Malaysia extends solar rebates to help homeowners meet installation deadlines

Fadillah Yusof, the Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation for Malaysia, confirmed that the government will extend residential solar rebates into 2027.

This extension applies to homeowners who have already received approval under the Sustainable Rebate and Incentive Assistance (SuRIA) Home programme but have not finished their installations by the original December 31, 2026, deadline.

The programme provides a rebate of MYS 600 per kilowatt of installed capacity, with a maximum limit of MYS 3,000 for a 5 kW system. The minister stated that these approved applicants can still receive their funding if they complete their solar system installations by March 2027. There is currently MYS 90 million in funding remaining for the initiative. The government aims to support 50,000 homeowners through this scheme. To date, 12,374 households have received support worth MYS 36.2 million.

Yusof also noted that the Solar Accelerated Transition Action Programme saw a nearly 190% increase in approved solar capacity over a four and a half month period as of mid-September.