The project is under construction by national water agency PUB and Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp). The system’s 122,000 solar panels are spread across 10 solar panel islands, equivalent to the size of 45 football fields. When operational, they will produce enough electricity to power around 16,000 four-room HDB flats for a year, offsetting 7% of PUB’s annual energy needs.
Singapore aims to halve the energy consumption and carbon emissions of its desalination plants and increase the efficiency of its Newater technology, as part of its goal to enhance water security while reducing the nation’s carbon footprint.
The Republic will also unveil one of the world’s largest floating solar panel systems next month at Tengeh Reservoir. First announced in February last year, the 60 megawatt-peak system will generate enough energy to power Singapore’s five water treatment plants, creating a “fully green water works system”, says Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu.
