Event
REGIONAL GRIDS KEY TO SINGAPORE’S ENERGY FUTURE
WEBINAR
12 Jun 2024
10:00 – 11:00 hrs (Singapore Time, GMT+8)
Regional grids key to Singapore’s energy future
Dr Dinita Setyawati
Senior Electricity Policy Analyst, South East Asia
Ember Climate
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
10:00 – 11:00 hrs (Singapore Time, GMT+8)
Abstract
As a small city-state constrained by limited renewable energy potential and land availability, Singapore is actively securing an energy-resilient future by reducing reliance on gas and aiming for more renewable energy imports.
In 2022, Singapore announced it will achieve a net-zero economy by 2050. However, what needs to happen in the near term to meet this target? Based on Ember’s calculation, doubling the target for renewable import capacity from around 4.2 GW to 8.1 GW by 2035 can reduce more than half of Singapore’s per-capita power sector emissions by 2035, while also being on track to net-zero power by 2045.
This webinar presents the analysis for Singapore’s net-zero power and highlights the benefits for Singapore in playing a wider role in the respective transitions to clean power of countries in Southeast Asia and beyond.
About the Speaker
Dr Dinita spearheads Ember’s electricity policy work in Southeast Asia and promotes the use of clean power in the electricity, transportation and industrial sectors. She holds a PhD in Global Environmental Study from Kyoto University in Japan, and a Master’s in Southeast Asian Studies from SOAS, University of London. She is often consulted and has published on topics related to just transition, and sustainable development. She is an author of peer-reviewed publications and a book including State-of-the-Art Indonesia Energy Transition, published by Springer Nature.