Tapping into Regional Grid Developments

To overcome its land constraints, Singapore is tapping on regional power grids to access cleaner energy sources beyond its borders.

Plans are currently underway for Singapore to import 4 gigawatts (GW) of low carbon electricity by 2035, which is expected to make up around 30% of the country’s electricity supply in 2035. This will be done through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) process.

To pave the way for these electricity imports, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) has been working with various partners on electricity import trials. These include a trial to import 100MW of electricity from Peninsula Malaysia, as well as a pilot to import 100MW of solar-generated electricity from Pulau Bulan, Indonesia.

Notably, Singapore is also a part of the Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP), which facilitates cross-border power trade among the four countries.

Regional power grids can help accelerate the development of renewable energy projects in the Southeast Asia region, bringing economic growth and increasing access to renewable energy. Electricity imports will also help Singapore to diversify its energy sources away from natural gas and improve the country’s energy resilience.

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