Global PV incentive policies and recommendations for utilities

The photovoltaic (PV) energy industry has been making significant strides in its development over the past couple of decades. This paper makes a brief presentation of the government incentive policies of countries around the globe who are leading in Photovoltaic (PV) development. Feed-In Tariffs and government subsidies are discussed in the context of their specific implementations as well as some strengths and weakness of each country´s PV programs. Aside from government incentives policies, which cannot be controlled by local distribution companies, some recommendations are made for utilities to help overcome the non-technical and technical challenges and help increase interest in PV development in their jurisdictions.