Ipoh and Perak's own solar installer scene, not just a KL detour
If you've searched for solar installers while based in Ipoh, chances are most of what surfaced was Klang Valley-headquartered — Petaling Jaya and KL companies that will happily send a crew up the North-South Expressway, but whose office, warehouse and after-sales desk all sit two-plus hours away. Perak actually has its own working solar installer base, several of them running out of Ipoh's own industrial parks (Bercham, Pengkalan Lahat, Bukit Merah, Silibin/Jelapang), and SEDA Malaysia itself flagged industrial and commercial rooftop solar as one of Perak's three priority energy-transition tracks (alongside hydro and bioenergy) in a briefing covered by Bernama in early 2026 — factories and businesses along Perak's industrial corridors are named as a durable source of demand even as the national scheme shifts from NEM to Solar ATAP.
As with the rest of Malaysia, rooftop solar in Perak now runs under Solar ATAP (Solar Accelerated Transition Action Programme), effective 1 January 2026 — a self-consumption-first scheme through SEDA with TNB as grid offtaker, on a 10-year contract. Unlike NEM 3.0 it carries no national quota of its own, and domestic exports are credited at the prevailing domestic Energy Charge — 27.03 sen/kWh for monthly usage up to 1,500kWh and 37.03 sen/kWh above that under the tariff structure in force since 1 July 2025. (Non-domestic exporters are credited at a different, much lower price; see the section on what ATAP actually credits, below.) Any legitimate installer handling your Solar ATAP paperwork, TNB grid-connection application and commissioning needs to be a SEDA-registered PV service provider (RPVSP).
Below are 7 real, currently-trading solar EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) companies we verified this year via their own sites, official Facebook pages, or documented news coverage — six headquartered in Ipoh itself, and one Penang-HQ'd chain with a genuinely staffed Ipoh branch, disclosed transparently rather than presented as a local outfit.
1. Solar Sunyield — Bercham, Ipoh
Solar Sunyield Sdn Bhd was established in June 2013 and is based at No 21, Persiaran Industri Bercham 8, Kawasan Perindustrian Ringan Bercham, 31400 Ipoh — one of the city's longer-running homegrown installers. It handles consultation, design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of both on-grid and off-grid PV systems for residential and commercial clients, and lists a full range of Solar ATAP packages on its own site, from a 7.44kWp single-phase residential package up to a 17.36kWp three-phase package without battery, and — added since we first wrote this up — a hybrid line with battery energy storage (BESS) at 7.44kWp single-phase and 11.16kWp, 14.26kWp and 18.60kWp three-phase (checked 12 October 2026). It also runs a second office in Ara Jaya, Petaling Jaya, so Klang Valley jobs are not a fly-out from Ipoh. It states two SEDA-certified personnel on staff: a GCPV Systems Design specialist and a Wireman Chargeman Solar PV.
2. Kejuruteraan Cahaya Abadi (KCASB) — Pengkalan Lahat, Ipoh
Kejuruteraan Cahaya Abadi Sdn Bhd (874294-D) operates out of No. 30, Persiaran Perindustrian Pengkalan 2, Kawasan Perindustrian Pengkalan Lahat, Ipoh — a bumiputera-owned engineering contractor, CIDB-registered since 2017, that moved into solar in 2018. Its scope covers on-grid and off-grid stand-alone systems, hybrid systems, building-integrated PV (BIPV), energy audits, energy management and technical consulting, backed by SEDA-certified staff (GCPV Systems Design, Wireman Chargeman Solar PV). In January 2025 it signed a solar power purchase agreement with MATRADE (Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation) to install and maintain solar systems at the MATRADE and MITEC buildings in Kuala Lumpur, a deal reported by Bernama and The Star as worth roughly RM500,000 a year in electricity savings — a rare instance of an Ipoh-headquartered EPC landing a federal-agency PPA.
3. YN Solar (Yat Ngai Manufacturing) — Bukit Merah, Ipoh
Originally incorporated in 1993 as Yat Ngai Solar Engineering Works and now trading as Yat Ngai Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, YN Solar is one of Perak's oldest solar-adjacent names, based at 14, Jalan Kilang Bukit Merah, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Merah, 31500 Ipoh. Its roots and manufacturing strength are in its own hybrid solar water heater systems (27-plus years making them), but its site also lists solar PV system design, consultation, installation, project management, financing and monitoring services for homes and businesses — worth confirming directly whether a given job is handled in-house or sub-contracted, since PV installation is a newer line for the company than water heaters.
