It’s the latest of several planned connections in Southeast Asia aimed at carrying low-carbon energy across borders.
Singapore took a step toward importing up to 1 gigawatt of solar power from Indonesia, part of the tiny city-state’s efforts to shore up energy security via cross-border links.
The country’s Energy Market Authority granted conditional license to Singa Renewables Pte Ltd. — a joint venture between France’s TotalEnergies SE and Royal Golden Eagle Pte. Ltd., according to a statement. It will also partner with Singapore Energy Interconnections Pte. Ltd. to explore building a subsea power cable between the neighbours, the statement said, without providing an investment amount or timeframe for the project.
