| Legislative： |
1.Adopted and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 27 October 2017.
2.Amended and promulgated by Ministerial Order on 16 April 2020. |
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Article 1
The Regulations are formulated in accordance with Paragraph 2, Article 14 of the Commodity
Inspection Act.
Article 2
The terms specified in the Regulations are defined as follows:
1.Renewable energy: Refers to renewable energy specified in Article 3 of the Renewable Energy
Development Act.
2.Renewable Energy Power Facility (hereinafter referred to as the Power Facility): Refers to a
renewable energy power facility specified in Article 3 of the Renewable Energy Development Act.
3.Renewable Energy Certificate (hereinafter referred to as the Certificate): Refers to a certificate
issued by the National Renewable Energy Certification Center (hereinafter referred to as the T-REC
Center), Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (hereinafter referred to as the BSMI),
MOEA after inspecting a power facility and verifying its power generation.
4.Applicant: Refers to a renewable-energy-based electricity generating enterprise, a
renewable-energy-based electricity retailing enterprise or a self-use renewable energy power
generation equipment setter, except for those participating in the feed-in tariff scheme and the GHG
emission offset project.
Article 3
To apply for the Certificate, an Applicant shall apply to the T-REC Center in electronic or paper
form, and attach the following documents:
1.Certificate application.
2.Company registration certificate, business registration certificate, factory registration certificate,
or other equivalents or ID documents.
3.Proof of relevant issuance documents of a Renewable Energy Power Facility.
4.Other relevant documents specified by the T-REC Center.
Article 4
After the T-REC Center accepts the application, the T-REC Center shall execute the documentation
review, examination, and on-site inspection.
If application documents do not meet the requirements, the BSMI shall inform the Applicant to
correct documents within 14 working days following the date of a notice served. Additional 14
working days may be extended if necessary. Those who have not completed the document
correction within the prescribed time limit, BSMI shall dismiss the application cases.
If application documents meet the requirements after review, the Applicant shall cooperate with the
T-REC Center to execute the on-site inspection within 3 months upon the acceptance of the
application; however, the Applicant may apply for the extension for up to 3 months towards the
T-REC Center with proper causes. If the Applicant still fails to cooperate in the on-site inspection,
the BSMI will dismiss and reject the application cases.
Article 5
If the power facility of the Applicant meets the requirements after on-site inspection by the T-REC
Center, the facility inspection report shall be issued to the applicant, and the power facility shall be
allowed to be registered as a power facility eligible for the Certification program.
If the on-site inspection does not meet the requirements, the Applicant may apply to the T-REC
Center for the second inspection with related evidence attached within 14 working days following
the date of the report received. To apply for the second inspection and review is no more than once.
Article 6
The T-REC Center starts to register the accumulated power for Certificate starting from the issuance
date of the facility inspection report. The power from independent direct supply and self-use
renewable energy power generation starts to accrue from the date when the facility is verified as
meeting the requirements, and the power of grid connected direct supply and wheeling starts to
accrue from the date when the direct power supply and wheeling begins. For every 1,000 kWh of
accrued power, the BSMI will issue an electronic certificate and register it on the T-REC Center
platform.
With respect to the power accrual referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Applicant shall provide
the T-REC Center the following relevant documents for the calculation of power generation data
according to the type of power supply:
1.For those who have independent direct supply and self-use renewable energy power generation,
the accrued power generation data shall be returned before the time limit specified by the T-REC
Center. For those who sell surplus power from self-use renewable energy power generation to the
electricity retailing utility enterprise , the accrued power generation data shall be returned regularly,
and the notice for the fee of renewable energy in the feed-in tariffs scheme shall be provided before
the time limit specified by the T-REC Center.
2.For those who have grid connected direct power supply and wheeling, the electricity bill notice
from Taiwan Power Company (hereinafter referred to as Taipower) and the notice for the fee of
renewable energy in feed-in tariffs scheme shall be provided before the time limit specified by the
T-REC Center.
3.Other relevant documents specified by the T-REC Center.
In order to check the relevant documents provided by the Applicant referred to in the preceding
paragraph, the T-REC Center may request the following power generation data from Taipower:
1.For those who sell surplus power from self-use renewable energy power generation to the
electricity retailing utility enterprise, the monthly power sales data shall be requested.
2.For those who have grid connected direct power supply or wheeling, the monthly power
generation, direct or wheeling power supply data shall be requested.
The T-REC Center may execute the follow-up inspection of the power facility eligible for the
Certification program and the follow-up verification of its power generation on a regular basis or
from time to time.
Article 7
The transferor and transferee of the Certificate shall obtain an account of the T-REC Center platform
before starting the certificate transfer procedure.
The transferor of the Certificate shall apply to the T-REC Center in electronic or paper form for a
certificate transfer, and attach the transfer application form and transfer documents for the
registration of the T-REC Center: The T-REC Center may disclose the information related to the
transfer on the platform of the T-REC Center.
A single Certificate is the basic unit for transfers of Certificates.
For the transfer of the Certificate referred to in the preceding paragraph, when using direct supply or
wheeling, the quantity of the Certificates corresponding to the quantity of the direct supply or
wheeling shall be transferred to the transferee. However, for those who have self-use renewable
energy power generation, the Certificates not used or not claimed may be transferred to other
transferees.
The transfer of the Certificate will be limited to once. However, if the circumstances are exceptional
and get approved by the T-REC Center, it shall not be limited.
The BSMI can provide Certificate matching services on the T-REC Center platform.
Article 8
A certificate holder may have its Certificates verified for the proof of renewable energy used in the
year of power generation, the GHG emission inventory, and the claim of its corporate social
responsibility.
After a Certificate is used or claimed, its use or claim shall be registered with the T-REC Center
within two months after obtaining the evidence data. After use or claim, the Certificate shall not be
transferred.
If the transferor fails to register with the T-REC Center and still transfers to the transferee after
using or claiming the Certificate, the original transfer registration will be invalid. The certificate will
be registered as a certificate used or claimed by the transferor. The T-REC Center may also
announce the information about the transferor on the T-REC Center platform, suspend the
transferor's T-REC Center platform account and suspend power accrual.
The transferor referred to in the preceding paragraph may, three months after the date of
announcement, apply to the T-REC Center for on-site inspection. After inspection, the account of
the platform shall be restored and the power accrual shall start.
Article 9
When there are changes in the basic information of the Applicant or its related documents registered
with the T-REC Center or other facts that affect the registration, the Applicant may apply to the
T-REC Center, in electronic or paper form, for changes with related documents attached within 1
month from the date of occurrence.
Article 10
If an investigation verifies that any of the following matters occur with the Applicant, the BSMI
shall cancel the issued false certificate, notify the relevant authority (organization), and the T-REC
Center shall register and announce it on the platform of the T-REC Center:
1.Repeated application for issuance of Certificates
2.Falsifying power generation data.
3.Changes identified by the T-REC Center.
The accrual of power of the Applicant referred to in the preceding paragraph shall stop from the date
of cancellation, and may reapply to restore the accrual of power six months later. The power
generated during the period when the accrual of power is stopped shall not be counted.
Article 11
The Regulations take effect since its release date. |