Pannelli bla Bejt is a community solar scheme run by the Water Services Corporation (WSC). It allows households to invest in photovoltaic panels installed on WSC infrastructure - covered reservoirs, operational buildings and utility land - and receive a share of the income those panels generate, even if their own home has no roof, no roof access, or sits within a heritage or structurally restricted area.
The scheme is designed as a passive investment: the household contributes the capital, and WSC handles everything else: site preparation, installation, grid connection, maintenance, monitoring and revenue collection. Electricity generated is sold into Malta’s government-backed Feed-In Tariff, and the resulting income is split between the participating household and WSC.
Pannelli bla Bejt extends WSC’s existing renewable-energy programme - already funded through its Green Bond - and opens it up to citizen participation, so that more people can contribute to Malta’s renewable-energy targets regardless of their housing situation. Phase 1 is currently an Expression of Interest; the full scheme will launch in the coming months.
In return for a one-off €6,000 investment, a participating household secures a share of the installation equivalent to 8 photovoltaic panels generating approximately 7,500 kWh per year.
Indicative financial returns based on the scheme’s current projections:
| Description | Figure |
| One-off investment | €6,000 |
| Average yearly return | ~€840 / year (over 20 years) |
| Projected cumulative income | ~€16,788 over a 20-year horizon |
| Pay-back period | ~7 years |
| Internal Rate of Return (IRR) | ~13% |
| Revenue share to investor | 85% of Feed-In Tariff revenue |
| Revenue share retained by WSC | 15% (covers maintenance, insurance, monitoring, asset management) |
All figures are indicative and based on an assumed Feed-In Tariff rate. Final projections will be confirmed when the relevant tariff is provided.
Pannelli bla Bejt is designed for households that want to invest in renewable energy but cannot install solar panels on their own property.
This includes households that:
Live in an apartment: With no access to an individual roof and no freedom to install panels above them.
Live in a shared building: Where common roofs and shared permissions make solar installation impractical.
Have heritage or structural limits: Properties in UCA zones, older buildings, or roofs that cannot support a solar array.
Have no roof access at all: Including ground-floor homes, tenants, and properties without any usable rooftop space.
The initial model is sized for approximately 500 households, representing a total investment pool of around €3 million. The scheme is primarily aimed at households without roof access; final eligibility criteria (including whether households that already own a roof can participate, and whether one can invest on behalf of a family member) will be confirmed in the formal scheme documentation when applications open.
Documents Required
Information not yet available.
The list of documents required to apply has not yet been published and will form part of the formal scheme documentation released alongside the launch of the application phase. Households that register their email on https://pannelliblabejt.com/ will be informed as soon as this information is published.
Information not yet available.
The application process - including how to formally apply, eligibility verification and contracting - will be announced when the full scheme launches in the coming weeks. In the meantime, interested households can register their email address on https://pannelliblabejt.com/ to be notified the moment applications open.
