Singapore to tighten energy monitoring and reporting for large industrial users
Singapore
THE Singapore government is planning to tighten energy monitoring and reporting requirements for large industrial players, as it looks into areas where carbon emissions can be further reduced, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean.
"We will be consulting these companies on ways to verify and check the data they have submitted, similar to what is practised in other advanced economies," he said at the prize award ceremony of the National Climate Change Competition 2016 on Friday morning. "These will help our companies better monitor their energy efficiency performance.
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