Foreign residents
In 2025 Nerja had 22,062 residents, 6,616 of them foreign nationals; the largest group comes from the United Kingdom.
SIMA, Instituto de Estadística y Cartografía de Andalucía: Nerja (Spanish) ↗ · checked November 2026
Nerja
Solar panel installation in Nerja and Maro
Hillside villas, holiday apartments and seasonal businesses: an assessment based on your bill.
Solar panels · Nerja
Solar panels in Nerja
Nerja has over 22,000 residents and almost a third of them hold a foreign nationality, many living in the hillside urbanisations overlooking the sea. It is also one of the Axarquía towns with the most holiday lets, where electricity use soars in summer with air conditioning and pools. That pattern, highest exactly when the sun produces most, is what makes solar pay off here. We work in the town, the urbanisations and Maro.
For a villa we check the roof or terrace, hillside shading and the space available. For holiday apartments the key is covering daytime use in the occupied months without oversizing, because the property may be empty in winter. In bars and restaurants consumption matches the sunny hours, so the system usually pays back sooner.
Our whole team speaks English, and Daniel Hill is a native speaker, so you can handle everything in English from the first call.
What is included
- Assessment of your bill and your roof
- A proposal with system size, equipment and assumptions explained
- Installation, Spanish paperwork and aftercare
- Local office in Vélez-Málaga
Rules and rebates
What to know in Nerja
The tax ordinances published by the town hall (2020 consolidated texts) include no IBI or ICIO rebate for solar energy, unlike Vélez-Málaga or Algarrobo. You can still claim the national IRPF income-tax deduction if it is your main home or you let it, and the Junta de Andalucía incentives for systems with a battery. In the old town and around the Balcón de Europa we check the building's planning protection first.
Household electricity use
Homes in Nerja used 54,215 MWh of electricity in 2025, more than half of all electricity consumed in the municipality.
SIMA, Instituto de Estadística y Cartografía de Andalucía: Nerja (Spanish) ↗ · checked November 2026
IBI and ICIO taxes
The 2020 consolidated IBI and ICIO ordinances include no rebate for solar energy.
Ordenanza fiscal del IBI de Nerja (texto refundido de 2020) (Spanish) ↗ · checked November 2026
Step by step
How we work in Nerja
- 1AssessmentWe look at your usage and your property.
- 2ProposalA clear solution and quote, explained.
- 3InstallationInstallation and commissioning.
- 4PaperworkAll the permits and registrations that apply.
- 5AftercareWe are still here when you have questions.
Coverage
Where we work
Nerja town, the hillside and coastal urbanisations, and Maro.
Nearby we work in Frigiliana and Torrox. Nerja is one of the Natural Park municipalities: read solar panels in the Natural Park villages.
Nerja and its villages
- Nerja
- Maro
Near Nerja
FAQs: Nerja
Is there an IBI rebate for solar panels in Nerja?
It does not appear in the tax ordinances published by the town hall (2020 texts). You may still be eligible for the national IRPF deduction and the Junta de Andalucía incentives.
Is solar worth it for a holiday let?
Usually yes if consumption in the occupied months is high (air conditioning, water heater, pool). We size the system for that use, not for the whole year.
Do you speak English?
Yes, our whole team speaks English and Daniel Hill is a native speaker.
More information
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Get your assessment in Nerja
- We review your bill and your roof
- We explain the local rules and rebates in Nerja