EMA launches government-wide solar framework to meet 2035 target
The Energy Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) on Tuesday (Oct 27) launched a whole-of-government solar demand aggregation framework as part of efforts to meet the country's expanded solar deployment target of 4 gigawatt-peak (GWp) by 2035. "To get there, we will harness solar energy wherever we can across Singapore," said Minister of State for Energy, Trade and Industry Gan Siow Huang at the Asia Clean Energy Summit, held alongside the Singapore International Energy Week.To do so, Singapore will have to scale up solar deployment across available spaces, from rooftop on public and private buildings to vacant land and water surfaces. It will also turn to advanced technology to unlock new surfaces for solar deployment.On scaling up deployment, Gan noted that for the public sector, conventional rooftop solar has been deployed on over 5,000 HDB blocks and public spaces through HDB's SolarNova programme and other existing efforts.