According to Sembcorp Industries and the National Water Authority PUB, the new farm can generate up to 60 megawatts of electricity, reducing carbon emissions equivalent to removing 7,000 cars from the road.
Sembcorp built the project with the support of the agency, which covers an area of approximately 45 hectares (110 acres).
“Solar energy is abundant, clean and green, and is the key to reducing PUB and Singapore’s carbon footprint,” said Ng Joo Hee, Chief Executive Officer of the Water Authority.
Singapore has also built solar power plants In the Strait of Johor, which separates the island country from Malaysia, and plants on land.
In February, the government announced a “green plan”, which includes measures such as planting trees, reducing landfills, and building more charging points to encourage the use of electric vehicles.
Singapore is committed to achieving net zero emissions “as soon as possible” in the second half of this century.
Critics say that the city-state’s goals lag behind other advanced economies and are far from reaching its environmental goals.
