Solar grants and subsidies in Cyprus

What government support exists, how it works, and how we help you navigate it honestly.

Open now · checked 11 October 2026

Save – Upgrade Homes, 3rd Call («Εξοικονομώ – Αναβαθμίζω στις Κατοικίες»): applications are open. From the official Scheme Guide, version 3.0, September 2026:

€20 million budget for this call (€85 million total across the wider THALIA programme)
Applications online only via fundingapps.meci.gov.cy, until 30 December 2026 or until the budget runs out
Type A up to €32,000, Type B up to €24,000 per home
PV up to 10 kW at €450 per kW (Net-Metering systems not eligible) and batteries up to 4 kWh at €720 per kWh, installed by an approved RES installer
Increased amounts (PV €1,000 per kW, battery €960 per kWh, and higher rates for every other measure) for vulnerable consumers, mountain areas (by postal code), refugee housing estates and apartment-block upgrades
Example: 10 kW + 4 kWh = €7,380, or €13,840 at the increased rate
Also covers insulation, windows, shading, solar water heaters, air conditioners, heat pumps and the Qualified Expert’s fee, each at a fixed amount

Who qualifies: individuals (and apartment blocks of five or more homes), for a home first connected to the grid before 1 January 2008 (or with a planning application before 21 December 2007), with a domestic-tariff account in an individual’s name. Not in the British Bases areas. One application per person.

The catch: a grant is only paid if the works achieve at least a 60% reduction in primary energy use and include an envelope measure (insulation or windows). Solar alone will not reach that.

The initial Energy Performance Certificate must be issued after 15 May 2026, or an older one confirmed by the Qualified Expert who issued it after a visit after that date. Only works after it count.

After approval: 12 months to finish the works and the final certificate (extendable by up to 6 months on request), then at most 1 month to submit the payment request.

Full breakdown, with every Annex A amount, Paphos mountain postal codes and all deadlines →

Source: official Scheme Guide (PDF), version 3.0, September 2026, Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry. Helpline 17107. Checked 11 October 2026.

Cyprus has government schemes that support households installing solar and storage, run by the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry and the RES and Energy Saving Fund.

These schemes are real and can reduce the cost of going solar, but the details, the grant amounts, the eligibility rules and whether a scheme is currently open, are set by the authorities and change over time.

That is the honest position. We are an installer, not the grant authority, so we will never promise you a specific amount or tell you a scheme is open when it may have closed.

What we do instead is check what is genuinely available at the time we prepare your study, explain in plain terms whether your project is likely to qualify, and point you to the official source so you can confirm for yourself.

How we help with grants

We check what currently applies

When we prepare your study, we look at which schemes are open and whether your property and household are likely to qualify, based on the rules in force at that moment.

Plain explanation, no hype

We explain the support in clear terms, including what it does not cover, so you can plan with realistic numbers rather than a sales pitch.

We point you to the official source

Grants are administered by the government, so we direct you to the Ministry of Energy and gov.cy pages where the current terms are published and applications are made.

Honest qualification check

If your project is unlikely to qualify, we tell you, rather than letting you expect support that will not come.

How we keep these figures honest

Grant amounts and rules in Cyprus have been revised before, and each call has its own guide. The figures on this page come directly from the official Scheme Guide for the current call, with the date we last checked them.

When a new guide or call is published we update this page; if anything differs, the official guide is what applies.

We are an installer, not the grant authority. We do not decide who gets a grant, and we will not promise you an amount before the Qualified Expert’s assessment shows that the 60% saving can be reached.

Read the full breakdown: Save – Upgrade Homes 2026 →

The full guide: what households should know before applying →

All Cyprus energy updates, newest first →

Everything about the EPC requirement →

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The current one is the 3rd Call of Save – Upgrade Homes, open for online applications until 30 December 2026 or until the budget runs out. It covers PV and batteries as part of a wider upgrade that reaches at least a 60% primary energy saving, not solar on its own.

Under the current call it is a fixed amount per measure: €450 per kW of PV and €720 per kWh of battery, or €1,000 and €960 at the increased rate, up to €32,000 (Type A) or €24,000 (Type B) per home. For example, 10 kW with a 4 kWh battery is €7,380, or €13,840 at the increased rate, and only if the whole upgrade reaches the 60% saving.

The application is made online through the official system, with the Qualified Expert’s Energy Performance Certificate. We prepare the PV and battery part: a quote with the kW and kWh as they go on the application, the EAC connection, and the invoices and photos for the payment request. CYMECH does not issue EPCs.

In the official Scheme Guide published by the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, and in the application system at fundingapps.meci.gov.cy. Helpline 17107. We help you read it for your own home.