Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng said solar power was Singapore’s most viable source of clean energy, and scaling up its deployment was a key initiative to decarbonise the power sector.
The country has doubled its solar capacity since 2020, with more than 700 megawatt-peak (MWp) currently installed, added the minister, who spoke at the opening of the facility.
Singapore aims to increase solar capacity to at least 2 gigawatt-peak (2 GWp) by 2030, equivalent to powering about 350,000 households a year. This is expected to meet around 3 per cent of projected electricity demand.
The Sembcorp Energy Storage System comprises more than 800 large-scale battery units, whose charge and discharge cycles are centrally managed according to grid supply and demand.
Sembcorp, which also operates an energy storage system fleet in the United Kingdom, has a battery storage portfolio of 709 MWh.