Plugin solar in Hungary

No. Hungary has no plug-in category. Any solar system that feeds your home wiring, even a 600 W kit in a socket, counts as a household-sized power plant (HMKE). It needs prior approval from your grid operator, documents from a qualified electrical designer and a fixed connection. Since 1 January 2025, national building rules also ban solar panels on balconies. Off-grid setups that only charge a separate battery are treated differently. A new government took office in May 2026, and campaigners have proposed an 800–1,200 W plug-in category, but no change had been announced as of November 2026. This page is guidance, not legal advice.

General overview for Hungary

Plugin solar kits: Not allowed

Not allowed. There is no plug-in rule or watt limit. Plugging a kit into a socket without the grid operator's approval breaches your contracts with them, and a socket is not an approved connection point for a generator. Since 1 January 2025, solar panels may not be placed on a balcony at all (TÉKA § 43(3)), whether on their own frame or built in.

Other solar kits

Grid-connected systems up to 50 kVA on the low-voltage grid are household-sized power plants (HMKE). You apply to your grid operator, a qualified designer prepares the connection documents, an installer makes a fixed connection on its own breaker, and the operator fits a two-way smart meter. Systems up to 10.8 kVA that stay within your existing connection capacity can use a fast-track online route.

Feed-in compensation

Yes, but only through an approved HMKE, and only where your local circuit is open to feed-in (about 6% of circuits were closed at the end of 2025; check napeleminfo.mekh.hu). New systems use gross billing: exports and imports are metered separately. Exports are paid at a low regulated price (around HUF 5/kWh) or at a trader's market-based price. Annual net metering is not open to new systems.

The legal basis for plugin solar in Hungary

Two sets of rules block plug-in kits in Hungary.

Building rules: Government Decree 280/2024 (IX. 30.) on settlement planning and building requirements (TÉKA), § 43, has applied since 1 January 2025. It bans solar panels on balconies, whether on their own frame or built into the balcony. It allows panels on a façade only when they are integrated into the architecture. Roof panels must sit in a regular layout and must not overhang the roof. Panels are banned on listed monuments. Local building codes can add further rules.

Grid rules: Under the Electricity Act (Act LXXXVI of 2007, VET) and its implementing decree (273/2007. (X. 19.)), any generator up to 50 kVA on the low-voltage grid is a household-sized power plant (HMKE). It may only be connected with the grid operator's consent. Feeding in without approval breaches your contract with the operator. There is no separate category for small plug-in devices, so even a few hundred watts falls under the full HMKE process.

In its EU Recovery Plan, Hungary had promised to allow kits up to 0.8 kW with notification only. The 2024 decree went the other way. The EU's Commission Recommendation (EU) 2026/1007 asks member states to ease rules for balcony solar up to 800 W, but it is not binding.

Certification and registration requirements in Hungary

There is no plug-in registration. Every grid-connected system goes through the HMKE process with the local grid operator (E.ON, MVM Émász, MVM Démász or Opus Titász):

Request: submit an HMKE request online or via customer service. The operator replies with technical and economic conditions, usually within 30 days.
Design: a professional with electrical design qualifications prepares the connection documents.
Equipment: the inverter must be on your operator's approved list. The national fire code (OTSZ) requires a fire-safety disconnect switch.
Completion: after installation, you send a completion declaration and an electrical safety test report. The operator fits a two-way meter, and you sign connection and network-use contracts.

Fast track (since 1 August 2025): a system up to 10.8 kVA that doesn't exceed your existing capacity, filed online, is reviewed within three working days without a site visit.

Off-grid systems that only charge a battery and are electrically separated from the home wiring don't need HMKE approval. Advice on whether you must tell the grid operator differs, so ask yours.

How to handle your utility in Hungary

Before buying, check napeleminfo.mekh.hu (run by the regulator, MEKH) to see whether feed-in is possible on your circuit. If your circuit is closed, a system can still be approved but must run with export blocked until the circuit reopens.
Find your grid operator on your electricity bill (E.ON, MVM Émász, MVM Démász or Opus Titász) and start an HMKE request. You'll need your meter number and your metering point (POD) ID.
Use a qualified designer and installer. Most installers handle the paperwork for you under a power of attorney.
Don't switch on before the operator has fitted the two-way meter.
To be paid for exports, arrange gross billing with your supplier or a trader.

In a condominium, panels on shared parts (roof, façade) need a decision by simple majority at a general meeting. Under the 2026 home-storage grant rules, stationary batteries over 2 kWh must be notified to the grid operator.

Are there any incentives for plugin solar in Hungary?

None for plug-in kits. The standard 27% VAT applies, with no reduced rate for solar; Energiaklub has proposed 18% for plug-in kits.

The Home Energy Storage Programme (OETP) is run by NEÜ Zrt. for the Ministry of Economy and Energy. It pays up to HUF 2.5 million for a new HMKE with storage, or HUF 1.8 million for adding storage to an existing one. It only covers batteries of at least 10 kWh on a hybrid inverter, fitted by registered contractors. Applications closed on 15 March 2026; applicants already approved have until 26 February 2027 to complete the next step. The minister has announced a follow-up programme, but its details were still unclear in September 2026.

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