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Overview
The Dutch government aims for 16% of all energy used in the Netherlands to be sustainable by 2023. The National Energy and Climate Plans puts the RES-target in electricity sector for 2030 in the Netherlands at 74.4%. The electricity generation from renewable energy sources is supported through a variety of different schemes. The Dutch government offers a subsidy in order to make the production of renewable energy and the use of CO2-reducing techniques more attractive. The Dutch Government also offers several tax benefits for generators of electricity, as well as a net-metering scheme.
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Summary of support system
- Subsidy (SDE++) – subsidy intended for companies and organizations who produce renewable energy or apply CO2-reducing techniques
- Tenders/auctions - yearly auctions under the SDE++ scheme which aim to address the ‘unprofitable component’ for these technologies
- Net-metering – those who are connected to the grid and produce energy can make use of the net-metering scheme
- Tax regulation mechanism – Energy investment tax deduction
- Tax mechanism – tax exemption for the customer if the electricity consumed is from renewable energy sources and generation of this electricity is carried out by the consumer themselves
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Competent authorities
- Netherlands Enterprise Agency
- Dutch Tax Authority
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
- Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
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Summary
Site selection in the Netherlands can be done in several different ways. Provincial destination plans may consist of sites where these projects can be developed. If this is not the case, projects can be constructed everywhere in the Netherlands providing all conditions for the necessary permits are met.
Electricity production licenses do not exist in the Netherlands. Instead, energy suppliers must acquire an energy supplier permit. The difference then is that the burden of getting a permit lies on the energy supplier rather than the electricity producers.
Depending on the used technology, some projects may have to apply for All-In-One permits for Physical Aspects (omgevingsvergunning – environmental permit). This depends on the technology that is used. Rooftop PV is often exempt, where ground-mounted PV always requires a permit.
The connection to the grid depends on an agreement between the grid operator and the plant operator. The plant operator is contractually entitled to grid access and therefore the grid operator must offer them an agreement when they apply for one.
The corporate legal-fiscal processes depend on the technology that is used. In the case of onshore wind and ground mounted PV projects, the procedure is mainly dependent on the SDE++ application procedure. However, for residential rooftop PV, the available support is mainly through the net-metering scheme.
Netherlands plans to have at least 27%. of all energy supplied from sustainable sources by 2030. In 2050, the energy supply must be completely CO2 free. The most important growth targets are planned for offshore wind (from 1 GW in 2019 to 4.5 GW GW in 2023 and 11 GW by 2030), onshore wind and rooftop and ground-mounted PV installations (it is planned that together they will generate 35 TWh of renewable energy by 2030), which is why the description of permit and authorization processes will focus on these RES-E technologies. -
Sequential order of process steps
1. Site selection process
2. Electricity production licence process
3. Administrative authorisation process
4. Grid connection permit process
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Competent authorities
- TSO / DSO
- Municipalities
- Ministry of Energy
