TNB, SP Group and SGEI to study second Malaysia–Singapore power interconnection

The joint development agreement between Tenaga Nasional Bhd, SP Group and Singapore Energy Interconnections was formalised at a ceremony held on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Present to witness the ceremony were Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof (fourth from right), and Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology, Dr Tan See Leng, (third from right).

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), SP Group and Singapore Energy Interconnections (SGEI) have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to conduct a full feasibility study for a second electricity interconnection between Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.

In a statement, TNB said the proposed interconnection, with a potential capacity of up to 2,000 megawatts (MW), aims to strengthen energy cooperation and expand cross-border electricity trade between both countries. Operations are targeted to begin by 2030.