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Solar panels in Qatar: what would you save?
For villas and businesses. Enter your roof or system size and your yearly electricity use. You get yearly generation, bill savings, CO2 avoided and payback. Kahramaa tariffs and the BeSolar export rate are built in.
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Method, rules and sources
Generation is size times 1,730 kWh per kWp per year. Self-used solar is valued by working out your Kahramaa bill on a monthly average, with and without solar. Exported power earns the BeSolar credit. Payback is installed cost divided by yearly saving. No panel degradation, cleaning or inverter replacement is included.
Kahramaa rules. BeSolar is open to all customers. The owner must apply. Use a Kahramaa-approved contractor. Size cannot exceed your contracted load and must be under 25 MWdc. Kahramaa says it charges no application fee at present. It uses net billing, not one-for-one net metering. Exports are credited at QAR 0.237 per kWh. We could not find a published rule on how long credits carry over.
- EU JRC PVGIS 5.2, Doha (25.29N, 51.53E), SARAH2 data, optimal tilt 26°, 14% system loss. Result 1,730 kWh/kWp/yr. Run 15 November 2026.
- Kahramaa BeSolar page and FAQ (accessed November 2026)
- Kahramaa Tariff Calculator (accessed 15 November 2026)
- CO2 avoided uses Qatar's grid average of 0.582 kg CO2e per kWh (Ember 2024, via Our World in Data).
Questions
Can I put solar panels on my villa in Qatar?
Yes. Kahramaa runs a scheme called BeSolar for all customer types. The property owner must apply, and you must use a Kahramaa-approved contractor. The system cannot be bigger than your contracted load.
Does Kahramaa pay for solar power I export?
Kahramaa uses net billing. Surplus power is credited to your account at QAR 0.237 per kWh, the same for every customer category, according to the BeSolar FAQ on km.qa.
How much power does a solar panel make in Doha?
About 1,730 kWh per year for each kWp of panels, tilted to the best angle. That is from the EU PVGIS model for Doha. Dust, shade and heat can lower it.
Why is the payback long in Qatar?
Kahramaa electricity is cheap compared to most countries. Solar saves you the price of each kWh you no longer buy, and the first slabs cost only QAR 0.11 to 0.13. Big users on the QAR 0.18 and 0.26 slabs, and businesses, see faster payback.
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