Can I connect rooftop solar to the grid with net metering in Lebanon?

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What Law 318/2023 settles, and what it leaves open#

Parliament ratified the Distributed Renewable Energy Law on 14 December 2023^[1,2]. According to the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC), it sets the main principles for net-metering projects in all forms and for trading renewable power between producers and consumers. Net metering generally means a home sends surplus solar power to the grid and has it counted against what it takes. How Law 318 applies this to households has not been published.

The public record does not yet show what a household would need to do. A Lebanon24 writer said on 18 September 2026 that the law opened the door to individual and collective net metering, but that pricing, grid-use costs and the export of surplus power remain unresolved^[2]. We found no published form, export rate, meter fee or processing time. EDL's website menu lists a net-metering service^[5], but we have not confirmed what that page says, so ask EDL directly.

Who regulates rooftop solar since September 2026#

On 9 September 2026 the ministers of Interior, Public Works and Energy issued Joint Decision 1234, which set the procedure for solar systems below 1.5 MW. It was meant to apply only until the electricity regulator issued its own procedures under Art. 26 of Electricity Law 462/2002^[3,4,7]. Within days the cabinet dropped it and referred the regulation of these systems to the National Authority for Regulating the Electricity Sector^[2,3,4]. We had seen no procedures from the regulator by mid-October 2026.

Some requirements may still apply. The Energy Ministry said that certain documents, such as engineering certificates and the easement and planning certificate, were already required before the decision^[3]. It did not say which rule required them, so ask your municipality and the Order of Engineers what applies to your building today. There is more on whether you need a permit for solar panels.

Before you install: the roof, the building and the cost#

In a building with several owners, the top roof belongs to everyone. Under the co-ownership decree, top roofs and lifts are common parts^[8,9], although a building's own management regulation may allocate some parts differently. The owners' association can decide to install necessary or useful equipment by at least 75% of owners' votes. No source applies that rule to solar panels, so treat it as our reading and have a lawyer confirm it. See solar panels on a shared roof.

On cost, Al Jazeera reported in October 2026 a household system costing about USD 3,000 (6 panels, one household)^[10]. That is a single report, not a price list; see what a solar system costs for an apartment. Banque de l'Habitat's USD renovation loan, up to USD 50,000 over 7 to 10 years^[11], may include a solar system. If it does, the bank asks for approval from the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities and the written approval of 75% of co-owners^[11,12,13] on the building's committee. More in loans for solar panels.

Net metering is worth more when grid power is expensive. Lebanon24 reported on 1 April 2026 that EDL's tariff was USD 0.10 per kWh for the first 100 kWh, USD 0.27 per kWh above^[6], and on 14 October 2026 Al-Modon reported a demand to raise it before the cabinet^[14]. See what EDL electricity costs per kWh.