Ukraine's green tariff in 2026 for home solar: rate, new NEURC rules and is it worth it

As of October 2026, Ukraine's green tariff for a new home solar system up to 30 kW is 613.31 kopecks per kWh excluding VAT, roughly 6.13 UAH for every kWh of monthly surplus. It applies from 1 July 2026 to systems commissioned in 2026–2029, and green tariff payments end on 1 January 2030. Since the 2026 changes, solar exports earn the tariff only during set daytime hours and within the system's capacity.

Below: what changed, who qualifies, how to apply, and what pays more for a typical house — the green tariff or self-production (net billing). Everything was checked against the laws, NEURC resolutions and the Retail Market Rules as of 7 October 2026.

What is the green tariff rate in 2026?

The household rates are set by NEURC, Ukraine's energy regulator. They are pegged to the euro, so the regulator recalculates them periodically. For household solar systems up to 30 kW (excluding VAT):

Resolution No. 1029 of 30 June 2026 replaced No. 498 and took effect on 1 July 2026. We found no newer resolution changing the rate from 1 October 2026 as of the check date. Universal service suppliers must publish the current rate on their websites every quarter, so check it there before you calculate.

The rate depends on your system's category (when it was commissioned), and the Retail Market Rules apply it from the date your notification is registered. Quarterly recalculations change the hryvnia amount for the whole category, including systems already connected.

What changed in 2026: hours, hourly cap, day-ahead price

Law No. 4937-IX of 15 July 2026 amended Article 63 of the Law on the Electricity Market, and NEURC aligned the Retail Market Rules with it by Resolution No. 1360 of 11 August 2026. The new rules for home solar:

• Green tariff hours. Solar power is bought at the green tariff only 04:00–23:00 from 1 April to 31 October and 06:00–21:00 from 1 November to 31 March.
• Hourly cap. The volume counted in each hour cannot exceed what the system produces at its contracted installed capacity. For a 10 kW system that is at most 10 kWh per hour.
• Price outside the limits. Power exported at night, and volume above the hourly cap, is bought at the lower of the green tariff and the hourly day-ahead market (DAM) price.
• Batteries. The Rules explicitly exclude electricity released from an energy storage unit from the volume counted at the green tariff.

NEURC stresses that this is not a general cut to the green tariff. For an ordinary solar system without a battery little changes, because panels produce during daylight, which falls inside these hours. The rules mostly affect people who planned to export battery power in the evening or at night.

Who qualifies for the household green tariff?

Under the Law on Alternative Energy Sources and chapter 11.3 of the Retail Market Rules:

• A private household: an individual household consumer, not a sole trader or company.
• Total capacity up to 30 kW across all your households in Ukraine. The supplier checks this with the metering administrator using the tax numbers of household members.
• A house and a plot: proof of ownership of a house, country or garden house, and ownership or use of the land. The scheme is built for private houses, not flats.
• Real consumption of at least 10 kWh a month, with a building on the property.
• Time limit: the green tariff is set until 1 January 2030; the 2026–2029 rates apply to systems commissioned by 31 December 2029.
• One mechanism per system: a green tariff contract and a self-production contract for the same unit are not allowed at the same time.

Mind where the panels go: the Law on Alternative Energy Sources (Article 9-1) grants the household green tariff only to panels mounted on the roof and/or facade of a building. A ground-mounted home system does not qualify — it can still be used for self-consumption or sell surplus at market prices. Confirm the conditions with your distribution system operator (oblenergo) before installation.

How to apply, step by step

1. Check your allowed capacity. If the system is larger than the capacity in your contract with the oblenergo, increase it through the distribution system operator first.
2. Connect through the oblenergo. A household generating unit is connected under the Distribution System Code. You need metering that records imported and exported power separately; the operator then issues a distribution point passport that lists the generating unit.
3. Open a current bank account for the supplier's payments.
4. Send a notification to the universal service supplier (form in Annex 13 of the Rules) in person, by registered post or online, with copies of the house and land documents, the distribution point passport, the house's technical passport with the cadastral number, bank details, and the consent and tax numbers of household members.
5. Wait for registration. With no issues, the supplier registers it within 3 working days. If something is missing you get 10 working days to fix it.
6. Contract and settlement. The registration date is the date of the green tariff contract. Each month, by the 12th, the supplier prepares a flow report and a sale act; if you raise no objections by the 17th, they are deemed agreed.

