LAO PDR: Bio Renewable Energy Financing Study (Final Report)

The Bio Renewable Energy Financing Study is a report which "presents a description of actors and financing mechanisms available in 2010 for bio-renewable energy (BRE) projects in the Lao PDR, where in this context BRE includes small scale solar, hydropower, and any biomass-based energy source. Interventions are suggested that may help to accelerate and scale-up BRE penetration in the Lao PDR energy market."

LAO PDR: Draft Decree of the Prime Minister of 2011 on Biogas Production

"This Decree defines the principles, rules, and measures on the implementation, operation, regulation and supervision of biogas business, to promote biogas energy production, including the on-grid and off-grid option and to develop domestic small and medium size biogas digester, for increasing cleaner energy for self consumption, effective agro-forestry-livestock wastes treatment aiming at creating economically and technically viable promotion mechanism for biogas technology in Lao PDR."

LAO PDR: Draft Decree of the Prime Minister of 2011 on Biomass Gasification

This Draft Decree defines the principles, rules, and measures on the implementation, operation, regulation and supervision of biomass gasification business, to promote biomass-based power generation development, including the on-grid and off-grid option and to develop domestic small and medium size biomass gasification digester, for increasing cleaner energy for self consumption, effective agro-forestry-livestock wastes treatment aiming at creating economically and technically viable promotion mechanism for biomass technology in Lao PDR.

INDIA: Coal India (Regulation of Transfers and Validation) Act, 2000

An Act to empower the Central Government to direct the transfer of the land, or of the rights in or over land or of the right, title and interest in relation to a coal mine, coking coal mine or coke oven plant, vested in the Coal India Limited or in a subsidiary company to any subsidiary company of Coal India Limited or any other subsidiary company and to validate certain transfers of such land or rights.

INDIA: Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Amendment Rules, 1980

2. In sub-rule (2) of rule 10 of the Coal Mines. (Conservation and Development) Rules, 1975 for the existing entry (1), the following entry shall be substituted, namely:- The Joint Secretary or any officer equivalent to the rank of Joint Secretary or above in the Department of Coal, ex-official who shall be the Chairman.

INDIA: Coking Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act, 1972

An Act to provide for the acquisition and transfer of the right, title and interest of the owners of the coking coal mines specified in the First Schedule, and the right, title and interest of the owners of such coke oven plants as are in or about the said coking coal mines' with a view to reorganising and reconstructing such mines and plants for the purpose of protecting, conserving and promoting scientific development of the resources of coking coal needed to meet the growing requirements of the iron and steel industry and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

INDIA: Coal Mines (Taking over of Management) Act, 1973

An Act to provide for the taking over, in the public interest, of the management of coal mines, pending nationalisation of such mines with a view to ensuring rational and co-ordinated development of coal production and for promoting optimum utilisation of the coal resources consistent with the growing requirements of the country, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

INDIA: Ministry of Coal Notification S.O. 727(E) of 2003 regarding Fixation of Rate of Excise Duty Per Tonne for Coal

In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Coal Mines (conservation and development) Act, 1974 (28 of 1974) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Energy (Department of Coal) number S.O. 95(E), dated the 8th of February, 1983 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession the Central Government hereby fixes, with effect on and from the 26th of June, 2003 the rates specified in column (2) of the Table given below as the rates at which the duty of excise referred to in the said section shall be levied on coal of the description specified in column (1) of the said Table.