Policy & Regulation

• 10 participants
• Government, developers
• Not full market coverage
• Most experience from India, Philippines,
Laos and Thailand
• Focused on the predetermined
categories

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily represent
those of the Asian Development Bank.
 Policy and Regulation
Role of Government: Institution & Capacity Building
• PR – Predictable and Reliable
• Simple and easily implementable and enforceable policies
• Formulation of policies – consultative processes
• Demonstration projects
• Public acceptance campaigns

Economic Barriers & PPA & Energy Tariffs

• Western model and cost assumptions cannot be applied to DMC
• Offtaker needs to be credit worthy
• No tools available to include externalities in financial analysis
• Local financing which understands local conditions needed
• Due diligence (risk) abilities of local banks
Permitting & Licensing Issues
• One stop shop
• Small projects may not get the attention of authorities
• Need for local partners to navigate
• Philippines: 10 different authorities
Public Land Use Policy (& Spatial Planning Issues)
• Positive zoning as a remedy to open restricted wind sites