Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) has granted conditional approval to Sembcorp Utilities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore's Sembcorp, and the Malaysian energy company Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) to import approximately 1 GW of renewable energy from Sarawak (Malaysia) to Singapore (Sembcorp's press release, 17/10/2025). SP PowerInterconnect will support the project as a technical partner.
The electricity will be transmitted via over 700 km of subsea cables, marking Singapore’s first large-scale, round-the-clock renewable power import project, capable of delivering baseload renewable energy to the country. “Together with an earlier Conditional Approval to bring in 1.2 GW of renewable electricity from Vietnam, this brings us closer to achieving 2.2 GW of imports, contributing to Singapore’s 6 GW target by 2035 and advancing the development of a regional power grid”, said the Group Chief Executive Officer of Sembcorp Industries.
In addition, the consortium has signed a preferred supplier agreement with Prysmian, a leader in high-voltage submarine and underground cable systems. Final regulatory approvals and subsea cable installation are still pending. The project is expected to commence operations around 2035, with the imported electricity sourced predominantly from hydropower in Sarawak.