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Bilateral agreements key to mitigating risks of Asean Power Grid projects: OCBC

However, progress on building regionwide connectivity is slow, even though discussions on APG are ongoing

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Janice Lim

Janice Lim

Published Wed, Sep 16, 2026 · 12:00 PM
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    • The success of APG is particularly crucial for Singapore, as the city-state aims to import 6 GW of low-carbon electricity from its neighbours by 2035.
    • The success of APG is particularly crucial for Singapore, as the city-state aims to import 6 GW of low-carbon electricity from its neighbours by 2035. PHOTO: BT FILE

    [SINGAPORE] To overcome significant political and regulatory risks hindering the Asean Power Grid (APG), governments within the regional bloc should first ink overarching bilateral agreements governing cross-border electricity trade, said OCBC group chief sustainability officer Mike Ng.

    “Many of the individual regulatory issues... are ultimately symptoms of the absence of a sufficiently durable cross-border legal framework,” said Ng in an exclusive interview with The Business Times.

    He was speaking about the launch of a report examining the commercial and legal conditions required to finance projects that export low-carbon electricity to Singapore.

    Asean Power GridAsean BusinessESGsustainable financeEnergy transitionRenewable energyAsean

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