Singapore plans to shift its energy consumption to low-carbon electricity by 2035 and import up to 4 gigawatts of green electricity, equivalent to about 30% of Singapore’s expected electricity demand that year. In a media release on October 25, the city-state Energy Market Authority announced that it intends to issue two proposals requiring the import of a total of 4 gigawatts of low-carbon electricity. The authorities added: “The proposal to import electricity from coal-fired power sources will not be accepted.” The request for the electricity import proposal will enable Singapore to make further efforts…
Singapore plans to shift its energy consumption to low-carbon electricity by 2035 and import up to 4 gigawatts of green electricity, equivalent to about 30% of Singapore’s expected electricity demand that year.
In a media release on October 25, the city-state Energy Market Authority announced that it intends to issue two proposals requiring the import of a total of 4 gigawatts of low-carbon electricity.
The authorities added: “The proposal to import electricity from coal-fired power sources will not be accepted.”
It pointed out that the requirements of the electricity import proposal will enable Singapore to further its efforts to develop regional power grids and support regional decarbonization, while supporting climate action and energy diversification.
Various energy sources still exist
In addition to low-carbon electricity imports, surplus electricity supply will continue to come from a variety of sources, from current natural gas power plants to solar and waste-to-energy generation.
Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry Yan Jinyong said that imports of low-carbon energy will be a “key promoter” of Singapore’s short- and medium-term energy transition.
Solar energy alone cannot generate enough electricity
Although the country is pushing the boundaries of reducing its carbon footprint by improving energy efficiency and collecting solar energy, he said that these efforts alone are “not enough.”
“Improving the energy efficiency of our natural gas power plants can reduce carbon emissions by up to about 10%,” he said.
“Even if we make the most of all available space in Singapore to deploy solar energy, and taking into account the improvement in efficiency, we still cannot generate enough electricity to use solar energy alone to maintain lighting,” the minister said, adding that green energy is inevitable of.
