This particular scheme is open only to private individuals (natural persons) for use on their residential properties, and for organisations that are not carrying out an economic activity other than the generation of electrical energy from photovoltaic systems for use on communal residences.
To be eligible, an Applicant must:
- have obtained planning permission (as required) for the installation prior to installation;
- be the owner or an emphyteuta of the property OR the owner of a long leasehold interest in the property (i.e. a leasehold term with more than the durability period remaining) with all necessary consents from the owner of the property. If the applicant is a joint owner of the property, the applicant is entitled to apply for a grant on behalf of the other joint owners provided they have agreed to the applicant doing so and will comply as necessary with all of these terms and conditions. The property must be used principally by the applicant or his/her family for his/her own private residential purposes. The applicant is not entitled to receive a grant if the property is used principally for business purposes, including the letting of the property on a commercial basis (even if the tenants' use of the property will be residential);
- not obtain other grants or subsidies for this system or the same
technology from any other schemes that include national or public funds such as Government of Malta funds. This applies equally to the Applicant or any member of the same household;
- not be applying on behalf of an enterprise and not be a landlord of the property where the system is installed;
- provide the REWS with a personal bank account (which has the applicant as an account holder) to enable transfer of the grant amount directly to the applicant’s account;
- allow relevant organisations involved in the implementation and control of this scheme including: REWS and national Authorities and Auditors to inspect the installation within the Applicant’s residence after due notice is given;
- accept that the Applicant’s data together with the eligible grant amount may appear on public documents or published on the REWS website;
- connect the photovoltaic installation to the Enemalta grid and undertake proper and continued operation as well as maintenance of the same equipment;
- in relation to this system, not make any arrangements with
independent or governmental organisations (or groups, associations, etc.) for offers, financial or in kind, including any good or service such as gifts, white goods, other goods/ appliances, equipment, services, vouchers, group discounts or subsidies, subsidy on bank loans etc. that are not indicated clearly as such on the application form.
- not exercise the right to obtain, or has not obtained any tax rebate, deduction including deductions of input tax credit from the output tax in terms of the Value Added Tax Act (Cap 406), or other tax refund however so described, with regard to the eligible expenditure made in relation to the purchase of the system.
The Applicant shall present a valid electricity bill, issued in his/her name for the premises where the technology is to be installed, where the electricity tariffs paid are denoted as residential. The name of the Applicant and the service address should refer to the site where the system is to be installed. The date of issue of the electricity bill should be within the last 12 months prior to
application.
The Applicant may also submit a statement signed by a Water Services Corporation or ARMS Ltd official confirming that an electricity account exists but a bill cannot be issued and provide details of the account holder, consumer scheme and service address.
In case there could be ambiguities about the address, Applicants are advised, or may be requested, to provide a site map with a clear indication of the installation address. This is required to ensure that the technology is installed in a local residence and to permit Regulator for Energy and Water Services (REWS) and other relevant organisations involved in the management and control of the funds, to perform on-site inspections.
Other members of the same household may not apply for a grant for the same technology. Households that have already benefited from, or have an open grant offer under a similar PV scheme or BAT Scheme, depending on equipment to be installed under this application, are not eligible to apply for a grant.
Lack of adequate sun exposure of the PV panels may disqualify an installation or lead to recovery of funds since the PV would not be generating electricity.
