8.3 Renewable Energy from Photovoltaic Panels (PVs)
This chapter is split into three sections, covering regional statistics on water, waste and renewable energy from photovoltaic panels (PVs). Statistics for water production and consumption are based on information supplied by the Water Services Corporation. Waste statistics comprise separate waste collection through bring-in sites, civic amenity sites and door-to-door collection, together with municipal waste generation. Statistics on renewable energy from photovoltaic panels (PVs) include data on stock of PV installations, total kWp of grid-connected PVs, peak power rating in kWp and harvesting of renewable energy in GWh from grid-connected PVs.
Salient Points
8.3 Renewable Energy from Photovoltaic Panels (PVs)
In 2024
… the stock of PV installations amounted to 34,955 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 37.5 per cent of the total stock of PV installations.
… the domestic sector accounted for 93.4 per cent of the total stock of PV installations and 45.0 per cent of the total kWp.
… the commercial and public sectors accounted for 5.8 and 0.8 per cent of the total stock, and 52.5 and 2.5 per cent of the total kWp respectively.
… most energy was generated in the South Eastern and Northern Harbour districts at 23.2 and 17.9 per cent of the total GWh respectively.
… the top 9 localities – when comparing the total number of PVs installed in the domestic sector per thousand population – were all located in the Gozo and Comino region.
… 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 65.2 and 21.5 kWp respectively.
… the generation of energy from grid-connected PVs increased by 5.8 per cent, totalling an estimated value of 326.5 GWh.
Charts
8.3.1 Stock of PV installations by district (LAU 1) and year
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8.3.2 Stock of PV installations by sector and year
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8.3.3 Total kWp of grid-connected PVs by sector and year
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8.3.4 Distribution of total kWp of grid-connected PVs by sector and district (LAU 1)
Reference year: 2024
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8.3.5 Estimated total output in GWh from grid-connected PVs by district (LAU 1) and year
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Tables
Maps
8.3.1. PV installations by sector using 250m2 grid cells
Reference year: 2024
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.
8.3.2 Total PVs installed in the domestic sector per 1,000 population (LAU 2)
Reference year: 2024
8.3.3 Total kWp of PV installations by locality (LAU 2)
Reference year: 2024
8.3.4 Total estimated MWh of PV installations by locality (LAU 2)
Reference year: 2024
Methodological Notes
1. The main source of data is the Regulator for Energy and Water Services. Point data showing location of PV installations was obtained from Enemalta plc.
2. Statistics for years 2023 – 2024 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.
