Singapore (VNA) – Singapore will harnessfour switches to transform and diversify energy supply, so as to achieve its visionof a clean and efficient energy future, Tan SeeLeng, Singaporean Second Minister for Trade and Industry, said at a parliamentmeeting on January 5.
According to Tan, electricity demand inSingapore was expected to have fallen by between 2 percent and 4 percent lastyear due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but is projected to rebound as the economyrecovers and grows.
Currently, 95 percent of Singapore's electricity is generated from burningnatural gas, which is expected to continue to be themain source of energy in the medium term even as three other sources are under development.
In addition to most natural gas resources coming from Malaysia and Indonesia, Singaporeis looking to diversify its own gas supply, including imports of liquefiednatural gas from the Middle East.
Solar energy could supply around 3 percent of thecountry's total consumed electricity as the country quadruples its solar capacity to 1.5 GWp by 2025, andto 2 GWp by 2030, he said./.
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