WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao government has maintained the rate for electricity supplied back from solar panels at 25 cents per kWh. This allows private individuals and companies to earn a reasonable payback period on their solar panels, says the government. The government also states that the payback period in Curaçao is "internationally customary".
Government data shows that the market for solar panels, or PV installations, on the island has grown cautiously in 2019. The growth has continued in 2020.
The government has published the new guidelines in a "Tariff Directive for small-scale sustainable power supply". Since 2011, it has been possible for private individuals and companies on Curaçao to generate electricity for their own use.