A 25-year power acquisition contract for 60 MW of floating solar in Singapore

May 13, 2020 10:54 AM ET
  • Energies as well as aquatic firm Sembcorp Industries has actually protected a power offtaker for its Tengeh Reservoir project.
A 25-year power acquisition contract for 60 MW of floating solar in Singapore
Image: cegoh/Pixabay

The Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore device of energies as well as aquatic team Sembcorp Industries has actually protected a 25-year power acquisition arrangement (PPA) for a 60 MW floating solar plant it is preparing at Singapore's Tengeh Reservoir.

The bargain was authorized with nationwide water firm the general public Utilities Board (Pub), which chose Singapore business Sembcorp for the project in late February. The cost to be paid under the PPA for the solar electrical power produced was not exposed.

The floating project is arranged to find on-line following year as well as perseverance procedures at Pub's 5 water supply.

"This [will certainly make] Singapore among minority nations on the planet to attain 100% eco-friendly water supply when the project is finished," Sembcorp claimed in a declaration. The plant will certainly include 146,000 photovoltaic panels from an undefined supplier.

The Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore has actually been utilizing the Tengeh Reservoir as a test bed for floating solar given that 2017.

Norwegian technological working as a consultant DNV GL was assigned technological expert for the project.


SOLAR DIRECTORY
Solar Installers, Manufacturers