Regulations for the Purchase of Power from Very Small Power Producers (for the Generation Using Renewable Energy).

The Regulations seek to promote small and very small community-owned or entrepreneur-owned renewable energy generation, increase efficient use of domestic natural resource and reduce expenditure on fuel import.
The Distribution Utility will purchase electricity from qualified Very Small Power Producers (VSPPs) whose generating processes fall into one of the following categories as proscribed in Section B : 1. Electricity generated from renewable energy sources such as wind, photovoltaics, mini-hydroelectricity, micro-hydroelectricity, sea or ocean waves, geothermal energy and biogas. 2. Electricity generated from the following fuels: 2.1 agricultural waste or residues, or residues from agricultural or industrial production processes; 2.2 products converted from agricultural waste or residues, or residues from agricultural or industrial production processes; 2.3 municipal waste; 2.4 dendrothermal (wood from fuel tree plantation); etc. Feed-in tariff subsidies shall be provided.