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Guide
With Solar ATAP now established as Malaysia’s rooftop solar framework, the more relevant question is no longer what is ATAP, but who it is actually designed for.
As outlined in “Solar ATAP Explained: Malaysia’s Self-Consumption Solar Scheme”, ATAP prioritises on-site energy use and values surplus electricity based on market pricing rather than retail offsets. This design inherently favours users with consistent, measurable electricity demand.
Solar ATAP delivers the strongest outcomes where electricity demand aligns naturally with solar generation. For commercial, industrial, and institutional users, this alignment is often built into daily operations rather than artificially created.
Under ATAP, system performance is driven by how much solar energy is consumed on-site, not how much can be exported. This makes facilities with daytime or continuous loads particularly well suited, as solar generation offsets grid consumption directly throughout operating hours (Suruhanjaya Tenaga, 2025).
Instead of categorising suitability by sector alone, it is more useful to look at operational behaviour.
Table 1: Examples of some Commercial & Institutional Facilities with Strong Daytime Loads
These facilities typically consume electricity when solar generation is at its highest, resulting in high self-consumption ratios and more predictable savings.
Table 2: Examples of some Industrial & Operational Facilities with Stable or Continuous Loads
For these users, ATAP’s structure encourages correct system sizing and reduces reliance on exported energy credits. Surplus export credited at System Marginal Price (SMP) acts as a safety net rather than the primary value driver
Government and institutional facilities are particularly well-aligned with ATAP’s structure.
Key reasons include:
Malaysia’s Renewable Energy Roadmap (MyRER) highlights the role of distributed solar in public sector decarbonisation, with a focus on sustainable grid integration rather than short-term subsidies. For these users, ATAP supports both fiscal responsibility and policy alignment.
Conclusion:
Solar ATAP is best suited for organisations that understand their energy use and are prepared to treat solar as an operational asset. For commercial, industrial, and government users with predictable demand, ATAP offers a stable, mature pathway to long-term energy optimisation that aligns with how facilities actually operate today.
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