An act to amend the Excise Tariff Act 1992. Excise Tariff effective on and from 1st January 2013:Schedule 1 of the amendment Act includes; • Gasoline: PGK 0.61/l. • ADO: PGK 0.06/l. • Aviation gasoline: Free. • Jet A-1: PGK 0.02/l. • Kerosene: Free. • Fuel oil, heavy: PGK 0.02/l. • Other petroleum oils: PGK 0.07/l.

Mandates a reduction in government electrical consumption and vehicle fuel cost by 10% for each branch of government. Mandates reductions in electrical appliances uses of 10% per department.

Palau Net Metering Act facilitates a system of customer based renewable energy generation to produce energy for the customer’s own use, with excess electricity running to the provider, and for other related purposes. A draft PPA template between the Palau Public Utilities Corporation and an independent power producer or the solar photovoltaic (PV) seller is in place.

The Regulation contains 19 Regulations in total; provides for application for contracts, types of electrical wirings, notice to customers and from customers, rendering and payment of bills, service discontinuances and restoration, etc.

An act to impose customs duty on goods, to prescribe the rates of such duty, to repeal the Customs Tariff Act 1997–2007 and for related purposes. Schedule 2 of the Act listed petrol and ADO as dutiable items at a rate of duty 0.60 per litre. Schedule 2 of the Act listed duty of 25% of value on all types of cars including those of a CC exceeding 3000 cc.

An act to provide for the transfer of the assets and liabilities of Mobil Oil Agency to Kiribati Oil Company Ltd, and for connected purposes.

The Price Ordinance empowers the Minister to make orders that regulate the price of certain commodities. This Act is administered by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives. Price Control Officers are also appointed by the ordinance, and these include all clerks in the island councils, district officers and the Secretary of the Ministry of Lines and Phoenix as stipulated in ordinance. The Schedule of the Act, among other items, includes kerosene and benzene. Kerosene and benzene prices are the same in the urban island of Tarawa to the Outer Islands.

An ordinance to provide the imposition of an import levy and the establishment of a special fund to receive money that is raised to subsidise the transport of goods within the Gilbert Islands. These goods, among others, are petroleum products, goods imported directly into any of the Line Islands and goods imported for transhipment to Christmas Island.

The Fiji Commerce Commission, sets the maximum retail or wholesale price, at which the goods mentioned may be sold in the areas so specified in the schedules. The Schedules of the Order set out the maximum retail or wholesale prices as the case may be for the petroleum products for the various areas around Fiji for the following products: • Motor spirit (unleaded). • Gasoil (diesoline). • Pre-mixed outboard fuel. • Kerosene for household use only.

The Fiji Commerce Commission, sets the maximum retail or wholesale price, at which the goods mentioned may be sold in the areas so specified in the schedules. The Schedules of the Order set out the maximum retail or wholesale prices as the case may be for the petroleum products for the various areas around Fiji for the following products: • Motor spirit (unleaded). • Gasoil (diesoline). • Pre-mixed outboard fuel. • Kerosene for household use only.