Feed-in tariffs (FITs) in Africa and the Middle East

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Algeria

The Algerian feed-in tariff is only available for ground-mounted solar PV projects. It is only available for a limited number of hours per year, outside of which the electricity must be sold at conventional prices.

Sources: General Secretariat of the Government Algeria

PV magazine Article on Algerian FIT

Hours of operation (kWh/kW/year)Guaranteed purchase price
Phase I (first 5 years)Phase II (last 5 years)
1-5 MW1615 – 1674DZD 13.10DZD 16.66
1-5 MW1675 – 1749DZD 13.10DZD 15.86
1-5 MW1750 – 1824DZD 13.10DZD 15.01
1-5 MW1825 – 1899DZD 13.10DZD 14.09
1-5 MW1900 – 1974DZD 13.10DZD 13.10
1-5 MW1975 – 2049DZD 13.10DZD 12.11
1-5 MW2050 – 2124DZD 13.10DZD 11.19
1-5 MW2125 – 2184DZD 13.10DZD 10.34
1-5 MW> 2184DZD 13.10DZD 9.55
Hours of operation (kWh/kW/year)Guaranteed purchase price
Phase I (first 5 years)Phase II (last 5 years)
> 5 MW1615 – 1674DZD 10.48DZD 13.33
> 5 MW1675 – 1749DZD 10.48DZD 12.69
> 5 MW1750 – 1824DZD 10.48DZD 12.01
> 5 MW1825 – 1899DZD 10.48DZD 11.27
> 5 MW1900 – 1974DZD 10.48DZD 10.48
> 5 MW1975 – 2049DZD 10.48DZD 9.69
> 5 MW2050 – 2124DZD 10.48DZD 8.95
> 5 MW2125 – 2184DZD 10.48DZD 8.27
> 5 MW> 2184DZD 10.48DZD 7.64

Egypt

ResidentialNon-residential
IncentiveSizeIncentiveTerm
EGP0.848/kWh< 200EGP0.901/kWh15 years
200 – 500 kWEGP0.973/kWh15 years
500 kW – 20 MWUS$0.136/kWh* (equiv. to EGP0.973)15 years
20 – 50 MWUS$0.1434/kWh* (equiv. to EGP1.025)15 years

*Projects above 500 kW will have price guarantees in U.S. dollars to mitigate investors' concerns about exchange rate fluctuation.

Iran

The Iranian FIT is divided into Low Load times (4 hours of the day) and Peak/Medium Load times (20 hours of the day) with no guaranteed term.

Peak/Med Load (20 hours)IRR4,628/kWh

Source:Sorena Solar Green Energy Co.

Israel

SizeIncentiveTerm
Any size₪0.5416/kWh20 years

Source:Globes

pv magazine article on cumulative capacity

Kenya

SizeIncentiveTerm
500 kW – 1 MW Off-gridUS$0.20/kWh20 years
500 kW – 10 MW On-gridUS$0.12/kWh20 years
10 – 40 MW On-gridUS$0.12/kWh20 years

To be eligible, a power plant must be between 500kW and 10MW.

Source:Kenya Ministry of Energy FIT report

Mauritius

Mauritius has closed its FIT program with no indication of whether it will establish a new incentive scheme.

Source:Paul Gipe in REW

Morocco

Morocco has no feed-in tariffs, but the government supports large-scale projects by experienced developers on a project-to-project basis.

Source:Invest in Morocco Website

South Africa

South Africa launched its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) on August 3, 2011. It is a bidding system with a maximum price of ZAR 2,850/MWh ($262; €191) for solar photovoltaic systems. It has a non-refundable application fee of ZAR 15,000 ($1,379; €1,007) and is designed to stimulate large-scale projects (>5 MW). It also has domestic content rules that require 45% of the goods and services of a project to be supplied from local manufacturers and service providers.

The dates for Fourth Bid Round Submissions are yet to be released:

Bid registration Date
Fourth Bid Submission Date
Announcement of Preferred Bidders in respect of Fourth Bid Submission Date
Signing and effective date of PPAs, Direct Agreements, Implementation Agreements and Connection Agreements and Financial Close not later than

The Department of Energy also introduced a Small Projects Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme on August 21, 2013 in relation to renewable energy generation facilities with a limited capacity of 1-5 MW.

Sources:World Future Council

Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme

Tanzania

TimeIncentiveTerm
Mini-gridAny timeTZS 480.50/kWh15 years
National gridDry seasonTZS 183.05/kWh15 years
Wet seasonTZS 137.29/kWh15 years
AverageTZS 152.54/kWh15 years

Source:The Heinrich Böll Foundation

Turkey

The Turkish FIT is paid in US dollars and is currently US$0.133/kWh guaranteed for 10 years. There are also the following bonuses paid for purchasing components which are made in Turkey:

PV panel integrationUS$0.008/kWh
ModulesUS$0.013/kWh
Cells which constitute modulesUS$0.035/kWh
InverterUS$0.006/kWh
Tracking systemUS$0.005/kWh

Sources:pv magazine article on Turkish Feed-In Tariff

Paul Gipe analysis of Turkish Feed-In Tariff

Uganda

Uganda cancelled its FIT in November 2012. It is unclear if support for PV will be renewed in future.

Source:pv magazine article on Ugandan Feed-In Tariff