LAO PDR: Decree of the Government No. 410/GO of 2016 on Biofuel 

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2016
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Decree
Economic Sector: 
Energy
Energy Types: 
Renewable, Bioenergy
Issued by: 
Office of the Government
Notes: 
No English translation available
Source: 
Lao PDR Trade Portal (LO)
File: 
Decree on Biofuel No. 410 of 2016 (LO)
Overall Summary: 
The 2016 Decree on Biofuel No. 410/GO sets out procedures for the production, storage and distribution of biofuels, as well as the procedures for importation of inputs and eventual export.
Investment
Project permitting: 
The project company must obtain a specific operating license, to be issued by the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Investors in biofuel production must first prepare a detailed “Biofuel Development Plan” consisting of a strategic plan, together with short, medium and long term plans. The investment must be “environmentally sustainable” and “economically viable”. The Ministry of Energy and Mines is responsible for working with the investor to prepare a suitable Biofuel Development Plan to submit to the Government for approval. --- Biofuel production is a concessionary business, requiring the investor to establish a project company in the Lao PDR and enter into a concession agreement for biofuel production with the Government. The project company must also obtain a specific operating license, to be issued by the Ministry of Energy and Mines.