New deal boosts energy access in and around Singapore

New deal boosts energy access in and around Singapore

An agreement has been signed to improve energy access in Singapore,
South-East Asia and the Pacific.

Schneider Electric, ENGIE Lab and Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
have agreed to boost infrastructure in off-grid areas with a series of
microgrids.

The joint initiative will form part of the existing Renewable Energy
Integration Demonstrator in Singapore (REIDS) project and aims to
potentially provide power to thousands of islands in the region in the
future.

It plans to develop a scalable microgrid demonstrator that can integrate
various renewable sources, storage systems and a power control module to
control intermittency.

The collaboration will bring together operational and planning capabilities
from ENGIE and energy management expertise and innovation from Schneider
Electric.

The partnership will integrate and test a range of solutions to provide a
package of services including electricity and mobility.

Beyond this project, Schneider Electric also intends to set up and develop
facilities in Singapore to help its customers facing growing clean energy
demand.

Singapore plans to impose a carbon tax in the next two years in an effort to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com