France enacts a new incentive scheme for renewable energy

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Feed in tariffs (FiT) used to be primary support mechanism for renewable electricity producers in France. However, due to market distortion caused by FiT and the subsequent criticism by the European Commission, required France to enact a new law on “energy transition and green growth” on August 2015. Further, the three implementing decrees were adopted on May 2016, which included an introduction of new support mechanis...