EMA: Singapore to begin electricity imports from Malaysia by end 2021


Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said Singapore aims to achieve 1.5 gigawatt-peak (GWp) of solar deployment by 2025. - The Straits Times/Asian News Network

SINGAPORE, Oct 26 (Bernama): Singapore will be embarking on a two-year trial for electricity imports from Peninsular Malaysia to the republic, according to the Energy Market Authority (EMA).

"To meet our climate change commitments, there is a need to change the way Singapore produces and uses energy. Tapping on regional power grids for cleaner energy resources is one strategy to further diversify Singapore’s energy supply," said EMA on its website.

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