Singapore (VNA) – Singapore on February 2 inauguratedthe largest energy storage system in Southeast Asia as part of efforts to ensure energysecurity given the global energy crisis and transition to clean energy.
The Sembcorp Energy Storage System has a maximum storagecapacity of 285 megawatt-hours (MWh). Starting operations last December, it isdesigned to store surplus power that can be delivered to the grid to mitigatesolar intermittency caused by changing weather conditions in Singapore'stropical climate.
The facility is located on two sites spanning two hectares onJurong Island, a man-made island that houses Singapore's petrochemical complex.It allows Singapore to achieve its 200 MWh energy storage target.
Amid the global energy crisis, the government appointed Sembcorp Industries tobuild the facility in June last year. It is the fastest deployment in the worldof an energy storage system of its size, Sembcorp Industries and the EnergyMarket Authority said in a statement.
More than 95% of Singapore's electricity supply currentlycomes from imported natural gas but the city state has been trying to diversifyits energy mix, especially through solar./.
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