Let’s roll out the red carpet for nem rakyat. But what is all the commotion about? What makes this plan different from Malaysia’s previous plans for net energy metering? Make your coffee; this will help things make sense.

NEM Rakyat is more than just a step forward for renewable energy. Instead, it was designed with the specific objective of getting regular people, including homeowners, to switch to solar electricity. In the past, schemes like NEM 2.0 or NEM NOVA often depended a lot on buildings utilized for business, industry, or government. Businesses, shopping malls, and factories might have had the money and space for solar panels, but what about the average family home? It was behind until NEM Rakyat came along in 2021.

Here’s how it works: when you create power using NEM Rakyat and transfer it to Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) grid, you earn credit for it at the same one-to-one rate as what you use from the grid. Yes, that’s correct. For every kilowatt-hour your solar panels send out, you can knock that much off your next bill. In the past, homeowners could earn a lower wholesale price for exporting electricity, but it wasn’t necessarily the greatest deal for them. NEM Rakyat throws that idea out the window and gives families a real “bang for buck.”

We need to remember quotas and system constraints. NEM Rakyat has set aside a massive 100MW limit just for people who reside in households. The system size is also limited: landed properties can only use 10 kW, while high-rise flats can only use 4 kW per meter. In the past, big businesses could take more, leaving small businesses with less.

What if there are problems with the applications? People who have been around for a while might remember running around with piles of paperwork for days. NEM Rakyat makes the process cleaner. The internet has everything. Fewer forms to fill out. Not as much of a problem. The government has made a clear rulebook that makes it easier for people who are doing it for the first time to feel like they’re just ordering groceries instead of trying to figure out odd scrolls.

NEM Rakyat comes out swinging: it makes things easier, puts families first, and gives away funds with no strings attached. This solar project was meant to serve more than just major businesses; it was meant to aid regular Malaysian families as well. Simple rules, one credit for each individual, and a direct road to solar. That’s how to get the sun to aid you.