Why a proper feasibility study matters.

The UAE solar market is mature — but most PV proposals submitted to building owners come from the EPC contractors who would also build the project. The payback figures, the system sizing and the assumptions are, structurally, subject to selection bias. An owner-side, vendor-neutral feasibility study gives you the independent technical and financial perspective you need before committing capex or signing a PPA.

Netz Energy does not sell PV equipment, does not earn EPC commissions, and is not aligned with any developer. We model your project from the asset's interest — your tariff, your load profile, your roof, your grid connection — and produce a study that holds up to lender, investor and board scrutiny.

Self-consumption vs export. In the UAE, the economics of PV are driven primarily by displacing imported electricity at retail tariff — not by export. Our load-profile analysis is therefore the single most important part of the feasibility study, and the one most often skipped by EPC-led proposals.

What we model.

1. Resource & site assessment

Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) data — Meteonet / Solargis / NSRDB cross-validated.
Soiling losses calibrated to the specific Emirate (dust deposition curves are not equal between Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the Northern Emirates).
Shading analysis from 3D obstructions — adjacent towers, parapets, MEP equipment, vegetation.
Roof / surface condition pre-screening (membrane state, age, available area, service zones).

2. System design & yield modelling

Module / inverter selection (vendor-neutral — always two or three options modelled).
Layout optimization — DC/AC ratio, tilt, azimuth, row spacing.
PVsyst simulation — annual / monthly / hourly output, performance ratio, specific yield.
Heat-derating — UAE-specific module temperature behaviour.

3. Grid & regulatory framework

Net-metering / Shams Dubai connection conditions (DEWA).
Distributed Solar PV regulations under TRA / SIRA / DoE Abu Dhabi.
ADDC / AADC requirements for Abu Dhabi assets, EtihadWE for Sharjah/Northern Emirates.
Approval pathway, study fees, expected timelines.

4. Structural pre-screening

High-level structural feasibility (loading, fixing systems, ballast vs penetration).
Identification of red flags requiring full structural engineering before EPC tender.

5. Financial & economic model

CAPEX estimate based on calibrated UAE market benchmarks.
OPEX (O&M, cleaning, insurance, inverter replacement reserve).
Tariff modelling — slab structure, peak/off-peak, fuel surcharge, demand charge.
Self-consumption modelling against the building's actual hourly load profile.
Cash flow over 25 years, IRR, NPV, payback, LCOE.
Scenario analysis — direct ownership vs PPA, partial vs full system size.

What you get.

Feasibility Study Report50–100 page bankable study covering resource, design, yield, grid, structural, CAPEX/OPEX and financial model.

Financial ModelEditable Excel financial model — fully transparent, with sensitivity analysis on tariff, CAPEX, soiling and grid charges.

Procurement PackIf you decide to proceed: technical specifications and ITT documentation written so qualified EPCs can quote on equal terms.

Owner Decision BriefConcise executive document summarizing the case, the risks, and the recommended go/no-go decision with reasoning.

Sequencing PV with our other services.

PV is rarely the highest-priority intervention on an existing asset. Operating measures — BACS re-tuning, retro-Cx — typically deliver shorter paybacks and should be addressed first. We frequently sequence:

BACS Audit first → reduce baseline consumption.
Retro-Cx in parallel → improve the load profile.
PV Feasibility last → size the array against the optimized load, not the bloated one.

Done in this order, the PV system is correctly sized, capex is not over-spent, and the payback is genuinely realized.

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