Merle-Beral, ElenaGassner, Katharina2015-07-072015-07-072015-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22113Permitting, licensing, and other authorization procedures are an integral part of investing in renewable energy. For private companies, the quality of these procedures can drastically affect transaction costs and project risk. Optimal regimes are tailored to country specifics and depend on the way in which private investors access the market in the first place—from auctions to site-specific tenders to standardized contracts on a first-come, first-served basis. Although there is no single best practice when it comes to authorizing renewable energy projects, common principles exist that signal an investor-friendly and socially and environmentally responsible regime.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOWASTEVISIBILITYPOWER PLANTSRENEWABLE RESOURCESFOSSIL FUELSCOMMERCIAL POWERRENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMCARBONINCOMEACTIVITIESACCESS TO MODERN ENERGYGENERATIONRENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTSINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCYWINDCLEAN ENERGYTRADITIONAL BIOMASSEMISSIONSINCENTIVESGASPEPRICEENERGY CONSUMERSPOWER SYSTEMDISTRIBUTION OF ENERGYBIOMASSCO2PETROLEUMOILEMISSION FACTORENERGY MIXTRANSPORTSUSTAINABLE ENERGYFOREST RESIDUESCAPACITYLIGNITEENERGY INTENSITYELECTRIFICATIONOPTIONSSOLID FUELSENERGY RESOURCESPRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTIONCONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGERENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCESENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTELECTRICAL ENERGYGRID CONNECTIONFIREGAS EMISSIONSPELLETSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTFUELSPOWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTSENERGY CONSUMPTIONEMISSIONGREENHOUSELEAKAGEHEATCLIMATE CHANGESOURCE OF ENERGYBLACK CARBONPOWERELECTRICITYFLEXIBILITYLIGHTCLIMATECHARCOALHYDROPOWERWORLD ENERGYMOMENTUMFORESTPETROLEUM GASENERGY STRATEGYTARIFF LEVELSSURVEYSPRIMARY ENERGYWIND PROJECTSENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY DEMANDMIRRORSLANDCOMBUSTIONINVESTMENTGASEOUS FUELSCOALTARIFFFUELGLOBAL ENERGY MIXAVAILABILITYRURAL ELECTRIFICATIONBOTTOM LINEINVESTMENTSMETHANEBRIQUETTESREGULATORY DECISIONSHOUSEHOLD ENERGYENERGY INDUSTRIESLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASPOWER SYSTEM PLANNINGRENEWABLE ENERGYSAFETYFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGECOLORHEAT GENERATIONPIPELINEFOSSILHEATINGBENEFITSPOWER PLANTENERGYBriefWorld Bank10.1596/22113