PETALING JAYA: Pekat Group Bhd
expects Malaysia’s ongoing energy transition and rising electricity demand from industrial expansion and data centres (DCs) to support growth across its businesses.
“The continued rollout of large-scale solar (LSS) programmes – including LSS5, LSS5+ and the newly launched LSS6 – together with the growing adoption of battery energy storage systems, the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme, and residential solar initiatives such as the Solar ATAP and SuRIA Home programme, are expected to support the long-term growth of our solar division,” chief executive officer Tai Yee Chee said in a statement.
“Beyond solar, rising electricity demand from industrial expansion and DC developments should continue to create opportunities for our power distribution equipment (PDE) and earthing and lightning protection (ELP) divisions,” he further pointed out.
For the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, Pekat’s net profit rose 28.8% to RM14.19mil, or earnings per share of 2.01 sen, from RM11.02mil, or 1.71 sen, a year earlier.
Revenue increased 38% to RM175.4mil from RM126.99mil, supported by higher contributions from all four of its business divisions.
The solar photovoltaic or PV division remained the largest contributor, with revenue rising 34.2% to RM84.01mil from RM62.6mil previously – which was mainly driven by progress on LSS engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning projects.
Revenue from the company’s PDE division increased 34.7% to RM46.9mil on higher order fulfilment.
The ELP division recorded a 67.2% increase in revenue to RM24.87mil, supported by improved project execution, while the trading division’s revenue rose 33.8% to RM19.66mil on higher sales orders.
For the first half ended June 30, 2026, the company’s net profit rose 15.3% to RM26.63mil from RM23.08mil, while revenue increased 23.8% to RM343.32mil from RM277.3mil previously.
Tai said the group’s second-quarter performance reflected the continued strength of its diversified business portfolio and disciplined execution across its project pipeline.
The board declared a first interim dividend of one sen per share for financial year 2026, payable on Sept 25 to shareholders on the register as at Sept 8.
