c. Price a. Price regulation Establish biomass tariff policy 3-5 years Low equalisation, fiscal of waste with provisions for periodic incentives and agricultural revision financial subsidies biomass to create greater business interest in waste agricultural biomass to energy projects. b. Fiscal Strengthen existing fiscal 3-5 years High Incentives incentives and establish (e.g. exemption from electricity duty) as required. c. Financial 5-8 years High Establish financial subsidy subsidies schemes to promote technological innovation and reduction in technology costs. establish schemes so as to create a balance between demand and supply of biomass establish subsidy schemes to bring about a parity in price of biomass and fossil fuel for the same thermal value d. Raising a. Awareness i. Develop awareness raising 3-5 years Low awareness among raising materials all energy and fuel ii. Launch awareness raising users to switch programmes through mass over from fossil media, workshops and fuels to fuels distribution of materials derived from waste agricultural biomass e. Building b. Institutional i. Identify appropriate 5-8 years Moderate capacity to support capacity buildgin institutions increased ii. Assess capacity building application of needs waste agricultural biomass as a iii. Develop capacity building source of energy materials and deliver capacity building programmes
c. Price equalisation, fiscal incentives and financial subsidies to create greater business interest in waste agricultural biomass to energy projects. a. Price regulation of waste agricultural biomass Establish biomass tariff policy with provisions for periodic revision 3-5 years Low b. Fiscal Incentives Strengthen existing fiscal incentives and establish (e.g. exemption from electricity duty) as required. 3-5 years High c. Financial subsidies Establish financial subsidy 5-8 years High schemes to promote technological innovation and reduction in technology costs. establish schemes so as to create a balance between demand and supply of biomass establish subsidy schemes to bring about a parity in price of biomass and fossil fuel for the same thermal value d. Raising awareness among all energy and fuel users to switch over from fossil fuels to fuels derived from waste agricultural biomass a. Awareness raising i. Develop awareness raising materials 3-5 years Low ii. Launch awareness raising programmes through mass media, workshops and distribution of materials e. Building capacity to support increased application of waste agricultural biomass as a source of energy b. Institutional capacity buildgin i. Identify appropriate institutions ii. Assess capacity building needs 5-8 years Moderate iii. Develop capacity building materials and deliver capacity building programmes