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If your TNB bill keeps creeping up every year, there’s a new government programme worth knowing about. In May 2026, the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) launched SuRIA Home — a cash rebate that puts up to RM3,000 back into the pockets of homeowners who install rooftop solar. Here’s a plain-English breakdown of what it is, how much you can get, and why timing matters.
So what exactly is SuRIA Home?
SuRIA stands for Sustainable Rebate and Incentive Assistance. The “Home” part tells you who it’s for: ordinary Malaysian households, not businesses. PETRA launched it on 22 May 2026, backed by an allocation of RM150 million, and the goal is straightforward — help families cut their electricity bills by making rooftop solar cheaper to install.
The rebate sits on top of the existing Solar ATAP scheme (the programme that replaced Net Energy Metering at the start of 2026). In other words, you install your solar system under Solar ATAP as normal, and SuRIA Home hands you a one-off cash rebate for doing it.
How much money are we talking about?
The formula is refreshingly simple:
- RM600 for every 1 kWac of solar capacity you install
- Capped at RM3,000, which you hit at a 5 kWac system
So a 3 kWac system earns you RM1,800, a 4 kWac system RM2,400, and a 5 kWac system or anything larger gets the full RM3,000. There’s no extra reward for going beyond 5 kWac — the rebate stops at the ceiling. You can see the exact breakdown by system size on the suria home rebate page.
One detail worth understanding: the rebate is calculated on kWac (alternating-current capacity, basically your inverter’s rated output), not kWp (the panel rating). Residential systems usually run a panel-to-inverter ratio of around 1.10 to 1.15, so a system with roughly 5.5 kWp of panels often lands at the 5 kWac mark that unlocks the maximum payout.
Where does the money actually come from?
This is the part people like. The rebate is paid as cash, directly into your own bank account, by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) — the account holder’s registered bank account, to be precise. It’s not a bill discount or a voucher; it’s real money deposited to you once your system is commissioned and verified.
Who can claim it?
To qualify you need to tick all of these boxes:
- Be a Malaysian citizen (foreign permanent residents don’t qualify)
- Hold an individual domestic low-voltage (LV) TNB account — residential tariff, not commercial or industrial
- Have your solar system commissioned under Solar ATAP and live on the grid
- Claim once — it’s one claim per eligible individual
Businesses, commercial premises, government buildings, and landlords claiming on behalf of tenants are all excluded. This is purely a household programme.
The catch: it’s first-come, first-served
Here’s why you shouldn’t sit on this. SuRIA Home runs until 31 December 2026, or until the national 250 MW quota is fully taken up — whichever comes first. PETRA expects the programme to benefit somewhere between 45,000 and 50,000 homes. Once those slots are gone, they’re gone.
The rebate rollout began on 1 June 2026, and applications are processed strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’ve been on the fence about solar, the calendar is now part of the decision.
How do you get started?
The practical route is to work with a Solar ATAP installer who handles the design, installation, TNB commissioning, and walks you through the rebate claim. A good installer takes care of the technical paperwork that SEDA and TNB require so you don’t have to wrestle with it yourself.
If you want the full walkthrough on how the payout works and how to size your system for the maximum RM3,000, this guide on Suria Home lays it out clearly, including a calculator to estimate your own figure.
The bottom line
SuRIA Home is the first direct, household-level solar cash incentive Malaysia has seen since the Feed-in Tariff era. RM600 per kWac, up to RM3,000, paid in cash, on top of the long-term bill savings solar already gives you. It’s capped, it’s time-limited, and it rewards acting early — so it’s worth understanding sooner rather than later.
Get started with Suria Home
Suria Home makes it simple to tap into the SuRIA Home rebate and the Solar ATAP scheme without wrestling the paperwork yourself. From a free roof assessment to TNB commissioning and the rebate claim, the whole process is handled end to end so you can focus on the savings. To check your eligibility, estimate your rebate, and book a no-obligation site visit, visit www.suriahomerebate.com and take the first step before the quota fills.
Scheme details are based on PETRA’s official launch announcement (22 May 2026) as reported by Bernama, The Edge Malaysia and The Sun. Always confirm current details on the official SEDA Malaysia and myTNB pages before applying.
