The first discussions on feed-in tariffs in the German parliament began in the 1980s. Act No. In the late 1980s, CDU/CSU and Greenpoliticians drafted a feed-in tariff bill and sought parliamentary and e… The Association for the Promotion of Solar Power (SFV), Eurosolar, and the Federal Association of German Hydroelectric Power Plants (BDW) floated early concepts for a FIT scheme. It went into effect in April 2000. Since then, it has been revised several times, to take account of progress and the challenges of the dynamic growth of renewables. As a supporting scheme, the so called “EEG”– Renewable Energy Sources Act– was established in 2000 with the aim of increasing the percentage of renewable energy in electricity production. Any discrepancies or differences that may At a national level, Germany created the National Renewable Energy Action Plan (nREAP), in which is set the target of producing 35 percent of the total electricity from renewables by the year 2020. Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2017) - Document reflects changes formally adopted until July 2017 - Translations of these materials into languages other than German are intended solely as a convenience to the non-German-reading public. 1) 2016: An Act for the establishment and administration of a scheme to encourage additional electricity generation from renewable energy sources, and for related purposes The Renewable Energy Act (EEG), one of our most important climate protection tools, is the driver behind the growth of renewables in Germany. 174 of 2000 as amended, taking into account amendments up to Statute Law Revision Act (No. The Economics Ministry and the CDU/CSU and FDP parties opposed non-market measures and argued for voluntary renewables quotas instead.