An Act to amend the Petroleum Act.

This act regulates the storage and carriage of petroleum.

This electrification program is a strategic national program as stated in the National Mid-Term Development Plan 2015-2019. Power outages in almost all areas are caused by a power shortage. Special attention should be paid to this in order to avoid a power crisis within the next three to four years. This would result in a decrease of industrial competitiveness and slow down economic growth. Therefore, the government has no option but to increase power capacity by 35,000MW.

Biomass power generation is an important form of bio-energy. In recent years, China’s biomass power generation has achieved a certain level of development, nevertheless, biomass penetration is insufficient due to the lack of management experience, planning and other types of preliminary work. Currently, biomass power generation is still confronted with insufficient fuel supplies, price pressures, difficult-to-control power generation costs and other problems, influencing the expansion of biomass power generation. This notice aims to strengthen management and related requirements for biomass power generation project construction and advance the development of biomass power generation.

The Cook Islands National Infrastructure Investment Plan (CI NIIP) outlines the Cook Islands’ priorities and plans for major infrastructure over the next 10 years. CI NIIP was assembled through a consultative process involving a wide range of stakeholders, including government, international agencies, civil society and the private sector. CI NIIP covers the following infrastructure sub-sectors: 􀂃 Air transport 􀂃 Marine transport 􀂃 Road transport 􀂃 Water supply 􀂃 Sanitation 􀂃 Solid waste management 􀂃 Energy 􀂃 Telecommunications and information technology 􀂃 Education 􀂃 Health 􀂃 Other infrastructure (such as government offices). The aim of CI NIIP is to identify and prioritise the package of infrastructure investments which best meets Cook Islands’ needs in coming years, and to plan for the funding and implementation of these investments.

This document was developed through an inclusive process and it expresses the RMI’s commitment towards a new energy direction and serves as the foundation for planning and development in the energy sector over the medium term. The policy and action plan is an output of the review of the National Energy Policy and Energy Action Plan 2009 and is aligned to the Strategic Development Plan Framework 2003–2018: Vision 2018 of: “an improved quality of life for the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) through clean, reliable, affordable, accessible, environmentally appropriate and sustainable energy services”. The 2009 NEP targets or goals are still relevant. However, they are further strengthened in this policy including to supply 100% of urban households with electricity by 2015; to provide 95% of rural outer atoll households with off grid electricity by 2015; as well as to provide access to modern forms of cooking to 90% of all households by 2020. Also, the policy aims to reach 20% of power generation through indigenous renewable resources by 2020.

This Act aims to provide for (a) the procurement and delivery of infrastructure facilities and services through public private partnership arrangements and to give power to certain public bodies to enter into public private partnership arrangements; (b) the establishment of the Public Private Partnership center of Papua New Guinea and the functions of which include the promotion, coordination and analysis of public private partnership arrangements; ( c) the establishment of the Public Private Partnership Steering Group and the Public Private Partnership Forum; (d) the specification of their respective functions and powers, and for related purposes.

The document sets out the national policy and strategies for the energy sector that are aligned to the legislative reforms in tandem with Papua New Guinea’s Vision 2050. In particular, the Government recognizes the need to manage the energy sector in a manner that is efficient and sustainable. The overall objective is to ensure affordable, competitive, sustainable and reliable supply of energy to meet national and provincial development needs at least cost, while protecting and conserving the environment. In particular, the country aims to promote 100% electricity usage from renewable energy sources by 2050.The document is organised into twelve substantive chapters, starting with the Introduction in Chapter 1. Chapters 2 provide the overview of the energy sector in PNG and the principles of the Policy; Chapter 3 and 4 treat in detail the primary energy sources, namely Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy, including electricity generation from geothermal and hydro resources. Chapter 5 covers transportation of fuels; Chapter 6 deals with the secondary energy source, Electricity, followed by Chapter 7 which details the unbundling initiatives for PNG Power Ltd, Chapter 8 deals with Indigenous Participation. Chapter 9 covers Energy Financing, Trading, Pricing and Socio-Economic Issues. Chapter 10 deals with Energy Efficiency and Conservation. Chapter 11 covers Land, Environment, Health and Safety whilst the final Chapter 12 details the new proposed Institutional Arrangements to be implemented under the policy.

This Announcement on the issuance of green financial bonds was released to accelerate ecological civilization development, guide financial institutions to serve green development, promote economic restructuring and upgrading, and drive transformation of economic development pattern. It is in line with the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the People’s Bank of China and Administrative Measures for the Issuance of Financial Bonds in the National Inter-bank Bond Market. ---N.B. Attached is also the Green Bond Endorsed Project Catalogue that entails the definition of green projects.

This document offers the outline of policies and programmes of the Government of Nepal, following the earthquake and to enhance development. While reviewing the policies and programmes with the goal of graduating Nepal from the status of a least developed country to that of a developing country by 2022, Vision 2030 will be formulated and implemented to bring Nepal to the standard of a middle income state by 2030. While reviewing the current Thirteenth Plan, the Fourteenth Plan will be formulated for building a just, prosperous and modern Nepal.