Solar panels and batteries
Do solar panels pay for themselves?
Cost after the REWS grant, yearly savings, and how long the panels take to pay back.
- Panel grant: 65% of cost, up to €3,000
- Battery grant: 75% of cost, up to €6,000
- Feed-in tariff €0.15 per kWh
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Depends on roof angle and shade.
Without a grant, the feed-in tariff is €0.15 per kWh for 20 years.
Panel payback with the grant
2.0 years
- Yearly output6,000 kWh
- Yearly value€900
- Payback without a grant4.9 years
- 20-year gain on panels€16,180
Cost after the grant
- Panels4 kWp€4,400
- Grant for panels−€2,580
- Net cost of panels€1,820
- Battery5 kWh€3,250
- Grant for battery−€2,438
- Net cost of battery€813
CheckThe 2026 REWS call closed on 12 Sep 2026 after more than 3,350 applications. Figures use the 2026 terms: panels get 65% of cost up to €3,000 and €645 per kWp, batteries get 75% up to €6,000 and €600 per kWh. Check REWS for the next call.
NoteBattery payback depends on how much more of your own power you use, so it is not part of the payback above. The gain ignores panel ageing and inverter replacement.
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How this is calculated
- REWS 2026 residential scheme: panels get 65% of eligible cost up to €3,000 and €645 per kWp. Batteries get 75% up to €6,000 and €600 per kWh. The grant is the lowest of the three limits. Source: REWS, 2026 Renewable Energy Sources Scheme.
- The call closed on 12 Sep 2026 and was oversubscribed. Without a grant, the feed-in tariff is €0.15 per kWh for 20 years. Source: Newsbook, REWS scheme oversubscribed.
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StatusFigures come from desk research and were last checked on 2026-10-28. Verify each one against the Commissioner for Revenue, the Central Bank of Malta, the Housing Authority, the Planning Authority and REWS before relying on it.