Exact documents and timings vary between oblenergos and suppliers, so start with their websites or service centres.

What you actually receive: tax and monthly netting

The green tariff pays the monthly surplus: what you exported (in the allowed hours and within the cap) minus what you drew from the grid that month. Your own consumption is effectively covered by your generation at the household price, and you are paid for the rest.

The supplier, acting as tax agent, withholds 18% income tax and a 5% military levy, 23% in total. So 6.13 UAH per kWh becomes about 4.72 UAH net.

Worked example: a 10 kW system near Kyiv

SolarPlan model assumptions: 10 kW facing south at 35°, PVGIS yield for Kyiv, a house using 350 kWh a month (our model's typical value). Household price: 4.32 UAH/kWh (in force at least until 31 October 2026).

June. PVGIS gives an average of 4.69 kWh per day per kW of panels, about 1,407 kWh for the month.

• Green tariff: surplus 1,407 − 350 = 1,057 kWh × 6.1331 UAH = 6,483 UAH; after 23% tax, about 4,992 UAH. There is no electricity bill, so with the 1,512 UAH saved the benefit is about 6,500 UAH a month.
• Self-production (if chosen instead): say you use 120 kWh directly during the day, buy 230 kWh in the evening and at night (994 UAH) and export 1,287 kWh at the hourly DAM price. In the week of 13–19 April 2026 the average daytime DAM price (10:00–17:00) was 1,605 UAH/MWh, about 1.61 UAH/kWh. Exports then earn about 2,066 UAH, and after netting against purchases about 1,070 UAH is paid out. With the 1,512 UAH saved, the benefit is about 2,600 UAH a month, before any taxes.

December. Output falls to 0.86 kWh per day per kW, about 267 kWh. That is below consumption, so nothing is paid at the green tariff: you pay for 83 kWh, about 359 UAH. The night-hour rule does not bite here, because winter panels produce between 06:00 and 21:00 anyway.

The takeaway: while it lasts, the green tariff pays several times more for summer surplus than self-production at daytime DAM prices. But it ends in 2030, and real output depends on your roof, shading and weather.

Green tariff or self-production?

Self-production is open to households whose system does not exceed their allowed capacity and 30 kW. If exports are worth more than imports in a month, the supplier pays the difference the following month.

Batteries and selling at night: does it make sense?

With the green tariff, no. Battery export is allowed only at a power no higher than the system's installed capacity, with separate metering of energy into and out of the battery. Battery output is not counted at the green tariff, and solar power exported at night earns no more than the DAM price.

Where a battery does pay off:

• backup during outages, often more valuable in Ukraine than income;
• evening self-consumption, so you buy less from the grid;
• after 2030 under self-production: evening DAM prices are far higher than daytime ones. In the same April 2026 week the evening price (17:00–23:00) averaged 10,424 UAH/MWh. For a household with a battery, however, the sale price cannot exceed the household retail price.

How much capacity you need for outages is covered in our winter battery sizing guide. Ready-made configurations with prices: 10 kW solar system and 10 kW system with backup.

What to check before you decide

• The current rate, on the NEURC or your supplier's website: it is recalculated, and the 2026 rules may still be clarified.
• Your allowed capacity and technical conditions with the oblenergo.
• Financing: private houses can use the state energy loan for hybrid systems (details; all schemes on the programmes page).
• Equipment prices in the solar price index and on the Ukraine solar page.

This article summarises the rules; it is not legal or tax advice. Conditions change, so confirm the final terms with your oblenergo, universal service supplier and tax office.

Run the numbers for your house

In the free SolarPlan plan you enter your roof and consumption, and the model estimates output, self-consumption, surplus and payback; it averages the surplus value over 25 years, combining the green tariff until 2030 with market prices afterwards. You can then receive offers from verified installers in one format. The result is a guide, not a guaranteed income.