SINGAPORE: With the roll-out of the Open Electricity Market in November, consumers now have more choice and many have been paying less for their electricity. But people also wonder if this is tenable in the long run and why SP Group, formerly the sole retailer of electricity in Singapore, could not offer the same discounts as […]

SINGAPORE – Nearly one in five consumers eligible to switch electricity retailer from Jan 1 has chosen to do so, said the Energy Market Authority (EMA). A total of 18 per cent of consumers in Zone 2 estates such as Bishan, Sengkang and Punggol, have chosen to buy electricity from a retailer instead of remaining with […]

SINGAPORE – The National University of Singapore (NUS) launched Singapore’s first net-zero energy building to be built from scratch on Wednesday (Jan 30) at its School of Design and Environment (SDE). Environmentally friendly features such as a solar panel roof and a hybrid cooling system help the new building, called SDE4, to have net-zero energy […]

SINGAPORE – A power outage that lasted about one and a half hours hit parts of Singapore on Saturday afternoon (Jan 26). Residents in Bishan, Toa Payoh and Shunfu reported that electricity in their homes was cut, and lifts and traffic lights were also affected. An update on electricity provider SP Group’s Facebook page at 3.19pm said that electricity […]

Singapore is a small country with no natural resources, but it has successfully harnessed technology, including sensors and automated meters, to help it fulfil its ambitions of becoming a smart city. This is an experience it hopes to share with other nations looking to technology for solutions to challenges such as climate change, Minister of […]

A new Singapore-based firm has set out to build and run clean energy projects across the region. CleanGrid Partners was unveiled yesterday as a collaboration by Singapore’s WEnergy Global, consultancy ICMG Partners and energy firm Greenway Grid Global, which is backed by Japanese electricity giant Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Tepco PowerGrid. The investment entity has […]

SINGAPORE: Financial institutions play an important role in directing capital flows towards sustainable development, Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli said on Tuesday (22 Jan). Speaking at a forum organised by Eco-Business and the United Nations Environment Programme, Mr Masagos added that the success of economies and businesses will depend on how well they […]

Projects in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Myanmar are already in the pipeline for financing. Singapore-based firms WEnergy Global, ICMG Partners, and Greenway Grid Global (GGG), an investment company with TEPCO Power Grid Inc (TEPCO-PG) as one of the major shareholders, have formed an investment entity of $60m. According to an announcement, this entity will finance […]

SINGAPORE – Energy provider SP Group has partnered with Ascendas-Singbridge Group (ASB) to install electric vehicle charging points in the latter’s buildings, the two companies announced on Monday (Jan 21). As part of the partnership, 24 high-speed chargers have been installed in six of ASB’s buildings – Hyflux Innovation Centre, Corporation Place, Techlink, Techplace I, […]

SINGAPORE — A team of researchers at the Singapore-ETH Centre have found a way to keep people cool outdoors with a new energy-efficient technology that does not involve air-conditioning. Called the Cold Tube, it is the world’s first successful demonstration of radiant cooling technology used outdoors in the tropics, and the researchers hope to see […]