Sales of solar panels have ground to a standstill as retailers await news on grants to cover some of the expenses as well as the new feed-in tariff that Enemalta will pay for the production of electricity.
When contacted, several suppliers said sales had literally dried up.
“We are literally on our knees. PV grants remain closed, with prospective applicants becoming irritable because everyone is waiting for the subsidy, which is meant to encourage such an investment. PV suppliers are now feeling the financial strain,” one supplier told Newsbook Malta.
“We’ve been without a new feed-in tariff or grants since last August and our prospective clients are investing elsewhere. We had no option but to pause sales. We cannot operate in this uncertainty,” another supplier said when contacted.
The Regulator for Energy & Water Services (REWS) told Newsbook Malta in reply to questions that preparations were underway and are in their final stages for the launch of the scheme for 2026.
A spokesperson said that the Renewable Energy Schemes administered by REWS in 2025 were a “huge success”, with an initial €10.3 million allocation, later increased by €5 million in July 2025 due to strong demand.
Grants were also allocated after August 2025, with a further €12.1 million in grants allocated by December 2025 to 1,316 applicants, while an additional 206 applicants were also approved under the Feed-In Tariff Scheme since last August.
The regulator explained that in January, the European Commission issued guidelines on the implementation of Article 28 within the Net Zero Industry Act which incorporates sustainability and resilience in incentive schemes from 2026 onwards.
According to this article, a public authority can decide to make the eligibility of net-zero technology final product schemes conditional on their sustainability and resilience contribution.
REWS said that following the European Commission’s net zero Europe platform team meeting held in early March, a stakeholder session was recently held with retailers in Malta to explain the new requirements emanating from Article 28 – which will be applicable also nationally.

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