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SuRIA Home solar rebate: up to RM3,000

Systems installed early count too; once your bank details are verified, TNB pays out within 7 working days.

Xiao Hai · HiGo Corner JournalTrendingLast checked 12 November 20264 min read

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Last checked12 November 2026

If you have rooftop solar at home, there is a cash rebate waiting.

SuRIA Home pays RM600 for every 1 kWac, capped at RM3,000, as long as your system is commissioned with TNB by 31 December 2026. TNB's official FAQ

A row of dark blue solar panels on the terracotta-tiled roof of a Malaysian terraced house, with a covered car porch below the eaves; a coconut palm on the right and neighbouring terraced houses behind, under a blue sky with a few clouds. No people and no text in the picture.
A rooftop solar array on a terraced house. Illustration: AI-generated (ChatGPT).Image: HiGo

What it means for you

  • You must be an individual TNB customer on the Domestic Tariff (companies are not eligible), a Malaysian citizen, and must not have already received a cash rebate under SolaRIS.
  • A system installed before 1 June 2026 still counts, as long as it is commissioned with TNB by 31 December 2026.
  • One rebate per person: if you own several houses, it goes to the first one you successfully commission; any capacity you add later earns no further rebate; and if you buy a house whose previous owner already claimed the rebate for that installation, you are not eligible.
  • It is first come, first served, until the RM150 million allocation is used up or 31 December 2026, whichever is earlier.
  • By 15 September 2026, 12,374 domestic users had received the rebate, totalling RM36.2 million, according to a parliamentary reply reported by RTM.

How much, and how it reaches you

The amount is based on the capacity (kWac) on your Solar ATAP certificate: 2.5 kWac gets RM1,500, 5.0 kWac gets RM3,000, and anything above 5 kWac still gets the maximum of RM3,000.

A homeowner stands with their back to the camera in front of the house, looking towards a row of dark blue solar panels on the roof; a grey electricity meter box is mounted on the gate pillar to the left, beside a metal gate. No face is visible and there is no text in the picture.
A homeowner looking up at rooftop solar panels outside the house. Illustration: AI-generated (ChatGPT).Image: HiGo

Payment: since 1 June 2026, TNB has been emailing eligible customers in phases, at the email address registered with TNB, asking them to submit their local bank account details. Once verified, the money is transferred within 7 working days, subject to bank processing time. The account must belong to the TNB-registered customer; a joint account is acceptable if you are the principal holder.

No email? Check your spam folder, then call 1-300-88-5454 or write to CareLine@myTNB.my. If your bank details are rejected, fill in the Data Change Request Form, attach copies of your NRIC and the front page of your bank statement, and send it by email or hand it in at your nearest Kedai Tenaga.

Still unclear

  • If you were thinking of waiting, there is nothing to wait on: no word yet on whether the scheme carries on after 31 December 2026, or whether something replaces it.
  • How much of the allocation has gone and how much is left has not been published — and with first come, first served, waiting costs you.

According to The Star and Lowyat.NET, Minister Fadillah told the Dewan Rakyat during oral questions on 11 November 2026 that applicants who have applied and been approved can continue their installations until March 2027 and still qualify for the rebate. The government has not confirmed this in writing. As of 12 November 2026, TNB's FAQ and the PETRA and SEDA pages all still state 31 December 2026. So your deadline depends on your own application status and TNB's notice.

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