Written answers
Thursday, 17 November 2005
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Electricity Generation
5:00 pm
Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 77: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the views expressed by the representatives of persons who generate electricity through wind energy that a tariff of 5.6 cents per unit with 25% indexation per annum is insufficient to fund their requirements and 100% indexation is required to make the majority of their proposals bankable; if the indexation arrangement will be reviewed with a view to significantly increasing it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35006/05]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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In September last I published the draft terms and conditions of a proposed new renewable energy feed in tariff, REFIT, programme to support the construction of new renewable energy powered electricity generating plants. Interested parties were given the opportunity to raise any queries or to furnish any observations on the proposals to be delivered to my Department by 12 October last.
Approximately 30 submissions were received on a variety of issues including the levels of indexation proposed. These submissions have been examined and evaluated and incorporated into the REFIT programme where appropriate. The draft document, as revised, is currently out to legal advice and a full statement including publication of the detailed terms and conditions will occur as soon as legal approval is received and after the practical arrangements to print and make the detailed notes available are completed.
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