Renewable energy country attractiveness index. Established in 2003, our global quarterly publication ranks 40 countries on the attractiveness of their renewable energy investment and deployment opportunities, based on a number of macro, energy market and technology-specific indicators.

1. RECAI
Renewable energy country attractiveness index
Outlook for 2014 and beyond
Efficiency and effectiveness
Resilience
Cost reduction. Value chain
integration. Asset optimization.
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Key index
movements
( ) = Previous ranking
Energy
New capital ...
G lo b
... and new
funding
vehicles
€
Global v
al
4 (5)
in
-cha
ue
gy
i
al c a p
Technology beyond
generation
Japan
UK
t
6 (8)
$
£
Canada
% % %
5 (4)
al
$
bal strat
Glo
e
y
strateg
7 (9)
India
New “GRAIL” markets
8 (6)
Australia
Bond market
Scale
Scale
Structure
Construction
A utonomy
2012
R esource
subsidies
G rowth
544b
US$
Fossil fuels
101b
Renewables
US$
France
Lifting the
veil on the
energy debate
12 (14)
Presentation
Jobs
Brazil
Duties $
+$$$
Subsidies
Construction
Presentation
Economic
growth %
Policy Energy
stability security
14b
US$
Green
2013
Reward
18 (19)
Spain
Tax $
Structure
Risk
9 (7)
I nfrastructure L egacy
19 (20)
South
Africa
27 (30)
Mexico
bonds
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