FRENCH POLYNESIA: Law No 2013-27 of 2013 on the Guiding Principles of the Energy Policy of French Polynesia

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Title in national language: 
Loi du Pays n° 2013-27 du 23 décembre 2013 relative aux principes directeurs de la politique énergétique de la Polynésie française
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2013
Effective End Year: 
2019
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Law
Economic Sector: 
Power
Energy Types: 
Power, Renewable
Issued by: 
President of French Polynesia
Notes: 
No official English version available
Source: 
Lexpol (FR)
File: 
Law No 2013-27 of 2013 on the Guiding Principles of the Energy Policy of French Polynesia (FR)
Overall Summary: 
The Law No 2013-27 of 2013 on the Guiding Principles of the Energy Policy of French Polynesia defines guiding principles of an energy policy, moving from "an energy model centred around oil to a more open model with more use of renewable energy".
Access
Energy access priorities: 
The Law aims [...] to improve access to electricity for all under conditions of cost that is bearable by the community
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
The Law aims in particular to encourage the use of renewable energies.
RE targets: 
To achieve the goal: - provides for a minimum threshold of 50% electricity generation from the exploitation of renewable energies by 2020 (Article LP 2);
RE prioritization, portfolio standards: 
The Law provides for purchase and distribution obligations for electricity generated by renewable energy facilities (Article LP 6) and sets out price-fixing principles (Article LP 7).
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
The Law "aims to promote an adequate energy supply of French Polynesia, diversified, safe, economical and compatible with the imperatives of environmental protection".
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Infrastructure development priorities: 
Limits the possibility of building new fossil fuel production facilities (Article LP 3 and LP 4).