Sembcorp granted conditional approval to import 1.3GW of electricity from Malaysia
The Energy Market Authority gave conditional approval for Sembcorp Utilities to import 1.3 gigawatts of electricity into Singapore. Sembcorp is collaborating with several partners, including MY Energy Consortium, Petronas, Tenaga Nasional Berhad, and Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation. The group aims to source low-carbon electricity from domestic and regional sources. This plan involves using solar power from Malaysia and offshore wind from Vietnam. A joint development agreement was signed in May 2025 during the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The company is now working to start the imports.
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted conditional approval to Sembcorp Utilities to import 1.3 gigawatt (GW) of electricity to Singapore.Sembcorp Utilities is working with its consortium partners — MY Energy Consortium (MYEC), Petronas, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), and Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) — to source and integrate low-carbon electricity from regional and domestic resources.This includes offshore wind from Vietnam and solar power from Malaysia.Sembcorp Utilities, MYEC and PTSC had earlier signed a joint development agreement at the sidelines of the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur in May 2025.It is now working towards commencing electricity import from the project by 2035."Over the next few years, the consortium will continue to develop the project, including to obtain all requisite approvals from relevant jurisdictions, conclude power purchase agreements with buyers, and secure sufficient financing," EMA said in a statement on Monday (Oct 26).