SuRIA Home Rebate 2026: RM3,000, Eligibility & Deadline

The SuRIA Home rebate is a government cash payment for homeowners who install solar under the Solar ATAP programme. This page covers what it pays, who qualifies, how it is claimed and when the money arrives, based on the official announcement by the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) and SEDA Malaysia.

A lot of people ask how to “register for SuRIA Home”. There is no registration. The rebate hinges on one thing: your solar system has to be commissioned by TNB before either the quota or the closing date arrives. That single date decides whether you receive RM3,000 or nothing. So the right question is not when to apply — it is when to start.

What Is the SuRIA Home Rebate?

SuRIA stands for Sustainable Rebate & Incentive Assistance. PETRA announced it on 22 May 2026 as a cash incentive for residential solar PV installations.

It helps to see how it differs from the other solar incentives. GITA is a tax allowance for companies — no money lands in an account, the tax bill simply gets smaller. Solar ATAP is not a cash incentive at all; it is the mechanism that lets you export surplus energy to the grid and receive a credit on your bill. The SuRIA Home rebate is different from both: it is real cash paid into your bank account after the system is running.

That is why it sits close to Solar ATAP without being the same thing. Solar ATAP governs how your system connects to the grid. The rebate reduces your upfront capital cost. You need the first to qualify for the second.

How Much Is the SuRIA Home Rebate by System Size?

The formula is simple: RM600 multiplied by your system’s AC capacity in kWac, with a RM3,000 ceiling.

The capacity that counts is kWac (inverter output), not kWp (panel capacity). The two numbers are not the same, and quotations usually state kWp.

One practical note for three-phase homes: the Solar ATAP limit for three-phase is 15 kW, but the rebate stops at 5 kWac. Install 10 kWac and you still receive RM3,000. The rebate should not be the reason you shrink a system — size the system to your consumption, not to the rebate ceiling.

SuRIA Home Rebate Eligibility Conditions

The list is short, but every line can void a claim:

• Malaysian citizen. Individual TNB account holder, not a company.
• Low-voltage domestic account. Commercial and industrial accounts do not qualify.
• System registered under Solar ATAP. Off-grid or SelCo systems without ATAP registration are outside the scheme.
• Commissioned by TNB before 31 December 2026. The commissioning date is what counts, not the date you paid a deposit.
• No previous SolaRIS rebate. If you already claimed under SolaRIS, you cannot claim twice.
• One claim per individual. Not one per property — one per person.

That last condition catches families who own more than one property. If both homes sit under the same name on the TNB account, only one of them can claim the SuRIA Home rebate.

How to Get the SuRIA Home Rebate in Four Steps

There is no SuRIA Home form to fill in. The process attaches to your Solar ATAP application:

1. Choose a SEDA-registered installer. Solar ATAP applications are submitted through the eATAP online system, and only registered installers can submit on your behalf.
2. Approval and installation. Once TNB approves the ATAP application, installation proceeds on the installer’s schedule.
3. Commissioning with TNB. The meter is changed and the system is commissioned. This date is what activates your eligibility.
4. TNB emails you. From 1 June 2026, TNB notifies eligible customers in stages through their registered email. You confirm your bank details, and payment follows within seven working days.

Because there is no form, there is a risk most people do not anticipate: the email on your TNB account has to be correct and actively monitored. If it is an old address you no longer check, your SuRIA Home rebate notification will sit there unread. Check your myTNB details now rather than later.

When Does the SuRIA Home Rebate Money Arrive?

Payments started on 1 June 2026 and run in stages. The sequence is: system commissioned, TNB processes eligibility, TNB sends the email, you confirm a local bank account in the registered TNB customer’s name, and payment follows within seven working days of that confirmation.

Two things commonly delay payment: a bank account name that does not match the TNB customer name, and an email that never gets answered. Both sit on the homeowner’s side, not TNB’s. If the property is still registered under a parent’s name or a previous owner, sort the TNB account name change out before commissioning rather than after the rebate email lands.

How Much SuRIA Home Quota Is Left?

Nobody outside TNB and PETRA knows the exact figure. There is currently no public dashboard or periodic update showing how much of the 250 MW has been taken.

What is published: an RM150 million allocation, a 45,000–50,000 home target, and a first come, first served mechanism. At RM3,000 per home, RM150 million works out to roughly 50,000 claims. If the real average is lower — say RM2,000, because many homes install smaller systems — the allocation stretches across more homes and lasts longer.

The honest conclusion: we cannot claim the SuRIA Home rebate is “almost gone”, and neither can anyone else, because the data is not published. But that uncertainty is itself the risk. You cannot plan around a quota you cannot see, and the programme is not going to give advance warning before it closes.

The 31 December 2026 Deadline — Count Backwards, Not Forwards

31 December 2026 is a commissioning date, not the date you call an installer. Several stages sit in between:

These are typical workflow estimates and vary by area, TNB application volume and inverter stock availability.

Added together, first call to commissioning usually takes months rather than weeks. Which means that if you only start the conversation in November 2026, your commissioning date most likely lands after the window shuts — and that is assuming quota still remains.

SuRIA Home vs SolaRIS — What Changed

SolaRIS was the previous scheme. Put the two side by side and the direction is clear:

The rate dropped 40% per kWac and the ceiling fell by RM1,000. Over the same period the export mechanism also changed, from a one-for-one offset under NEM to a credit calculated on the energy charge component only under Solar ATAP. Both moves point the same way.

This is the answer to anyone thinking of waiting for the next scheme: every generation of incentive so far has been worth less than the one before it. The Feed-in Tariff paid a premium on every exported unit. NEM replaced it with a 1:1 offset. Solar ATAP replaced that with a lower credit and no month-to-month rollover. Waiting is not a neutral strategy — on the record so far, it is a losing one.

Mistakes That Can Cost You the SuRIA Home Rebate

• Assuming the deposit date counts. The TNB commissioning date is what matters. A November deposit guarantees nothing.
• Using an installer who is not SEDA-registered. The eATAP application cannot be submitted, so there is no route to the rebate.
• TNB account in someone else’s name. Payment goes to the registered TNB customer. A name mismatch stalls it.
• Already claimed SolaRIS. Not eligible, and this is checked at TNB level.
• Shrinking the system to chase the rebate. The rebate is paid once; your electricity bill arrives every month for the next 20 years.
• Ignoring the TNB email. The notification comes by registered email, not by SMS or post.

The SuRIA Home Rebate and Your Other Solar Numbers

The rebate reduces capital cost once. It does not change your tariff, your consumption pattern, or how much the system saves each month. For the full picture, read these alongside it:

Frequently Asked Questions About the SuRIA Home Rebate

The questions homeowners ask most often:

Want to understand how Solar ATAP export credits are calculated before sizing a system? Read our Solar ATAP Malaysia guide. Want a rough savings figure? Use our Solar ATAP savings calculator.

This page explains a government rebate programme in general terms based on the PETRA announcement and published SEDA information. Programme terms can change. Confirm the current position with TNB or a SEDA-registered installer before deciding.