Regulation on distributed generation: An international review and the current status in Colombia

Over the years, the insertion of generation through renewable sources has become stronger around the world. That is why, the interest for the installation of massive and small-scale devices of these types of technologies has been intensified, which generates the necessity of quickly implementing public policies that allow the integration of these technologies and allow to establish clear rules in between the parts involved. Because of this, this article makes a revision of the progress that different countries have made around the world when it comes to the formulation of public policies that allow the interconnection of Distributed Generation (DG) into their power systems. It also makes a general revision of a Colombian case in this aspect. Additionally, a compilation of the most important regulations for each one of the countries studied in DG and Smart Grids (SG) is made. In general, it is important to highlight the progress made by different countries at an international level when it comes to the expedition of clear regulations in a timely manner for DG aspects. Among the aspects to highlight the benefits given to the renewable DG technology, maintenance of the grids and providing service under quality and trustworthy standards are included.Over the years, the insertion of generation through renewable sources has become stronger around the world. That is why, the interest for the installation of massive and small-scale devices of these types of technologies has been intensified, which generates the necessity of quickly implementing public policies that allow the integration of these technologies and allow to establish clear rules in between the parts involved. Because of this, this article makes a revision of the progress that different countries have made around the world when it comes to the formulation of public policies that allow the interconnection of Distributed Generation (DG) into their power systems. It also makes a general revision of a Colombian case in this aspect. Additionally, a compilation of the most important regulations for each one of the countries studied in DG and Smart Grids (SG) is made. In general, it is important to highlight the progress made by different countries at an international level when it comes to the exp...