Industrial sites totalling 11.7-ha available in H2 2016 IGLS

SEVEN industrial sites will be released in the Confirmed List under the Industrial Government Land Sales (IGLS) programme for the second half of this year totalling 3.99-ha in site area.

Another five sites are placed on the Reserve List that can be triggered for public tender by a minimum acceptable bid.

These 12 sites span a total site area of 11.7 hectares, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Tuesday.

While there are more sites under the second-half IGLS, their total site area is smaller than those under the first-half IGLS. MTI had earlier placed six sites in the Confirmed List and four sites in the Reserve List with a total site area of 12.24 hectares under the first-half IGLS.

In the Confirmed List are four sites at Tuas South Link, two at Tampines Industrial Drive, and one plot at Woodlands Industrial Park.

Sites in the Confirmed List are smaller on average, compared to those in the Reserve List where there are two sites - in Tuas Bay Close (previously in H1 2016 Reserve List) and Tuas South Link - with a site area of 2.72-ha and 2.4-ha respectively.

"The government will continue to release sufficient land through the IGLS programme to ensure an adequate supply of industrial space in Singapore," the MTI said.