Electricity allows citizens to set up independent home solar plants

The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy revealed the details of an ambitious national project to expand the use of solar energy in homes, during a session of the Energy and Environment Committee in the House of Representatives headed by Tariq Al-Mulla, within the framework of discussions of the general budget and development plan for the fiscal year 2026-2027. Ahmed Mahina, Head of the Strategic Planning and Electrical Performance Monitoring Sector at the Ministry of Electricity, stated that the project has the full support of the state, pointing to the launch of an electronic platform Specialized to enable citizens to get acquainted with the approved companies and the procedures required to deal with distribution companies. Muhaina explained that there are two main systems for the use of household solar energy: the first allows the citizen to consume all the energy produced or exchange it with the national grid through the "net metering" system, which deducts the exported energy from the monthly consumption. The second system allows the establishment of a station completely independent of the electrical network in accordance with On the level of organizational development, the official pointed out that the Ministry issued a new decision last February to regulate the system and grant special advantages to the local component in the manufacture of solar power supplies, in addition to preparing periodic reports to inventory the actual capabilities at the level of the Republic. Official figures revealed that the state aims to reach a production capacity of one thousand megawatts of domestic solar plants, while the installed capacity reached Currently, there are about 315 megawatts nationwide, reflecting the huge potential for expansion in this vital sector.