Solar in Malaysia just changed its rulebook
If you looked into rooftop solar in Malaysia a year or two ago, forget most of what you read. The NEM (Net Energy Metering) 3.0 programme — which let households export excess solar power to TNB's grid on a 1-for-1 credit basis — closed to new applications in mid-2025 after its national quota filled up. The SolaRIS (Solar for Rakyat Incentive Scheme) cash rebate, which once handed qualifying households up to RM4,000 toward a system, also wound down in April 2025.
In their place, Malaysia's Energy Commission and SEDA launched Solar ATAP (Solar Accelerated Transition Action Programme), effective from 1 January 2026. It's a self-consumption-first model — your home uses the power your panels generate first, and only the surplus is exported to TNB's grid — and unlike NEM, it has no fixed national quota, so applications stay open year-round. Domestic exporters sign a 10-year contract with TNB and get credited RM0.27/kWh for monthly usage up to 1,500kWh, or RM0.37/kWh above that; commercial and industrial users are credited at the System Marginal Price (SMP) instead.
What hasn't changed is that every legitimate installer still needs to be a SEDA-registered PV service provider (RPVSP) to handle your Solar ATAP or NEM Rakyat paperwork, TNB grid-connection application, and system commissioning. Below are 8 real, currently-operating solar EPC companies we verified this year via their own websites, official SEDA/Bursa Malaysia listings, or recent news coverage — all serving the Klang Valley, most nationwide.
What to check before signing with any installer
Beyond SEDA registration, ask any shortlisted installer for: their CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) grading if the job needs one, whether your system will run under Solar ATAP or the older NEM Rakyat rules (if you already have an existing NEM contract), what panel and inverter brands and warranty terms they use, and whether financing is arranged through a green loan, hire-purchase, or a subscription model rather than upfront cash. Because system cost depends so heavily on roof type, shading, and system size in kWp, every installer below quotes on a case-by-case basis — treat any online "starting from RMxxx" figure as a rough ballpark, not a binding price, until you've had an actual site survey.
The list
Solarvest, Malaysia's largest listed solar player, anchors this list, alongside residential specialists like SOLS Energy and Verdant Solar, commercial-heavy EPCs like Plus Xnergy and Pekat Solar, and TNB's own in-house GSPARX arm. Most are headquartered in Petaling Jaya or Kuala Lumpur but install nationwide.
Bottom line
Solar ATAP has removed the quota anxiety that plagued NEM 3.0, but it hasn't simplified the installer landscape — Malaysia now has well over 100 SEDA-registered PV providers, from one-truck outfits to Bursa-listed groups. Sticking to a SEDA-registered installer with a real multi-year track record, checking whether they operate under Solar ATAP correctly, and always collecting more than one quote remain the best protections for what is, for most households, a five-figure purchase.
