PV obligation postponed to April 1, 2026 - extra time, no reason for downtime
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On May 2, 2025, the Flemish Government decided to postpone the first deadline for the installation of solar panels on buildings with an electricity consumption above 1 GWh (and 250 MWh for public sites) from June 30, 2025 to April 1, 2026. At the same time, the list of "accepted alternatives" is being expanded to include installations such as heat pumps.
Procrastination is not procrastination
The legal obligation remains in full force, including the step-by-step rollout schedule until 2035 and the penalties for late delivery. So the postponement mainly provides breathing room to better prepare projects: having roof structures calculated, submitting permits on time, starting network studies and spreading investments budget-wise. Anyone who pushes the pause button now runs the risk of experiencing time pressure and higher costs again in 2026.
Capturing opportunities before 2026
Use the extra months to turn an obligation into a profitable investment. Ingenium is ready to guide the entire process - from quick scan to monitoring - so that your organization complies with the law in April 2026 and beyond while benefiting from lower energy costs.
Procrastination provides time to plan better, not postpone plans. With the right partner, you turn that time into value.
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