4. HLE Engineering — Taman Kampar, Ipoh
HLE Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd, at 44/46 Jalan Peh Kee Koh, Taman Kampar, Ipoh 30250, is primarily an electrical and general engineering / M&E contracting firm rather than a solar-only outfit — a common pattern among smaller Ipoh EPCs, who bundle solar PV into wider construction and electrical contracting work. It's listed among SEDA-registered PV contractors serving Ipoh with Qualified Persons (QP) on staff for residential, commercial and industrial solar PV installation. Because solar isn't its sole focus, ask directly for solar-specific project references and its current RPVSP registration number before committing.
5. Radiance Solar Malaysia — Jelapang, Ipoh
Radiance Solar Malaysia is wholly owned by BST Links Ventures Sdn Bhd, registered at No.7, Laluan Perindustrian Silibin 2, Jalan Jelapang, 30020 Ipoh. The parent company has been in the engineering and electrical trade since 2009 and states registration with the Energy Commission (Suruhanjaya Tenaga), CIDB, the Ministry of Finance, SEDA Malaysia and TNB. What sets it apart locally is a hybrid solar-leasing / Supply Agreement for Renewable Energy (SARE) power-purchase model sitting alongside standard outright-purchase EPCC installs — aimed at commercial and industrial clients who want rooftop solar without the upfront capital outlay.
6. Sunterra Energy — Pusat Perniagaan Lang Indah, Ipoh
Sunterra Energy Sdn Bhd is a newer full-turnkey EPCC player headquartered at No. 78B, Jalan Lang Indah A/1, Pusat Perniagaan Lang Indah, 30010 Ipoh, incorporated in May 2024. It covers rooftop solar PV and battery energy storage (BESS) for residential, commercial and industrial clients end-to-end — system design, authority submission, installation and after-sales service — and also lists EV chargers and Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) among its sustainability offerings. Being a 2024 incorporation, it has the shortest track record on this list; ask for completed-project references specific to Perak before signing anything sizeable.
7. Sun Power Industries — Simee, Ipoh (headquartered in Penang)
Sun Power Industries Sdn Bhd was founded in 2016 as Golden Sun Power and is headquartered in Simpang Ampat, Penang — so unlike the six installers above, it isn't an Ipoh-founded company. We're including it because it runs a genuinely separate, staffed branch office at No.3, Jalan Niaga Simee, Arena Niaga Simee, 31400 Ipoh, part of a documented eight-location network its own site footer now lists: the Simpang Ampat HQ plus branches in Puchong (Selangor), Ulu Tiram (Johor), Alor Setar (Kedah, launched 21 May 2026), Ipoh, Melaka, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu — two more states than when we first wrote this list up. Its in-house team handles consultation, design, application, installation and after-sales support for residential, commercial and industrial solar, with the Ipoh branch as the point of contact for Perak customers rather than a fly-in crew from Penang. One paperwork detail: the Sdn Bhd number in its footer, 202301036661 (1530584-U), is a 2023 incorporation against a 2016 founding date — the usual enterprise-to-Sdn-Bhd conversion, but the warranty follows the company that signs, not the year on the About page.
The RM3,000 SuRIA Home rebate has a quota, and the quota can close before December
If you're an Ipoh or Perak homeowner weighing this up, the timing matters more in 2026 than it usually does. On 22 May 2026 Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof launched SuRIA Home (Sustainable Rebate & Incentive Assistance) for the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA): a one-off cash rebate of RM600 per kWac, capped at RM3,000 — the cap is reached at 5kWac — for domestic Solar ATAP customers who are Malaysian citizens and have not already taken a cash rebate under the older SolaRIS programme. It runs from 1 June 2026, and the money is disbursed after you receive a SuRIA Home application email from TNB.
The date everyone quotes — commissioning by 31 December 2026 — is only half of the deadline. Bernama's report of the launch puts an RM150 million allocation behind the scheme, enough for 45,000 to 50,000 homes and roughly 250MW of residential capacity, awarded on a first come, first served basis and running until 31 December 2026 "or until the 250MW quota is fully taken up, whichever comes first". SEDA's own announcement page carries the same qualifier in its own words: by 31 December 2026 "or until all SuRIA Home rebate allocation are fully distributed, whichever comes first".
By October that distinction has stopped being academic. As of 12 October 2026 we found no announcement from PETRA, SEDA or TNB that the 250MW has been used up, but no figure for how much is left has been published either. Solar ATAP itself is uncapped — there is no national quota on the scheme — but the cash rebate sitting on top of it is capped, and installers have started hedging their own copy accordingly: Radiance Solar Malaysia, number 5 on this list, now qualifies its "Government Rebate Available" line as subject to "eligibility, programme terms & conditions, and available quota under the Solar ATAP / SuRIA Home initiative". Neither PETRA nor SEDA publishes a live take-up counter for the 250MW, so the only way to know where it stands is to have your appointed RPVSP check at the point of application. Plan as if the rebate could be gone before the calendar date, not as if you have until Christmas.
