New SelCo rules dim solar panel outlook

ONE of the more popular programmes for the installation of solar power panels is through an initiative called Self-Consumption (SelCo), introduced in 2017. Under this programme, a factory owner can get permission from the energy regulator to instal solar panels on their own premises for their own consumption.

This is opposed to other programmes such as the Net Energy Metering, which allows excess solar generation to be sold back to the grid to offset energy bills.