S.L. 545.27 ст. 5Commencement and duration of feed-in tariff payment.

(1) The feed-in tariff shall be due from the time when the solar photovoltaic installation is first connected to the distribution system as provided in regulation 3 and produces electricity exclusively from the solar photovoltaic installation.

(2) The feed-in tariffs shall be paid for the period of guaranteed payment of the feed-in tariff referred to in the Second Schedule depending upon the applicable solar photovoltaic installation’s location and the type of premises wherein it is installed.

(3) Where any person replaces or increases the capacity of the solar photovoltaic installation in whole or in part, the installation operator shall not be entitled to the re-commencement or extension of the period of guaranteed payment of the feed-in tariff:

Provided that the same terms and conditions applicable for that period of guaranteed payment of the feed-in tariff shall subsist.

(4) The feed-in tariff shall only be applicable up to the extent of and for the total amount of electricity exported to the distribution system by the solar photovoltaic installation as approved by the Regulator and as measured by the distribution system operator metering equipment.