Singapore plans to import solar electricity, with the objective to diversify its energy supply and reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) also ambitions to reach 2 GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, up from 255 MW at the end of 2019 and 350 MW expected at the end of 2020. In 2018, the country generated 95% of its electricity from imported gas and 3% from biomass. Singapore is connected to Peninsular Malaysia through a 200 MW line, which is not used.
In March 2020, the country pledged to halve its GHG emissions by 2050 from their 2030 peak. According to its Long-Term Low-Emissions Development Strategy, the country expects to emit 33 MtCO2eq in 2050, down from 65 MtCO2eq in 2030. The new target, which comprises a new GHG, nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), will be included in Singapore’s nationally determined contribution (NDC) update in 2020. To reach the new objective, Singapore plans to transform its economy to cut GHC emissions, most notably in energy and transport sectors, to fund emerging low-carbon and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies and contribute to the creation of carbon markets and regional power grids.