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The CEB solar scheme 2026, explained simply.

Who qualifies, what the grant covers, when a battery is required — and how we prepare your CEB file with you, from the first visit to the new meter.

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grant on the system cost
25 %
maximum grant per application
Rs 75,000
credited per kWh (gross metering)
Rs 4.83
export accepted under the scheme
10 kWac

The scheme in one minute

Your roof on the CEB grid — and credited for what it produces.

Launched by the CEB in April 2026, the Household Rooftop Solar PV Scheme lets CEB domestic customers connect a solar system on their roof to the grid and be credited for the energy it produces.

It replaces the 2015 SSDG net-metering scheme and the 2021 domestic scheme. If you heard about those, they are closed: this is now the one scheme for homes.

Who it is for

  • Households that are CEB domestic customers.
  • Systems with or without a battery, as long as exported power stays within 10 kWac.
  • Bigger projects too: above 10 kWac, the CEB first studies the local network and issues a Letter of Intent.

What it gives you

  • A grant of 25 % of the system cost, up to Rs 75,000, through the Development Bank of Mauritius.
  • Every kWh your roof produces credited at Rs 4.83 with gross metering.
  • Access to a DBM concessionary loan for the rest of the cost.

How your solar is credited

Two ways to be paid for your sunshine.

The scheme offers two ways for the CEB to count what your roof produces. Which suits you depends on when your home uses electricity — we look at your bills with you before you choose.

  • Current rate

    Gross metering

    Rs 4.83per kWh produced

    Everything your panels produce is credited at one fixed rate, raised from Rs 4.20 in July 2026. Simple to follow on your bill.

    Read the CEB leafletRead the Budget Speech
  • Proposed · subject to URA approval

    Net metering · Tariff 150A_NM

    Rs 3.00per excess kWh exported

    Your production first covers your own use — the water heater, the pool pump, daytime air-con — and only the excess is credited.

    Charge on the energy you offset: Rs 0 up to 500 kWh a month, Rs 0.82 per kWh up to 1,000 kWh, Rs 1.63 beyond.

    Read the CEB leaflet

Size and battery

When a battery is required.

The CEB leaflet revised in July 2026 ties the battery rule to the size of your system. The April version required one on every system — this is no longer the case.

  1. Up to 3.5 kWac

    Battery optional

    Connect with or without a battery.

  2. Above 3.5 kWac

    Battery required

    Sized for at least 3 hours of your evening use — lights, cooking, air-con.

  3. Above 10 kWac exported

    Network survey first

    The CEB studies the local network and issues a Letter of Intent before you go ahead.

Export is also limited to 5 kWac per phase — on a single-phase supply, that is your ceiling.

Read the CEB leaflet
FHE wall-mounted home battery beside a parked car

FHE home battery

Your sun, after sunset.

Store what your panels produce during the day and use it in the evening, when Mauritian homes use the most — lights, cooking, air conditioning.

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The steps

From first visit to new meter.

The CEB process in order. Where you see our name, we do it or prepare it with you.

  1. Free study of your bills and roof

    We size the system on your CEB bills and your roof, and tell you on which side of the 3.5 kWac line it falls.

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  2. Registration with the CEB

    The application is filed at a CEB Customer Service Centre, with a non-refundable processing fee of Rs 2,000. We prepare the file with you.

    With Grubbs

  3. Installation to the Grid Code

    Our team installs the system to the CEB’s SSDG Grid Code (April 2026).

    With Grubbs

  4. Certificate of installation

    The certificate confirming the installation is submitted to the CEB.

  5. CEB inspection

    The CEB inspects the installation on site.

  6. Meter change

    The CEB changes your meter. From then on, your production is credited — and you follow it in our app.

Paying for the rest

The grant is not the only help.

Three other official measures lower the cost of a solar system for a Mauritian household.

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  1. DBM concessionary loans

    Up to 3.5 kW, with or without battery: up to Rs 200,000 over up to 7 years, with at least Rs 10,000 from you after the grant. Up to 15 kW, batteries and EV charging included: up to Rs 1,000,000, 90 % of the project, over up to 7 years. Interest rates are set by the DBM.

    See the DBM loan up to 3.5 kWSee the DBM loan up to 15 kW

  2. Income tax deduction

    Individuals can deduct the full amount invested in a solar energy unit — panels, inverter, battery, charge controller — in the income year (Income Tax Act, s.27C). Any unrelieved amount is carried forward, and a couple may split it. Solar water heaters do not qualify.

    See it on the MRA site

  3. Zero-rated VAT

    Photovoltaic systems, panels, batteries and inverters are zero-rated for VAT under the Fifth Schedule of the VAT Act.

    Read the VAT Act

Questions

Your questions about the scheme.

Answers taken from the CEB, DBM and MRA documents listed below.

Official sources

Last checked 13 October 2026

All our solar questions

It is the CEB scheme, open for registration since 15 April 2026, that lets CEB domestic customers connect a rooftop solar system to the grid and be credited for the energy it produces. It replaces the 2015 SSDG net-metering scheme and the 2021 domestic scheme.

Source: CEB — Household scheme 2026 · CEB information leaflet (July 2026)

Only for larger systems. Under the CEB leaflet revised in July 2026, a system above 3.5 kWac must include a battery sized for at least 3 hours of evening demand. Smaller systems can be connected with or without a battery.

Source: CEB information leaflet (July 2026)

Exported power of up to 10 kWac is accepted under the scheme; above that, the CEB first carries out a network survey and issues a Letter of Intent. Export is limited to 5 kWac per phase.

Source: CEB information leaflet (July 2026)

Yes. The CEB charges a non-refundable processing fee of Rs 2,000 when you register your application.

Source: CEB information leaflet (July 2026)

With gross metering, all the energy your system produces is credited at Rs 4.83 per kWh (rate revised in July 2026). With net metering, under the proposed Tariff 150A_NM (subject to URA approval), your production first offsets your own consumption and any excess is credited at Rs 3.00 per kWh.

Source: CEB information leaflet (July 2026) · Budget Speech 2026-27

Eligible households can receive a grant of 25 % of the system cost, capped at Rs 75,000 per application. It is funded by the Climate and Sustainability Fund and managed by the Development Bank of Mauritius (DBM), which receives applications through its online form.

Source: CEB information leaflet (July 2026) · Budget Speech 2026-27 · DBM grant application form

A standard grid-connected system switches off automatically when the grid goes down, so that no power flows into lines being repaired. To keep essential circuits running during a power cut, you need a hybrid system with a battery and a backup output. Ask us which setup suits your home.

Ready when you are

Let’s prepare your CEB file together.

A free study of your bills and your roof, a system sized for the scheme, and a local team that stays after the meter is changed.

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