Ten areas, west to east. The sun is the same in all of them; the roofs, the neighbours and the town hall are not.
Estepona town, the port, Cancelada and the New Golden Mile
A long stretch of low-rise coast: townhouses and apartments in the town, villas and newer gated developments towards Cancelada.
Estepona has its own town hall and its own tax rules. At the time of writing it discounts the construction tax (ICIO) on solar work by 50% and offers no IBI rebate. We check the current ordinance when we quote.
Town hall: Estepona
Benahavís village, La Quinta, Los Arqueros, El Madroñal and La Zagaleta
Village houses in the valley and large hillside villas above it, most of them inside gated estates with their own design committees.
Roofs here tend to be big and complicated: several levels, long cable runs, plant rooms a floor or two below. We plan the route for the cabling before anything else, and get the estate’s approval in writing where the rules require it.
Town hall: Benahavís
San Pedro, Guadalmina Alta and Baja, Cortijo Blanco, Linda Vista
Townhouses and family homes in San Pedro itself, older villas on generous plots in Guadalmina.
The typical job is 3 to 6 kWp on a tiled roof, fitted in a day. Townhouse roofs are small, so panel choice matters: fewer, more powerful panels usually beat squeezing in an extra row.
Town hall: Marbella
The marina, Playas del Duque, the beachside blocks either side of the port
Apartments and penthouses, nearly all of them in communities of owners.
A penthouse terrace or solarium can take a small array on low frames. Anything on the shared roof needs the community’s agreement. This close to the water we fit panels certified against salt mist and use stainless and anodised fixings throughout.
Town hall: Marbella
Los Naranjos, Las Brisas, Aloha, La Cerquilla, La Campana
The golf valley behind Puerto Banús: detached villas around the courses and a great many townhouse and apartment communities.
Many urbanisations here have statutes about what can be seen from the street or the fairway. We read them before designing, and where we can we keep panels on flat roof sections behind the parapet.
Town hall: Marbella
The Golden Mile, Nagüeles, Sierra Blanca, Cascada de Camoján
Large villas between Marbella and Puerto Banús and up the south-facing slope under La Concha.
Consumption is high all year: pool pumps, air conditioning, underfloor heating, sometimes a lift. Systems run from 8 to 15 kWp or more and usually include a battery. Roofs that mix flat sections and tile let us keep the array out of sight from the terrace.
Town hall: Marbella
The centre, the old town, the seafront and the streets behind it
Apartment blocks, townhouses, and older houses in and around the old town.
In a block the roof belongs to the community, so the first step is the vote: a third of the owners is enough to approve a shared system or one owner’s panels. Homes in the old town and listed buildings need a check with the planning office before anything is fixed to the roof.
Town hall: Marbella
Ojén, La Mairena, Istán and the country houses around both villages
Village houses, hillside developments and fincas, some with a weak grid connection and a few with none.
Cooler mountain air helps, because panels lose a little output as they heat up. For country properties we design around the connection you actually have, which can mean a larger battery and backup, or a fully off-grid system.
Town hall: Ojén and Istán
Río Real, Los Monteros, Elviria, Las Chapas, Marbesa, Cabopino
Low-density urbanisations among the pines, from seafront villas to hillside apartments.
Shade is the design problem here. One pine can shade part of an array for hours, so we measure it properly and, where it cannot be avoided, fit optimisers or microinverters so a shaded panel does not hold back the rest.
Town hall: Marbella
Calahonda, Riviera del Sol, La Cala de Mijas
Townhouses and apartments on the slopes, with villas above La Cala.
Mijas town hall approved a 50% IBI rebate for homes with solar in October 2026. It is expected to apply from 2027, and we will confirm the conditions once the ordinance is in force.
Town hall: Mijas
The map is where most of our work is, not a border. If you are a little further along in either direction, or up in the hills, ask. If we cannot do the job well from here we will tell you.
Planning and local taxes are set by each municipality. Marbella, Estepona, Benahavís, Ojén, Istán and Mijas each have their own tax ordinance and their own way of handling the declaration that solar work needs. The differences are small but real: a rebate in one town does not exist in the next.
The cost guide lists what each town hall offers at the moment.
Tell us where the property is and roughly what you pay for electricity. We reply within one working day and arrange a free survey.