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Decree No. 6997/2020 - Mandatory Solar Thermal and PV Standards

Makes specified Lebanese solar thermal and photovoltaic product and system standards mandatory and designates accredited conformity-verification routes.

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Official recordDecree No. 6997/2020 - Mandatory Solar Thermal and PV Standards
Legal characterMandatory technical regulation for solar equipment
Current readingOperative
Scope and applicability

Listed solar PV and solar-thermal equipment and conformity assessment.

Why it matters

For engineers, importers, developers and financiers, technical conformity affects safety, performance, equipment acceptance, warranty risk and insurability.

Core provisions

The operative ideas to understand before reading the full text.

  1. 01

    Elevates listed LIBNOR solar thermal and photovoltaic standards from voluntary standards to mandatory requirements.

  2. 02

    Uses IRI or another internationally accredited laboratory for conformity verification.

  3. 03

    Covers safety, design qualification, performance and related product-quality requirements in the decree’s schedule.

Engineering lens

  • Controls module, collector, inverter/system safety and performance evidence listed by the decree.
  • Specifications should reference current national-standard designations.

Economic and investment lens

  • Reduces quality failure and warranty risk.
  • Testing and compliant procurement affect import cost and lender acceptance.

From text to operation

Implementation gates

These conditions must be evidenced before treating the instrument as operational for a project, tariff or market transaction.

  1. 1Exact listed standard and edition
  2. 2Accredited conformity documentation
  3. 3Market surveillance and enforcement

Documented relationships

  • This instrument sets equipment-conformity baseline for Law 318

Primary sources

  1. Decree No. 6997/2020 - Mandatory Solar Standards Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation · Published · Arabic · Accessed 16 August 2026Official LCEC publication and decree download for mandatory Lebanese solar thermal and photovoltaic standards.
  2. Distributed Renewable Energy Law - Law No. 318/2023 Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation · Published · English · Accessed 16 August 2026