Solar grants and subsidies in Cyprus

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

Update · August 2026

A specific, funded grant round covering PV and battery storage is confirmed for September 2026. At a press conference in May 2026, the Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry announced the 3rd Call of the «Save – Upgrade Homes» scheme («Εξοικονόμώ – Αναβαθμίζω στις Κατοικίες»):

€20 million budget for this call (€85 million total across the wider THALIA programme)
Electronic applications open in September 2026 — no exact date announced yet
Up to €32,000 maximum grant per home, depending on the investment type
Explicitly covers PV systems, with or without battery storage, alongside insulation, windows, shading, heating/cooling upgrades and solar water heating
+20% for vulnerable households, mountain areas and refugee housing

Who qualifies: individuals (not companies), for an existing home built before 1 January 2008 (or with a planning application submitted before 21 December 2007), with an existing domestic-tariff EAC account in their name.

The full Scheme Guide will be published at meci.gov.cy/sit, with a helpline on 17107. You do not need to wait for September to start: an eligible household can already arrange a site visit and Energy Performance Certificate from a qualified expert now.

Source: Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry press conference, May 2026. We link the official guide as soon as it is published rather than restate figures that may change.

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.

An honest note on amounts and timing

You will see specific figures and deadlines quoted across the web, but these change, sometimes significantly, and quoted amounts have already been revised in the past. For that reason this page deliberately does not list current grant amounts or closing dates: anything we wrote here could be out of date within months and mislead you.

The reliable approach is to check the official Ministry of Energy schemes at the time you apply. We help you do exactly that as part of your free study.

The official source for current schemes is the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, published on gov.cy.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry and the RES and Energy Saving Fund run support schemes for households installing solar and storage. The specific schemes, amounts and eligibility change over time, so the current terms should always be checked at the official source.

Amounts depend on the scheme that is open at the time, the type of installation and your household category. Figures have been revised in the past, so we do not quote a fixed amount here. We check what currently applies when we prepare your study.

We guide you and explain what is involved, but grants are administered by the government and the application is made through the official channels. We help you understand whether you are likely to qualify and what the process looks like.

The Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry publishes the current schemes on gov.cy. We point you to the right page and help you interpret it for your situation.