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Sharanya Pillai

Sharanya Pillai

ENERGY CORRESPONDENT

Sharanya Pillai is a correspondent covering the regional energy market, with a special interest in clean energy trade in Asean and the rise of nuclear power. She has also penned opinion pieces and the weekend column Off Tangent, covering the weird and wonderful in science, psychology and beyond.

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The petrochemical sector in Singapore, along with the rest of Asia, is facing a crunch in naphtha arising from the conflict in the Middle East.

‘Very grim’: Singapore, regional petrochem sector could see more force majeure notices; EDB in contact with players

Government agencies are working to support companies amid the ‘evolving situation’

Grab said that maintaining Anthony Tan’s majority voting power "is a prerequisite for satisfying the regulatory requirements of the Monetary Authority of Singapore”.

Grab seeks to double votes tied to Class B ‘super-voting’ shares; move could lift CEO Anthony Tan’s voting power to 74.9%

At least two-thirds of valid votes at an upcoming EGM will be required to pass the resolution.

Singapore's electricity market was previously hit by the global energy crisis between 2021 and 2022, with large swings in wholesale electricity prices.

Singapore energy regulator cautions Gulf conflict could hike electricity prices; market players on alert

Meanwhile, petrol companies in the Republic have been quick to raise pump prices

With mandates and pilots, Asia is expected to demand 270,000 metric tons (MT) of sustainable aviation fuel

A shortage of used cooking oil threatens green aviation. Could these Singapore projects help?

Two Aster-related ventures look at alternative feedstocks, but could face various challenges

Oil prices could exceed US$100 if a “larger disruption persists”, said one analyst.

Iran crisis puts Asia on alert for LNG scramble and US$100 a barrel oil

The region’s petrochemical refiners could also experience disruptions to feedstock supply

Seatrium's final dividend will be paid on May 18, after the record date of May 6.

Seatrium H2 profit up 48.3%; full-year profit doubles on stronger margins, oil and gas revenue

The company proposed a final dividend of S$0.03 a share, double the previous year’s

Sembcorp is able to develop sustainable data center infrastructure with its partners, said its chief executive Wong Kim Yin.

Sembcorp posts 5% dip in H2 profit; eyes growth with data centres’ energy appetite

The company hopes to capture demand from Singapore’s latest call for applications for data centres

India will not be a leader in quantum hardware, but in software, says QAI Ventures' Alexandra Beckstein (pictured).

Quantum tech investor QAI Ventures eyes fresh bets in Singapore, India

The Switzerland-based venture firm, which expanded to the city-state last year, is now raising a US$150 million fund

The CPF will launch simplified low-cost portfolios based on a glide path mechanism that gradually de-risks the portfolio as members near retirement.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

CPF to roll out lifecycle portfolios for those willing to take some risk for higher long-term returns

The new life-cycle investment scheme will be launched in the first half of 2028

The new agency will enable “more seamless end-to-end career and employment services for Singaporean workers”, notes MOM and MOE.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

SkillsFuture Singapore, Workforce Singapore to be merged into new statutory board

New entity will be jointly overseen by manpower and education ministries

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