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Mapping Singapore's clean energy transition

Published Thu, Sep 2, 2021 · 09:50 PM

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    AS Singapore moves decisively towards a low-carbon future, three questions arise. How will we keep up with the expected increase in demand for power as we seek to put more electric vehicles on the road and sustain essential data centres; how do we ensure that the cost of electricity remains stable and affordable; and are our alternative sources of clean energy viable?

    In Brunch in The Business Times Weekend, we look at the journey so far, and the road map ahead, in Singapore's transition to clean energy.

    Businessman Koh Choon Hui recently stepped down as chairman of Singapore Pools. The social services veteran looks back on decades of involvement in charity and the business of giving, in The Raffles Conversation.

    There are many financial decisions to be made by the sandwiched generation, but the choices available to them can lead to decision paralysis, and poor outcomes. The Science Of Wealth asks, are they spoilt for choice, or do they face spoiled outcomes?

    It's hard to resist a fast car that's naughty but nice. But how appealing is a car when it's the other way around? With understated styling and a soft-spoken character, the new Audi S3 solves that riddle.

    And in our Barfly column, a visit to shophouse bar laut brings seafood-based bites and cocktails concocted with indigenous ingredients from bees to buah keluak.

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