
Target of the new Act
To create the conditions for the fulfilment of the indicative target for
the share of electricity from renewable sources in the gross consumption of
electricity in the Czech Republic amounting to 8% in 2010, and further increase
in the years after 2010.
Terms of the new Act
Operator of the transmission
system or the operators of the grid systems are obliged to preferentially
connect RES to the transmission system or to the grid systems. Solar energy is
explicitly mentioned as “renewable source” in the Act, although no distinction
of photovoltaics is made.
The Act stipulates the possibility to choose between feed-in tariffs and
green boni for the promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources. Since
01/01/2006 producers can choose the option they prefer once a year.
Other support schemes
- Subsidies and low-interest loans from State Environmental Fund
(grant based, not mandatory, paid ex-post)
- Limited support by local
governments
Description of the support scheme
The “Energy Regulatory Office” determines the feed-in tariffs and the
green boni each year in advance. The prices may not be lower than 95% of the value of the year before. The level of revenues per unit of electricity
produced from renewable sources is maintained with promotion by purchase prices
for a 15-year period, as a minimum.
The feed-in tariffs legitimate the RE producer to sell his/her energy
for a fixed price the operator of the distribution system. The green bonus
system allows the producer to sell the energy on the market for the wholesale
price. In addition, he receives a premium from the distribution system
operator. The risk is higher, but the revenue may also be higher. The right to
a payment of green bonus also applies to producers who consume their produced
energy themselves.
The current figures for feed-in and green bonus are the following:
|
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Feed-in tariff (CZK/MWh) |
13
200 |
13
460 |
|
Green bonus (CZK/MWh) |
12
590 |
12
750 |