Turmes and Backes confirmed the potential plans in a parliamentary response to a question put forward by Pirate MP Marc Goergen.
The reduced tax rate could come into effect as early as 1 January 2023. However, the ministers clarified that it would not be retroactive, due to the extreme administrative burden for the administration.
If customers have already ordered an installation and paid a deposit at the normal rate of 17%, then after the first of January a lower rate can be applied to the rest of the system, if installation would only be completed next year.
Interest in solar panels remains high, the ministers said , with citizens frequently using the energy produced by the systems themselves.
In July 2022, Luxembourg produced more solar energy than ever before, the Ministry of Energy announced last month.
