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Singapore meets its 2020 Solar Deployment Target

Aerial view of the SolarRoof installation on Jurong Town Hall. Image credit: JTC

Singapore achieved its 2020 solar deployment target of 350 megawatt-peak (MWp) in the first quarter of this year.

Solar energy is one of the key switches in Singapore’s Energy Story in which we co-create a cleaner, affordable and more reliable energy future. With climate change, how we produce and use energy will see shifts as well. The government and industry are working closely to deploy cleaner energy solutions such as solar energy.

The solar installation that helped crossed the 350MWp mark is a 6MWp rooftop solar installation at an industrial facility owned by CapitaLand at Penjuru Lane. The solar panels were installed and operated by Sembcorp Industries. This partnership between CapitaLand and Sembcorp Industries allows the industrial facility to reduce its carbon footprint, and the excess electricity generated is sold on the wholesale electricity market.

“In our efforts towards greater sustainability to tackle climate change, Singapore will increase solar adoption as solar is our most viable source of renewable energy.”
Mr Ngiam Shih Chun
Chief Executive of Energy Market Authority

With strong support from stakeholders such as the commercial and industrial companies, we have successfully met the 350MWp solar target this year. We will press on towards the next solar target of 2GWp by 2030 and will continue to work with our stakeholders to make this possible”.

Set in 2010, the 350MWp target for 2020 is equivalent to powering about 60,000 households a year. Looking ahead, Singapore is now setting its sights on the next target of 2 gigawatt-peak (GWp) of solar deployment by 2030. This is equivalent to powering about 350,000 households a year.

Aligned with JTC’s ambition to make industrial estate more environmentally friendly to support businesses, JTC will be rolling out extensions for two of its solar initiatives, namely the next phases of the SolarLand programme and the SolarRoof programme, to optimise the use of over 740,000 sqm of industrial land and roof space, equivalent to about 103 soccer fields1. Estimated to contribute over 82MWp of solar energy capacity towards the 2030 national target, it will generate about 78,000MWh to power over 14,600 households and reduce over 32,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year.

Following the roll out of the first two phases at Jurong Island and Changi Business Park, JTC issued a tender for the third phase of its SolarLand programme in February this year. This will maximise the use of over 560,000 sqm of temporary vacant land all across Singapore to deploy more than 67MWp of solar energy capacity.The system is made modular and flexible by using mobile PV panels and hybrid SPPG substations, and can be redeployed when the land is needed for other uses.

To better use industrial roof space, JTC will be issuing a tender in the first half of 2020 for the second phase of its SolarRoof programme to create an additional 15MWp of solar energy capacity. Launched in 2016, the SolarRoof model enables the direct export of solar electricity generated from rooftops to the national power grid. Besides JTC’s industrial buildings, JTC is also exploring to allow its lessees to tap on the new contract for solar panel installations on their own rooftops. This aims to further catalyse the adoption of solar deployment across Singapore’s industrial estates.

“Solar energy is one of the most promising renewable energy sources for Singapore. As the lead agency for industrial development, JTC is partnering the industry and customers to make our development more sustainable. Our SolarLand and SolarRoof programmes aim to overcome some of the constraints faced by the local solar market, such as space constraints and high capital costs. Through these efforts, we hope to reduce the carbon footprint and optimise the use of industrial land and roof spaces by installing solar panels to contribute clean energy to Singapore.” said JTC’s Group Director of Engineering, Calvin Chung.

About the Energy Market Authority

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Our main goals are to ensure a reliable and secure energy supply, promote effective competition in the energy market and develop a dynamic energy sector in Singapore. Through our work, EMA seeks to forge a progressive energy landscape for sustained growth.

About JTC

JTC is the government agency championing sustainable industrial development. Together with our partners, we masterplan clean, green and smart estates as attractive destinations for talent and the community. We also drive innovation in the Building and Infrastructure sector.

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