Singapore and the International Energy Agency (IEA) co-hosted the secondGlobal Ministerial Conference on System Integration of Renewables (SIR) on 27October 2020. The Conference was held as part of the Singapore International EnergyWeek (SIEW) 2020.
This is the first SIR Ministerial Conference to be held in Asia. Themed“Investment, Integration, and Resilience: A Secure, Clean Energy Future”, theSIR Ministerial Conference brought together close to 30 Energy Ministers, globalCEOs and thought leaders to discuss emerging issues in the acceleration ofrenewables integration and power system resilience, with a strong focus on Asia andSoutheast Asia. IEA also launched its Electricity Security Report at the Conference.The Report provides important recommendations on modernising power grids forgreater reliability and flexibility.
Singapore’s Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister forTrade and Industry and Manpower and co-Chair of the SIR Ministerial Conference, DrTan See Leng said, “International cooperation and public-private partnerships remainvital as we navigate towards a more sustainable energy future. There is an urgentneed to future-proof our systems to create more resilience and flexibility. At the sametime, we must also increase the share of, and enhance the integration of, renewableenergy in our energy systems. We look forward to working with the IEA to advanceglobal energy transitions.”
“The IEA is pleased to partner with Singapore for the 2nd MinisterialConference on System Integration of Renewables as the country sits at the heart ofAsia, a region that will be critical in shaping the future of global energy markets,” saidDr Fatih Birol, the IEA Executive Director. “Today, we shared important lessons fromacross Asia and beyond on how best to integrate growing shares of wind and solarinto power systems while maintaining security of supply. This will be crucial ifrenewables are to become the fundamental cornerstone of global clean energytransitions.”
Singapore’s cooperation with the IEA has deepened significantly sincebecoming an Association Country of the IEA in 2016. Singapore and the IEA have cohosted many innovative initiatives and programmes to advance the global energyagenda. These include the training programmes under the Singapore-RegionalTraining Hub, the Singapore-IEA Forum and the Capacity Building Roadmap onEnergy Investment and Financing for ASEAN.
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