Renewable Energy from Photovoltaic Panels (PVs): 2025
- In 2025, the stock of PV system installations amounted to 36,243 of which 85.6 per cent were installed in the region of Malta and 14.4 per cent were in the Gozo and Comino region.
- The domestic sector accounted for 93.2 per cent of the total stock of PV system installations, followed by the commercial and public sectors, accounting for 6.0 and 0.8 per cent respectively.
- In 2025, the total maximum power output of the PV systems combined was 268,016.5 kWp, an increase of 5.2 per cent over 2024.
- The commercial sector accounted for 53.1 per cent of total kWp in 2025, followed by 44.5 and 2.3 per cent in the domestic and public sectors, respectively.
- When compared to the situation in 2024, generation of energy from grid-connected PVs increased by 7.5 per cent, totalling an estimated value of 351.5 GWh.
Renewable Energy from Photovoltaic Panels (PVs): 2025
Renewable Energy from Photovoltaic Panels (PVs): 2025
Stock of PVs: 2025
The stock of PV installations amounted to 36,243 of which 85.6 per cent were installed in the region of Malta and 14.4 per cent were in the Gozo and Comino region. The Northern Harbour and Western districts accounted for 37.6 per cent of the total stock of PV installations with 7,142 and 6,470 installations respectively. When compared to 2024, the stock of PV installations increased by 3.2 per cent. The percentage increases were highest in the South Eastern district (3.7 per cent) and lowest in the Western district (2.6 per cent) (Table 1, Map 1).
| Year | National | MALTA | |||||||
| NUTS 3 | Malta | Gozo and Comino | |||||||
| LAU 1 | Southern Harbour | Northern Harbour | South Eastern | Western | Northern | Gozo and Comino | |||
| 2023 | 33,913 | 28,977 | 4,473 | 6,628 | 5,853 | 6,111 | 5,912 | 4,936 | |
| 2024 | 35,115 | 30,051 | 4,647 | 6,892 | 6,059 | 6,304 | 6,149 | 5,064 | |
| 2025 | 36,243 | 31,040 | 4,815 | 7,142 | 6,285 | 6,470 | 6,328 | 5,203 | |
The domestic sector accounted for 93.2 per cent of the total stock of PV installations, followed by the commercial and public sectors, accounting for 6.0 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 Map 1).
Map 1 illustrates the concentration of grid-connected PVs, featuring point data on 250 m² grid cells. Map 2 illustrates the spread and intensity of domestic PV installations per 1,000 population by locality, indicating that the top 10 localities were in the region/district of Gozo and Comino. When analysing the results by district, Gozo and Comino district had an average of 117 domestic installations per 1,000 population, followed by the Western and South Eastern districts at 87 and 71 installations respectively. The lowest ratio was registered in the Northern Harbour district, with 36 installations per 1,000 population.
Map 1. PV installations by sector using 250m2 grid cells: 2025
- Each grid cell represents an area of 250m².
- Each grid cell shows the total number of PVs installed in that particular area. All grid cells containing less than three PV installations are omitted except for the public sector.
Map 2. PV installations in the domestic sector per 1,000 population (LAU 2): 2025
Production of energy from PVs: 2025
Total kWp amounted to 268,016.5, an increase of 5.2 per cent over 2024. The commercial sector accounted for 53.1 per cent of total kWp, followed by 44.5 and 2.3 per cent in the domestic and public sectors respectively. The peak power rating of an average PV system in the domestic sector stood at 3.5 kWp, whereas that for the commercial and public sectors amounted to 65.7 and 20.9 kWp respectively (Tables 2, 3 and Map 3).
Totals may not add up due to rounding.
Map 3. Total kWp of PV installations by locality (LAU 2): 2025
When compared to the situation in 2024, generation of energy from grid-connected PVs increased by 7.5 per cent, totalling an estimated value of 351.5 GWh. Most energy was generated in the South Eastern and Northern Harbour districts at 22.9 and 18.9 per cent of the total GWh respectively. Increases were highest in the Northern Harbour district (12.1 per cent) and lowest in the Gozo and Comino district (4.6 per cent) (Table 4 and Map 4).
Map 4. Total estimated MWh of PV installations by locality (LAU 2): 2025
Tables
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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 2024–2025 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.
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