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MARKET VIEWS
Solar Regulations- Africa
Joseph Saviour · 21 Aug 2025
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State
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Net metering/Net billing/ Behind the meter
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NM Max Cap
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Transformer criteria
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CD criteria
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Banking
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TOD wise setllement
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Carry forward units to next month in annual billing cycle
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Project Investment
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Burkina Faso
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Behind the meter
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Upto CD only
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30% of DTC
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Max upto 100% CD/SL
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N/A
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Off‑Peak: 12am to 5pm
Peak: 5pm to 12am
No settling of excess units, but tarriff charged
is higher for consumption during peak units
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Excess units are not settled/
not specified in policy
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CAPEX/OPEX
both allowed
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Kenya
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Net metering
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1MW
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Max upto 100% CD/SL
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Monthly
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Credited monthly, and if credits
are unused then lapsed at end
of FY
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CAPEX/OPEX
both allowed
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Tanzania
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Net metering
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1MW
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NA
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Max upto 100% CD/SL
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Monthly
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No TOD slots, based on type of user (R,I,C)
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Credited monthly, and if credits
are unused then lapsed at end
of 3 years or if connection is
terminated
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CAPEX/OPEX
both allowed
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Zambia
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Net metering
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Different categories,
largest one allows upto 5MW
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Not specified
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Max upto 100% CD/SL
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NA
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No TOD slots, tariff rates are flat and based on categories
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Excess units don't rollover monthly,
but monetary credit awarded based
on type of account (pre or postpaid)
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CAPEX/OPEX
both allowed
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Botswana
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Net metering
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1MW
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90% of DTC
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Max upto 110% CD/SL
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Monthly
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No TOD slots
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Excess units are credited, and unused
units are settled at the AC rate at the
end of FY.
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CAPEX/OPEX
both allowed
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Rwanda
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Not yet operational
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NA
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Max upto 100% CD/SL
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NA
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No TOD slots, tariff rates are flat and based on categories
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NA
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CAPEX allowed for CPP, but
OPEX requires license from REG
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Uganda
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Net metering
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0.5 MW
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Max upto 100% CD/SL
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Monthly
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Credited monthly, and if credits
are unused then lapsed at end
of FY
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