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Data centres and clean power: Tricky marriage in the spotlight at Singapore’s energy forum

ST20251024-202596400487-Lim Yaohui-Esther Loi-escharger26/ Electric vehicle (EV) charging points in T41 car park near Block 828 Tampines Street 81 behind Soka Gakkai Singapore (SGS) Headquarters on Oct 24, 2025. More than 8 in 10 HDB carparks have been equipped with EV charging points, with around 150 more carparks to join the pack. Deployment for the remaining 150 carparks will be completed after 2025 due to factors such as technical constraints and taking in community preferences to balance the parking needs of various users, said LTA. (ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Nearly half of Cat A COEs go to EVs, which account for 43% of new sales so far in 2025

The global value of trades in voluntary carbon markets fell 29 per cent to about US$0.5 billion in 2024.
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The left building will be demolished to make way for the new YTL PowerSeraya?s 600MW Hydrogen-Ready Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) at Pulau Seraya Power Station on Jurong Island on Oct 23, 2024.

DBS, OCBC and Maybank extend S$500 million loan to YTL PowerSeraya for hydrogen-ready power plant

Tembusu Multi-Utilities Complex (pictured) was built in 2013 with a S$1 billion investment.

Singapore’s only active coal plant to transition to biomass by 2028

(From left) Kek Chin Heng, project/operations director of Shun Yi Cheng Contract Engineering, Bryant Ng, managing director of Shun Yi Cheng Contract Engineering and Kenneth Foo from DBS’ Regional Strategic Partnerships & Sustainability team, work together to evaluate the cost savings and energy efficiency following the successful installation of solar panels at the construction firm's workers’ dormitories.
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HDB flats in Bishan during sunset as viewed from Blk 354 Ang Mo Kio Street 32 on May 15, 2020.

Singapore receives interest from Malaysian firms to export renewable energy through second interconnector

The Keppel-Engie partnership will leverage the former’s expertise in power, decarbonisation and energy transition solutions, alongside the latter’s global expertise in integrated low-carbon energy systems.

Keppel, Engie collaborate to boost Asia-Pacific’s transition to low-carbon energy systems

Keppel CEO Loh Chin Hua notes the company has developed an AI model to map out ideal locations for data centres.

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