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EMA says no setback to plans to import clean energy, following Sun Cable’s abrupt demise 

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Anita Gabriel

Anita Gabriel

Published Thu, Jan 12, 2023 · 01:09 PM
    • The proposal for Singapore to draw critical energy supply from a source some 4,200 km away through an undersea cable has been deemed a hard sell from the get-go by market watchers.
    • The proposal for Singapore to draw critical energy supply from a source some 4,200 km away through an undersea cable has been deemed a hard sell from the get-go by market watchers. PHOTO: SUN CABLE

    THE surprise collapse of Sun Cable, a company that has been in talks with Singapore for the past two years to supply 1.75 gigawatts (GW) of solar power via potentially the world’s longest submarine cable from Down Under, will not derail the city-state’s target to import clean energy, according to Singapore’s energy market regulator.

    “We remain on track to meet our imports target of 4 GW by 2035. Discussions with the other request-for-proposal (RFP) participants are in progress to support the development of their projects,” said a spokesperson from the Energy Market Authority (EMA) in response to queries from The Business Times (BT).

    “The EMA is unable to comment on Sun Cable’s decision to enter into voluntary administration. Besides the Sun Cable proposal, EMA has received more than 20 proposals to import electricity from countries including Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia and Thailand,” the spokesperson added.

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