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Subsidy (dectreto biometano)

  1. Abbreviated form of legal source(s)

    DM 02/03/2018

  2. Description of support scheme

    Producers of biofuels are assigned “Certificates of release for consumption" (‘Certificati di immissione in consumo’ or CIC). One CIC is assigned for each 10 Gigacalorie (Gcal) of conventional biofuels supplied and for each 5 Gcal of advanced biofuels (defined in Annex 3, and Art. 11.1, j, DM 02/03/2018). For each advanced CIC a fixed subsidy of €375 is set. Operators of advanced biomethane plants that build new connections to the natural gas distribution grid and operators building new biomethane liquefaction plants are eligible to a 20% increase on the subsidy. These incentives are valid for 10 years and the infrastructure and liquefaction incentives are capped at €600,000 and €1.2 million, respectively. (Art. 6.1, a, Art. 7.1 DM 02.03.2018).

  3. Amount

    Producers receive €375 for every Immission Certificates (‘Certificati di immissione in consumo’ or CIC) (Art. 6.1, a, Art. 7.1 DM 02.03.2018).

  4. Addressees

    Producers of advanced biomethane and advanced biofuels other than biomethane (Art. 6, Art. 7, DM 02.03.2018).

  5. Procedure

    Plant owners must send their request to the GSE within one year of the start of operations. Plant owners must fulfil some criteria concerning location, authorisation, production capacity and technology used. The GSE evaluates the demand and decides within 120 days.
    If the producer is qualified, he must hand in supply agreements between the producer and the obliged entity and a monthly biomethane production report (Art. 9, DM 02.03.2018).

  6. Competent authority

    • MISE
    • GSE

  7. Technologies

    Biofuels

    • New advanced bio-methane production plants entering into operation in the period from 20.03.2018 to 31.12.2022. (Art. 6, DM 02.03.2018)
    • New plants producing advanced biofuels other than bio-methane entering into operation by 31.12.2022. (Art. 8, DM 02.03.2018)
    • Existing biogas production plants converted to produce advanced bio-methane in the period from 20.03.2018 to 21.12.2022.
    Biomethane, bioethanol and biodiesel are eligible if they use materials such as agricultural and industrial wastes residues, ligno-cellulosic materials, cellulosic materials and algae defined in Annex 3, DM 02.03.2018.

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