Singapore's Sembcorp receives approval for 300 MW renewable power import project with Malaysia (updated)
UPDATE 1-Singapore's Sembcorp receives approval for 300 MW renewable power import project with Malaysia Adds detail in bullets
SINGAPORE, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Singapore's Sembcorp Industries SCIL.SI said on Friday that its subsidiary has been given conditional approval from the country's Energy Market Authority for a 300-megawatt renewable project that will deliver power to Singapore from Malaysia.
Here are the details:
In a press release, Sembcorp said the project will be supported by a floating solar photovoltaic system with potential peak capacity of approximately 2.2 gigawatts and providing 4.3 gigawatt-hours of battery energy storage.
The project is expected to be operational in 2029.
Sembcorp will partner with state-owned KPRJ Environment and Qua Energy on the project.
(Reporting by Jun Yuan Yong; Editing by David Stanway)
((junyuan.yong@thomsonreuters.com))
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