Solar panel cost and savings in Dubai, Dubay

Dubai sits at 25.23°N, 55.28°E in Dubay, United Arab Emirates. A typical residential solar system there is sized at 4.8 kW, laid out as 11 panels of 440 W each, mounted at a 25 degree tilt facing the sun's midday path.

Based on PVGIS solar radiation data for Dubai's coordinates, that system produces an estimated 8,295 kWh in its first year. At the local electricity price of AED 0.30 per kWh (export AED 0.30 per kWh, daily supply charge AED 1.00), that generation is worth an estimated AED 2,489 a year to a household with typical usage patterns for a 3-person home.

Incentives in Dubai

No incentive currently applies to a system installed in Dubai.

Cost and payback

A typical system in Dubai costs an estimated AED 8,712 to AED 12,584 installed. With no incentive currently applying, that is also the net cost, and the system pays back in about 4.4 years at today's local electricity price.

These figures assume a typical 3-person household with no pool, electric vehicle or electric heating, and installation in 2026. Incentive schemes change, and one may apply here by the time you install. Electricity prices shown here are set at the country level. Incentive amounts, when present, use each scheme's national or regional scope as noted above, except where an incentive's value is itself calculated from Dubai's local solar zone; only the production and payback figures are calculated specifically for Dubai's coordinates. Dubai's Shams Dubai scheme credits exports at the same tariff, netted monthly. Unused annual credit is usually forfeited or paid out at a much lower rate.

Frequently asked questions

Nearby locations

• Sharjah
• Jabal Ali
• Umm al Qaywayn
• Ras al Khaymah
• Al Fujayrah

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