Singapore has witnessed a surge in renewable energy use with increased solar generation and clean power imports, as reported by Reuters.
The latest market data analysis reveals that this surge is due to the country’s efforts in boosting renewable imports alongside accelerating local solar power production.
In May 2025, domestic solar generation witnessed its fastest growth since March 2024. Renewable imports also continued their growth for the third consecutive month, reaching levels not seen in more than two years.
These developments have raised the proportion of renewables within Singapore’s power mix to 2.58%, according to figures from the National Electricity Market of Singapore.
The cross-border power trade is crucial for reducing regional dependence on fossil fuels, despite rising demand for electricity driven by data centres.
By 2035, Singapore aims to reach 6GW – one-third of its total power requirements from clean electricity imports.
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By GlobalDataGiven that Asia’s second-smallest nation possesses limited potential for renewable energy, gas-fired plants currently dominate with 95% of its power capacity.
Data from the first five months indicates that Singapore imported 122.7 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy – around 0.52% of its overall generation.
There were no such imports during the same period last year; it was only in Q4 2024 that small quantities were imported.
Data shows that renewable importation has been steadily replacing some fossil fuel-generated power over recent months while total electricity production saw a marginal increase of 0.4%.
Singapore maintains two active cross-border trading agreements: the 200MW Lao PDR–Thailand–Malaysia–Singapore (LTMS) and the 50 MWMalaysia’s Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s Energy Exchange Malaysia (ENEGEM) pilot project at 50 MW.
While terms for extending LTMS are still under negotiation pending Thailand’s finalisation on transmission charges details, discussions regarding future enhancements are ongoing according to a statement provided by the Energy Market Authority’s chief executive in October 2024.
