Driving industrial energy efficiency for a net-zero future
The EENP Awards remain an important platform for showcasing best practices and inspiring wider adoption of green solutions
THE Energy Efficiency National Partnership (EENP) Awards 2025 celebrate companies and individuals pushing boundaries in energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) management, as Singapore’s industrial sector accelerates towards a low-carbon future.
Climate change remains one of the defining challenges of our generation. The past year was the hottest ever recorded, with average global temperatures reaching 1.55 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Scientists warn that surpassing the 2 deg C threshold would dramatically increase the risks of extreme weather events, food insecurity, rising sea levels and biodiversity loss. The next decade will be decisive in determining whether the world stays within safe limits.
The response must be swift and far-reaching. Cutting GHG emissions requires coordinated efforts across power generation, transport, buildings and industry. Among these, industry is both a challenge and an opportunity. It consumes vast amounts of energy and relies on processes that are difficult to decarbonise; yet it also offers some of the biggest levers for improvement.
In Singapore, the industrial sector accounts for about 65 per cent of the country’s carbon emissions.
Heavy users of energy such as the chemicals, electronics and pharmaceutical industries dominate the landscape, with energy-intensive equipment like chillers and boilers running round the clock. Improving efficiency in these facilities can therefore deliver outsized gains, reducing operating costs while cutting emissions at scale.
Singapore has committed to achieving net zero by 2050. To stay on course, the nation must accelerate decarbonisation within its industrial base, which is a cornerstone of its economy. As global supply chains tighten sustainability requirements, companies that adopt energy-efficient practices and lower their emissions are better-positioned to stay competitive. This makes the shift not just an environmental priority, but a business one too.
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That is why the EENP Awards, now in their 13th edition, remain an important platform for showcasing best practices and inspiring wider adoption of energy-saving and carbon-cutting solutions.
By recognising organisations and individuals for their outstanding achievements in energy efficiency and decarbonisation, the awards aim to foster an industry-wide culture of sustained energy-efficiency improvement and GHG management and share best practices for all to emulate.
This year, 19 companies and individuals have been recognised across four categories: Excellence in Energy and GHG Management; Outstanding Small and Medium Enterprise; Outstanding Energy, GHG Gas Manager; and Best Practices. The achievements this year reflect the wide spectrum of Singapore’s industrial landscape, from large multinationals to nimble small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individual champions.
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The awards are part of the EENP, which was launched in 2010 with 49 founding partners. The initiative has since grown into a network of more than 780 companies committed to improving energy performance and reducing carbon emissions. What began as an industry outreach effort has evolved into a platform that now also addresses GHG management alongside energy efficiency.
The programme supports its partners through a range of learning and networking activities, including the biennial National Energy Efficiency Conference (NEEC), technical workshops and industrial site visits. These initiatives give companies practical opportunities to exchange knowledge, adopt best practices and build stronger capabilities in energy management.
Innovation and impact across industries
Among the winners of EENP Awards 2025, Micron Technology stood out for both the scale of its energy savings and the innovation behind its projects. Since 2021, its Singapore facilities have achieved more than 150 million kilowatt-hours in energy savings and 200,000 carbon dioxide equivalent of emission reductions.
Another winner, Novartis Singapore Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, is set to cross a major milestone in 2025 with its robust Environmental Sustainability Strategy that will enable the site to achieve carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions. This is the result of a years-long sustainability road map that has included solar farms; a cogeneration plant; heating, ventilation and air-conditioning optimisation; hybrid cooling; and a virtual power purchase agreement. Together, these initiatives have helped cut emissions by 70 per cent in 2025, from the company’s 2016 baseline.
Among SMEs, Progress Galvanizing tackled longstanding challenges by upgrading compressors and dryers, installing a furnace economiser to capture waste heat, and adopting an energy management information system. These investments have resulted in significant energy and cost savings, as well as reductions in carbon dioxide equivalent of emissions.
Individual leadership was also recognised. Leonard Teo, sustainability and energy manager at Evonik Methionine SEA, led a cross-functional team to achieve continual energy reduction through optimisation and improvement projects.
At GlobalFoundries, meanwhile, Immanuel Edward John Alwin oversaw 28 energy-saving projects, including a flagship Chiller Project that is projected to be completed by 2026, which aims to achieve a reduction of 28 gigawatt-hours of energy annually.
Together, these achievements reflect the breadth of Singapore’s industrial response, encompassing large corporations deploying advanced abatement systems, SMEs embracing resource-efficient upgrades, and individuals mobilising teams around bold sustainability goals.
According to the National Environment Agency (NEA), this year’s submissions demonstrate a growing integration of carbon abatement and GHG-management initiatives alongside traditional energy-efficiency efforts.
Companies are adopting digital tools such as artificial intelligence and smart monitoring, while also embedding energy consciousness into workplace culture.
To celebrate their achievements and showcase their success, recipients can display the EENP Awards logo.
Rising standards, stronger partnerships
The EENP Awards will be presented at the opening of NEEC 2025, which will feature local and international case studies, highlighting the importance of partnerships across government, academia, solution providers and industry.
According to NEA, cross-border collaboration is essential as energy-efficiency challenges transcend national boundaries. Thus, the conference brings together regional and global experts to share innovative solutions and create partnerships for collective progress, helping companies access broader solutions.
Closer to home, the government is also raising the bar on industrial standards. From Dec 1, 2025, all energy-intensive facilities regulated by the Energy Conservation Act must comply with the new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for water-cooled chilled water systems. Other industrial facilities have until Dec 1, 2029, to meet the requirement. These systems are among the most common electricity-consuming systems in industry, and the move is expected to lock in significant long-term savings.
Support to help companies go further
Beyond regulation, a wide range of schemes is in place to help businesses take the next step in their energy-efficiency journey. The Energy Efficiency Grant, introduced in 2022, is designed with SMEs in mind. The grant was enhanced in 2024 to expand to more sectors and now provides two tiers of support: a base tier for pre-approved energy-efficient equipment of up to S$30,000 per company, and an advanced tier for larger-scale projects in the construction, manufacturing and maritime sectors.
Meanwhile, Enterprise Singapore’s suite of sustainability initiatives, including the Enterprise Financing Scheme (Green), the SME Sustainability Reporting Programme and the Enterprise Development Grant, helps companies finance new technologies, improve reporting, and build capabilities.
Manufacturing SMEs can also access the Energy Efficiency Technology Centre (EETC), a collaboration between NEA and the Singapore Institute of Technology.
Since its launch in 2020, the EETC has provided more than 50 SMEs with low-cost assessments that give them a clear picture of their energy profile and highlight areas for improvement. The centre also plays a critical role in workforce development, with more than 500 professionals and students having taken part in its training programmes.
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