Decree 4056 to establish regimes for sustainable use of bioenergy resources

Laws and Policies

CCLW

CCLW national policies

Law passed

This Decree mandates the Ministry of Public Works and Communications to set regimes of certification, control and promotion of the use of bioenergy in Paraguay. The Regulation for the Certification of Solid Biomass for Energy purposes will be implemented gradually and must contain the following percentages: for the first year of its implementation, consumers must use at least thirty percent (30%) of Certified Bioenergies by the national enforcement authority; in the second year, at least fifty percent (50%); for the third year, at least seventy percent (70%) in the fourth year, ninety percent (90%); and for the fifth year one hundred percent (100%) of the consumption with sources of Certified Bioenergies.