Singapore aims to import around 6 gigawatts (GW) of low-carbon electricity by 2035, 2 GW more than announced in 2021, according to its Energy Market Authority (EMA).
The revised target comes as the Lion City strengthens its commercial ties with Indonesia, announcing conditional licences to five companies for 2 GW of imports, and conditional approvals to two new projects to import 1.4 GW of low-carbon electricity.
It follows multiple Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between Singapore and Indonesia which were signed in 2022-23.
Power generation, which is primarily from natural gas in Singapore, accounts for about 40% of its carbon emissions.
The commercial hub, which is targeting Net Zero by 2050, is embracing a wide range of technologies to accelerate decarbonisation including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS).
The Singapore Government has set up a Future Energy Fund, backed by initial funding of $5bn, to support investments in the energy transition.
EMA and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) recently shortlisted two consortia for providing a low- or zero-carbon ammonia solution on Jurong Island for power generation and bunkering.
The lead developer will develop an end-to-end ammonia solution generating 55-65 MW of electricity from imported low- or zero-carbon ammonia via direct combustion in a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine.
The Singapore Hydrogen Cooperation Committee sees hydrogen fuel playing a potential role in the state’s aviation decarbonisation journey.
A working group was formed following the signing of the Cooperation Agreement by Airbus, Changi Airport Group, Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), and Linde in February 2022.
Since then, the committee has examined regional and local market demand and supply for hydrogen, the hydrogen supply chain and infrastructure requirements.
The technology to use liquid hydrogen to power aircraft is currently under development and will only be applied on future generations of large commercial aircraft.
Singapore has mandated the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for departing flights from 2026.
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