Either way the calendar is tight. A site survey, an eATAP application through a SEDA-registered RPVSP, TNB's technical assessment and the install itself all have to fit inside the remaining months of 2026, so an Ipoh household that starts calling installers in November is cutting it fine even if the quota holds.
Two Solar ATAP limits worth knowing before you ask for a quote, both stated by SEDA: a single-phase domestic supply is capped at 5kW and a three-phase domestic supply at 15kW, while non-domestic installations can go up to 100% of Maximum Demand subject to technical assessment, with a ceiling of 1,000kW. Applications go through SEDA's eATAP system (atap.seda.gov.my), and it is the appointed RPVSP — not you — who submits them.
What Solar ATAP actually credits, and the two rules that surprise people
The scheme's rulebook is GP/ST/No. 60/2025, the Energy Commission's *Guidelines for Solar Accelerated Transition Action Programme in Peninsular Malaysia*, published December 2025 and downloadable from SEDA's own portal. Four clauses in it are worth reading before you sign anything, because none of them are in the marketing copy.
Homes and businesses are credited at completely different prices. Clause 3.6.1(c) prices exported energy at the Average System Marginal Price (SMP) for non-domestic consumers, and at the applicable Energy Charge for domestic consumers. That is why a Perak household exports at 27.03 sen/kWh (37.03 sen above 1,500kWh a month) while a Perak factory on the same street exports at the Average SMP, which has been running well under 20 sen. Single Buyer publishes the preceding month's Average SMP by the 14th of each month at singlebuyer.com.my, and that — not the domestic rate — is the number a commercial or industrial client should be modelling with when an installer quotes payback.
Unused credits are forfeited every month. Clause 3.6.1(b) lets exported energy offset what you import "within the same Billing Period", and states that anything left over "shall not be carried forward to subsequent billing periods and shall be deemed forfeited". There is no annual roll-over of the kind NEM users were used to. Oversizing an array to bank credits for a hot December does not work under ATAP.
Credits cannot touch the fuel surcharge. Clause 3.6.1(d) says the credit value "cannot be used to offset the Automatic Fuel Adjustment (AFA) as stated in the tariff schedule". However much you export, the AFA line on a Perak bill is unaffected.
There is a ceiling on how much export counts. Creditable export is capped at the MAQ (Maximum Allowable Quantity), defined in the guidelines as capacity in kWac × 5 sun hours × the billing period. For a 5kWac domestic system over a 30-day billing period that works out to 750kWh — comfortable for a typical Ipoh roof, but a real ceiling if an installer proposes an unusually high-yield configuration.
One more thing that sits past most people's planning horizon: the guidelines state that once the ten-year Solar ATAP contract ends, the installation is strictly for self-consumption at that premises, with no offset and no roll-over allowed for any excess energy exported.
What we left out
We did not include Solarvest, SOLS Energy, Verdant Solar, Plus Xnergy, Pekat Solar, Northern Solar, Sunview Group or GSPARX (TNB Solar) — all of which appear on MissLobang's nationwide solar installer list — because none of them turned up a documented, separately staffed Perak or Ipoh branch office this run. If that changes (a confirmed local branch address, not just "we cover Perak too" marketing copy), we'll update this list and disclose it the same way we did for Sun Power Industries above.
We also came across several Ipoh/Perak-facing solar sites during research that we chose not to include: a handful of "Solar Panel [City]" -style domains that read as templated, multi-city lead-generation pages covering all 13 Malaysian states with near-identical copy rather than a single locally-run company, and at least one operator whose listed office address (a named "tower" on Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL) didn't match its own marketing as a Perak specialist. None of that means these are scams — lead-gen marketing is common in this industry — but we couldn't independently confirm a genuine Perak presence for them this run, so per our house rule, we dropped rather than padded the list. Fewer verified names is better than a longer list with weak entries.
On pricing, and a few practical notes
None of the installers above publish a fixed RM-per-kWp rate on their own sites — system cost depends on roof type and pitch, shading, system size in kWp, panel and inverter brand, and whether battery storage (BESS) is included, so every one of them quotes on a case-by-case basis after a site survey. Treat any "starting from RMxxx" figure you see elsewhere as a rough ballpark, not a binding price, until you've had an actual site assessment.
Before signing with any Perak installer, ask for: their current SEDA RPVSP registration number (searchable on SEDA's own Registered PV Service Provider Directory), their CIDB grading if the job needs one, whether the system will run under Solar ATAP or legacy NEM Rakyat rules if you already have an existing NEM contract, the panel/inverter brands and warranty terms in writing, and — if considering a leasing or PPA structure like Radiance Solar Malaysia's SARE model — the full contract length and buyout terms before the meter goes in. Getting 2-3 quotes from different Perak-based installers, rather than one quote from whichever company shows up first in search results, remains the best protection for what is, for most Ipoh households, a five-figure decision.
