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Renewable Energy from Photovoltaic Panels (PVs): 2023

NR 112/2024
Release date: 19 June 2024
Cut-off Date: 29 February 2024

During 2023, the harvesting of renewable energy from grid-connected PV systems was estimated at 309.3 GWh, an increase of 6.7 per cent on the previous year.
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Stock of PVs: 2023

The stock of PV installations amounted to 33,818 of which 85.4 per cent were installed in the region of Malta and 14.6 per cent were in the Gozo and Comino region. The Northern Harbour and Western districts accounted for 37.5 per cent of the total stock of PV installations with 6,598 and 6,096 installations respectively. When compared to 2022, the stock of PV installations increased by 4.3 per cent. The percentage increases were highest in the Southern Harbour district (6.0 per cent) and lowest in the Gozo and Comino district (3.1 per cent) (Table 1, Map 1).

Table 1. Stock of PV installations by region (NUTS 3), district (LAU 1) and year

Year National MALTA
NUTS 3 Malta Gozo and Comino
LAU 1 Southern Harbour Northern Harbour South Eastern Western Northern Gozo and Comino
2021 30,931 26,325 4,025 6,026 5,317 5,591 5,366 4,606
2022 32,420 27,642 4,214 6,311 5,611 5,865 5,641 4,778
2023 33,818 28,894 4,468 6,598 5,842 6,096 5,890 4,924
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Source: Regulator for Energy and Water Services

The domestic sector accounted for 93.4 per cent of the total stock of PV installations, followed by the commercial and public sectors, accounting for 5.8 and 0.8 per cent respectively. Most increases in new PV installations resulted from the domestic sector. The Northern Harbour district had the highest stock of PV installations in the domestic sector (Table 2 and Maps 2, 3).

Chart 1. Stock of PV installations by sector and year

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Maps 1 to 3 illustrate the concentration of grid-connected PVs, featuring point data on 250 m² grid cells. Map 4 illustrates the spread and intensity of domestic PV installations per 1,000 population by locality, indicating that the top 9 localities were in the region/district of Gozo and Comino. When analysing the results by district, Gozo and Comino district had an average of 114 domestic installations per 1,000 population, followed by the Western and South Eastern districts at 85 and 69 installations respectively. The lowest ratio was registered in the Northern Harbour district, with 36 installations per 1,000 population.

Production of energy from PVs: 2023

Total kWp amounted to 241,125.9, an increase of 8.3 per cent over 2022. The commercial sector accounted for 52.7 per cent of total kWp, followed by 44.7 and 2.6 per cent in the domestic and public sectors respectively. The peak power rating of an average PV system in the domestic sector stood at 3.4 kWp, whereas that for the commercial and public sectors amounted to 64.6 and 21.5 kWp respectively (Tables 2, 3 and Map 5).

Chart 2. Total kWp of grid-connected PVs by sector and year

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Chart 3. Distribution of total kWp of grid-connected PVs by sector and district (LAU 1)

2023

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Totals may not add up due to rounding.

When compared to the situation in 2022, generation of energy from grid-connected PVs increased by 6.7 per cent, totalling an estimated value of 309.3 GWh. Most energy was generated in the South Eastern and Northern Harbour districts at 22.9 and 17.4 per cent of the total GWh respectively. Increases were highest in the Northern Harbour district (9.3 per cent) and lowest in the Gozo and Comino district (2.2 per cent) (Table 4 and Map 6).

Methodological Notes

1. The main source of data is the Regulator for Energy and Water Services. Point data showing the location of PV installations was obtained from Enemalta plc.

2. Statistics for years 2022 – 2023 are provisional and may be subject to revision.

3. Definitions:

● Photovoltaic (PV) system: A complete set of components for converting solar radiation into electricity by the photovoltaic process, including the array/s of photovoltaic modules that collect and absorb sunlight for conversion into electricity, inverter/s and associated balance of system components.

kWp: kilowatt peak – in the solar industry, kilowatt peak means the peak power rating of a panel.

kWh: kilowatt hour – a unit of energy equal to 1,000 watt-hours. It is normally used as a billing unit for energy delivered to consumers by electricity providers. The units of measurement are as follows:

kWh: kilowatt hour = 1 thousand watt-hours.

mWh: megawatt hour = 1 million watt-hours

GWh: gigawatt hour = 1 billion watt-hours

4. Commercial sector includes industry.

5. Public sector includes institutional households.

6. The term installation refers to a collection of PV panels installed as one PV system.

7. Installation date refers to the date when the PV system is actually connected to the Feed-in Tariffs grid.

8. More information relating to this news release may be accessed at:

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9. Any quotations from this news release are to be cited and/or referenced.

10. A detailed news release calendar is available online.

Renewable Energy from Photovoltaic Panels (PVs): 2023  

NR 112/2024
Release date: 19 June 2024
Cut-off Date: 29 February 2024

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  • In 2023, the stock of PV installations amounted to 33,818 of which 85.4 per cent were installed in the region of Malta and 14.6 per cent were in the Gozo and Comino region.
  • In 2023, the domestic sector accounted for 93.4 per cent of the total stock of PV installations, followed by the commercial and public sectors, accounting for 5.8 and 0.8 per cent respectively.
  • In 2023, the total kWp amounted to 241,125.9, an increase of 8.3 per cent over 2022.
  • In 2023, the commercial sector accounted for 52.7 per cent of total kWp, followed by 44.7 and 2.6 per cent in the domestic and public sectors respectively.
  • When compared to the situation in 2022, generation of energy from grid-connected PVs increased by 6.7 per cent in 2023, totalling an estimated value of 309.3 GWh.

Renewable Energy from Photovoltaic Panels (PVs): 2023

Maps

Map 1. Total PV installations using 250m2 grid cells: 2023

Notes:
1. Each grid cell represents an area of 250m2.
2. Each grid cell shows the total number of PVs installed in that particular area. Grid cells containing less than three PV installations are omitted.

Map 2. Domestic PV installations using 250m2 grid cells: 2023

Notes:
1. Each grid cell represents an area of 250m2.
2. Each grid cell shows the total number of PVs installed in that particular area. Grid cells containing less than three PV installations are omitted.

Map 3. Public and commercial PV installations using 250m2 grid cells: 2023

Notes:
1. Each grid cell represents an area of 250m2.
2. Each grid cell shows the total number of PVs installed in that particular area. Grid cells containing less than three PV installations are omitted.

Map 4. Total PVs installed in the domestic sector per 1,000 population (LAU 2): 2023

Map 5. Total kWp of PV installations by locality (LAU 2): 2023

Map 6. Total estimated mWh of PV installations by locality (LAU 2): 2023

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