WILLEMSTAD – The government of Curaçao has decided to maintain existing feed-in tariffs for solar power throughout 2026, ensuring that households and businesses continue to receive 0.25 Antillean guilders per kilowatt hour for electricity fed back into the grid.
Solar panel owners on the island have been able to generate their own electricity for nearly 15 years. Under the current system, they receive a feed-in tariff for each kilowatt hour supplied to the public electricity network, while also paying a fixed monthly grid fee per installed kilowatt peak for use of the network.
The government has now confirmed that the current tariff structure will remain fully in force as of January 1, 2026. This means the feed-in compensation of 0.25 guilders per kilowatt hour will be retained, and the fixed monthly grid fees paid by both private users and businesses will remain unchanged.
The tariff structure for different user categories is as follows:
|
Tariff group |
Feed-in tariff (ANG/kWh) |
Monthly grid fee (ANG/kWp) |
|
Household |
0.25 |
8.00 |
|
Business |
0.25 |
16.00 |
|
Industry – standard |
0.25 |
24.00 |
|
Industry – export-oriented |
0.25 |
8.00 |
|
Industry – import-substituting |
0.25 |
24.00 |
|
Hospital |
0.25 |
8.00 |
According to the Regulatory Authority of Curaçao (RAC), growth in the solar energy market continued throughout 2025. The regulator noted that, despite a lower average fuel clause, producing one’s own renewable energy remains financially attractive.
RAC stated that payback periods for end users with their own sustainable electricity production for self-consumption remain well below internationally common payback times of seven to ten years. By maintaining the current feed-in tariffs, the authority says households and businesses can continue to achieve reasonable returns on their investments.
At the same time, RAC emphasized that the retained tariff levels keep procurement costs for the grid operator in line with the fuel clause and with the cost of purchasing renewable energy from third parties, as part of regular end-user electricity tariffs.
The decision provides continued certainty for consumers and companies investing in solar energy, while supporting Curaçao’s broader transition toward more sustainable electricity generation.