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Jul 28, 2023 · announced in a joint media release the opening of Sembcorp Energy Storage System ("ESS"), which is the largest ESS in Southeast Asia. The utility-scale ESS was
Singapore has surpassed its 2025 energy storage deployment target three years early, with the official opening of the biggest battery storage project in Southeast Asia. The opening was hosted by the 200MW/285MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project’s developer Sembcorp, together with Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA).
With just one project, EMA has achieved and exceeded Singapore’s deployment target of 200MWh of energy storage by 2025. The target was set as part of the EMA programme, Accelerating Energy Storage Access for Singapore (ACCESS), through which the EOI solicitation was held.
Energy Market Authority (EMA) chief executive Ngiam Shih Chun said that the large-scale energy storage system will complement Singapore’s efforts to maximise solar adoption, by storing and delivering energy despite the intermittent nature of solar power.
Singapore could sit at the “core” of new regional electricity grids in Southeast Asia, with proposed interconnections to neighbouring countries set to bring 25GW of new renewable power and energy storage projects online. This is according to Rystad Energy, which published a report into Singapore’s role in the Southeast Asian energy mix this week.
The Singapore government has implemented a good number of initiatives to ensure the resilience of the energy grid, including the use of energy storage systems (“ESS”).
Although Singapore has one of the most reliable electricity grids in the world, However, as Singapore looks to renewable energy and power imports to transition to a low-carbon energy system, and moves towards the electrification of its transport system, it is increasingly vital to ensure that its grid infrastructure remains stable and resilient.
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