The country’s updated regulatory framework covering energy self-consumption has been included in REPowerEU revisions made by the energy ministry and will be activated by the issuance of a related ministerial decision expected within the first quarter of 2024.

The energy ministry will seek to have the ministerial decision issued before March, energypress sources informed.

The series of energy self-consumption revisions include a 100-KW net metering limit, from 3 MW, for large-scale enterprises.

In the lead-up, distribution network operator DEDDIE/HEDNO stopped accepting grid connection applications for net-metering PVs with capacities of over 100 KW.

As a result, companies needing to install higher-capacity RES systems must wait for the launch of net-billing as a solution. It promises real-time self-generation along with the sale of surplus energy.

The new self-production framework will also enable companies not possessing free space for PV installations to utilize solar energy through virtual net-billing solutions, or offsite PVs situated in other regions.