Essential to that progress have been feed-in tariffs, a mechanism that obliges local utilities to buy locally produced renewable electricity at a predetermined price.
But does the remarkable success of such tariffs in Europe make them the best bet to jump-start solar in sunny Abu Dhabi, as the emirate strives to reach its target of getting 7 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020?
Plans by Abu Dhabi's electricity regulator to introduce a feed-in tariff for rooftop photovoltaics (PV) indicate that this question has been answered with a "yes".
Feed-in tariffs were developed in the European context, and it must be kept in mind that they are not the only way of promoting private investment into renewables.
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