Apply for net metering to export rooftop solar power to the grid
Kenya Power and Lighting Company · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Send the Form 001 net-metering application to your electricity distributor with your documents; systems over 10 kW also need an engineer's feasibility study. The distributor must decide within 60 days, and you get credit for 50% of each unit you export.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- Decision within 60 days of applying
- Where
- In writing to your electricity distribution licensee (your power supplier), using Form 001 from the Energy (Net-Metering) Regulations, 2024
What you need
- Completed Form 001 (from the Net-Metering Regulations), with your KRA PIN and electricity account number
- Certified copy of your ID document
- Lease agreement or title deed for the land where the system is installed
- KRA PIN certificate
- Feasibility study report by a registered engineer (required for systems over 10 kW)
- Companies: certificate of incorporation, CR12 (within 12 months), directors' IDs, PIN, VAT and tax compliance certificates
Steps
- Fill in Form 001 and send it to your electricity distributor with certified copies of your documents.
- Wait for the decision. The distributor must reply within 60 days, giving conditions if approved or reasons if rejected.
- If approved, sign the net-metering agreement and pay the non-refundable deposit and fees approved by EPRA.
- Install and commission the smart two-way meter within 6 months, using an authorised installer. Give the distributor 14 days' written notice to witness testing.
- File a copy of the signed agreement with EPRA within 30 days of signing.
Watch out
- You are credited only 50% of each unit you export, not the full unit.
- Unused credits roll over month to month but are lost at the end of the distributor's financial year.
- If the meter isn't installed and commissioned within 6 months of signing, the application is cancelled.
Who can apply
- Electricity customers generating from a renewable source (like solar) of less than 1 MW.
- Homes: up to 4 kW on single-phase supply or 10 kW on three-phase.
Official sources (1)
- The Energy (Net-Metering) Regulations, 2024 (Legal Notice No. 104 of 2024) epra.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026