Singapore is considering importing solar electricity as the city state looks to diversify its energy supply and meet its goal of cutting net greenhouse emissions to net zero by the second half of the century. The Energy Market Authority (EMA) aims to achieve a solar target of at least two gigawatts of peak power by 2030, up from the 260 megawatt-peak in the second quarter of 2019. That new capacity could meet about 4% of Singapore’s current total electricity demand. “To achieve this, we will need to maximise the deployment of solar panels onto available surfaces, including rooftops, reservoirs, offshore sea spaces and on vertical surfaces of buildings,” an EMA spokeswoman said in an emailed statement.
