Public Utilities Board

Climate change brings extreme weather with a third of Singapore at risk of coastal flooding, DPM Gan says

PUB says a tender will be called on Dec 26 for a study for such a facility

It will use the net proceeds primarily for general working capital purposes

Most flash floods here do not last for more than an hour

It notes EDB and MPA have lapses in contract management and procurement, while PUB has anomalies in records

The stretch of Tanjong Katong Road South between Mountbatten Road and East Coast Parkway will remain closed to facilitate ongoing repair works

PUB will also see a new chair with effect from Apr 1

This is part of its strategy to replace carbon-based energy sources with renewable energy

In this issue: A planned seawater-based carbon capture project must overcome cost and scale hurdles, while the Asian Development Bank report says Europe’s carbon levy on imports won’t decarbonise Asia...