Singapore Raises Its Clean Power Import Target as Demand Soars

Singapore will seek to import around 6 gigawatts (GW) of low-carbon electricity by 2035, up from an initial target of 4 GW, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) said on Thursday, as the country looks to decarbonize its power sector amid growing demand. “Low-carbon electricity imports are part of Singapore’s overall efforts to decarbonise the power sector, which currently accounts for about 40% of the nation’s carbon emissions,” EMA said in a media release announcing conditional licenses and approvals for more imports of clean…