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Solar by country

Solar economics change a lot from country to country — sun hours, electricity prices, incentives and net-metering rules are all local. Pick your country for a practical guide with realistic costs and payback.

Jordan

One of the sunniest countries on earth, with net metering and fast payback. Full JEPCO/IDECO/EDCO tariff blocks.

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United States

A 30% federal tax credit and net metering in many states. Payback depends heavily on your state and utility rate.

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Australia

The world's highest rooftop-solar uptake. Cheap systems after the STC rebate give some of the fastest paybacks anywhere.

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South Africa

Superb sun plus load-shedding — solar-plus-battery for savings and backup as Eskom prices climb.

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India

A national rooftop subsidy (PM Surya Ghar) and net metering make one of the world's biggest solar markets pay back fast.

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Saudi Arabia

World-class sun and SEC net metering, though cheap subsidised power makes payback slower — best for big villas.

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the UAE

Strong sun and the Shams Dubai net-metering scheme; heavy AC use makes rooftop solar pay off.

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Egypt

One of the sunniest countries, home to Benban — and rising tariffs make rooftop solar increasingly worthwhile.

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Morocco

A North-African solar leader (Noor Ouarzazate) with strong sun; great resource, with residential net metering still developing.

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the United Kingdom

Modest sun but high prices, 0% VAT and the Smart Export Guarantee make solar pay better than people expect.

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Canada

The Prairies out-sun Germany; net metering in most provinces — payback depends on your provincial power price.

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Germany

A world solar leader despite modest sun — very high prices plus the EEG feed-in tariff and 0% VAT.

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France

A real north-south sun split, with a self-consumption premium and feed-in for surplus — fastest payback in the south.

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Pakistan

One of the fastest-growing solar markets — high tariffs, load-shedding and strong sun give fast payback with net metering.

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Nigeria

Solar-plus-battery pays back by replacing expensive generator fuel, while ending outages.

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Spain

One of Europe's sunniest countries — high prices plus surplus compensation reward self-consumption.

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Italy

Good Mediterranean sun and high prices, with tax deductions and self-consumption incentives.

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Brazil

The biggest solar market in Latin America — strong sun everywhere and a mature net-metering scheme.

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Iraq

Strong sun and an unreliable grid — solar-plus-battery cuts costly private-generator bills and blackouts.

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Lebanon

The electricity crisis makes solar a necessity — battery systems pay back fast against dollarised generator costs.

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Tunisia

Good sun plus the established Prosol programme and STEG net metering give a clear rooftop path.

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Bangladesh

A world leader in off-grid solar home systems, now growing grid-tied rooftops with net metering.

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Vietnam

One of the fastest solar booms ever; the sunny south suits self-consumption rooftops after the FiT era.

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Greece

Some of Europe's best sun plus high EU prices and net metering — attractive rooftop payback.

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Mexico

Excellent sun and net metering — solar pays back fast for homes on CFE's expensive DAC tariff.

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Turkey

Strong sun, rising tariffs and local panel manufacturing — a fast-growing rooftop market with net metering.

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Algeria

World-class Saharan sun, but cheap subsidised power — best for off-grid, farms and water pumping.

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Kenya

An African solar leader with steady equatorial sun — grid-tied rooftops plus a huge off-grid market.

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Indonesia

Steady tropical sun across the islands; affordable PLN tariffs make self-consumption the sweet spot.

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the Philippines

Some of Asia's highest electricity prices plus strong sun — solar pays back fast with net metering.

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Japan

World-class tech and steep electricity prices (~¥27–36/kWh) — rooftop solar plus battery storage is a strong long-term bet under the FIT scheme.

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South Korea

City subsidies, REC certificates and fast-growing rooftop adoption from Seoul to Busan make Korea an increasingly attractive market.

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Thailand

Strong sun (4.5–5.4 h), net metering up to 10 kW and a mature installer network — one of Southeast Asia's best rooftop paybacks.

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Malaysia

Consistent equatorial sun and 1-for-1 Net Energy Metering (NEM) make Kuala Lumpur and Penang rooftops genuinely bankable.

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Colombia

High-voltage cities, net billing and zero VAT on solar equipment — fast-growing rooftops from Bogotá to the Caribbean coast.

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Argentina

Rising unsubsidized tariffs plus net billing under law 27.424 — and the northwest has some of the best solar resource on earth.

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Chile

Home of the Atacama Desert's world-leading sun (6.5–7.5 h) and standardized net billing under Ley 20.571 — top-tier payback.

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Poland

Central Europe's rooftop leader: net billing (deponet) credits at market rates plus an improving subsidy history.

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Portugal

Europe's best solar resource alongside Spain — high electricity prices and a simple self-consumption regime (UPAC).

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Peru

Nearly cloudless coastal deserts and net billing under Ley 31090 — solar from Lima to Arequipa keeps spreading.

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The Netherlands

Far from the sunniest country, yet one of Europe's biggest solar markets — high prices and historically strong net metering drive fast payback.

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Switzerland

Alpine valleys with strong sun, cantonal subsidies covering 10–30% of system cost and high tariffs — rooftop solar pays back steadily.

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Austria

A strong federal PV programme (Photovoltaikförderung) plus state bonuses make a 5 kW system pay back in roughly 5–8 years.

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Finland

Short sun hours but 20-hour June days and high, volatile Nord Pool prices — one of Europe's fastest-growing solar markets.

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Taiwan

Dense cities, high summer tariffs and typhoon-rated mounting — rooftop solar density among the highest in Asia.

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New Zealand

High retail prices and near-zero export value make self-consumption sizing the key — payback around 6–10 years.

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Ghana

Excellent sun and the famous dumsor power cuts — solar plus battery replaces expensive petrol generators with payback in 1.5–3 years.

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Ethiopia

Some of the best solar resource in Africa (5.5–6.2 PSH) — off-grid systems and solar water pumps transform rural life.

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Costa Rica

A near-100% renewable grid with fair net billing — rooftop solar still cuts the bill at ₵75–95/kWh with 5–8 year payback.

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Cyprus

The EU's best solar resource (5.5–6.0 PSH) and high tariffs with net billing — Europe's fastest rooftop payback at 4–6 years.

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Why solar differs by country

Three things drive whether solar pays off, and all three are local: peak sun hours (how much energy each panel makes), the electricity price you avoid by self-generating, and the incentives and net-metering rules where you live. A sunny country with expensive power and good net metering — like Jordan or Australia — can pay back a system in a handful of years, while a cloudy country with cheap power takes longer.

Wherever you are, size your system with the panel calculator, check the return with the ROI calculator, or design everything at once with the system report builder.