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Pan-United Collaborates With Cleantech Solar To Develop Solar Pv Systems Consisting Of 900 Solar Panels In Singapore And Malaysia

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Caption: Representatives from Cleantech Solar, Pan-United and Shell Singapore at the signing  ceremony on 2 February 2024. (L-R: Pan-United’s Chief Executive Officer May Ng, Shell’s  Senior Vice President for Distribution Operations & Midstream Trading and Supply Richard  Jory, Pan-United’s Chief Operating Officer Ken Loh, Cleantech Solar’s Chief Financial Officer  Brian Tan, Cleantech Solar’s Corporate Financing & Treasury Director Clara Lim,  and Chairman of Shell Companies in Singapore Aw Kah Peng)

Singapore-listed concrete innovation leader Pan-United Corporation  Ltd (“Pan-United”) is partnering with Cleantech Solar, a Singapore-headquartered renewable energy  development company, to provide turnkey solar solutions. The project will consist of about 900 solar  panels on the rooftops of its operational headquarters in Kaki Bukit, Singapore, and its slag grinding  plant in Johor, Malaysia. Cleantech Solar is backed by Keppel Ltd., Keppel Asia Infrastructure Fund and  Shell Singapore Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd).

When installation by Cleantech Solar is completed in 1Q 2024, Pan-United will be a frontrunner in  Singapore’s concrete industry to reduce carbon emissions through the adoption of solar energy. This project is part of an ongoing three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in 2022 with  Shell Singapore Pte. Ltd. to explore decarbonisation solutions in the construction and urban solutions  industries. Embracing solar solutions marks a major step for Pan-United in integrating renewable  energy into its operations.

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Cleantech Solar has been leading the way in providing clean, sustainable and economically efficient renewable energy to some of the world’s top corporations, and is committed towards aiding and  accelerating the energy transition. The company has a portfolio of 1.2 gigawatt-peak (GWp) across  seven countries and is scaling up deployment of renewable energy projects at a significant pace,  solidifying its position as a key provider of green power in the distributed energy segment in the region.

Ms May Ng, Chief Executive Officer of Pan-United, commented: “We are delighted that our partnership  with Shell has advanced our efforts to adopt renewable energy solutions, which are crucial in reducing  our operational carbon emissions. Industry partnerships to leverage collective strengths is a sure way  to decarbonisation.

“Solar deployment in collaboration with Cleantech Solar supports our efforts in contributing to the  sustainability goals under the ‘Energy Reset’ pillar of the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and brings us closer  to our sustainability target of becoming a carbon-neutral ready-mix concrete company by 2050.”

Mr Sachin Jain, Chief Executive Officer at Cleantech Solar, said: “It is heartening to see industry leaders  like Pan-United taking the lead in embracing cost-effective clean energy to power their operations and  contribute to both their own and the nation’s sustainability efforts. We are excited to work with Pan United to advance their decarbonisation journey, and we look forward to the successful delivery of this green partnership.”

As part of the MOU signed in 2022, Pan-United and Shell will continue to identify opportunities in areas  such as electric mobility solutions, circular use of materials, and other fleet management digitalisation enabled solutions.

Mr Tan Yew Chong, General Manager, Commercial Fuels East at Shell, said: “This collaboration is a  significant step forward in our shared commitment to explore decarbonisation solutions in the  construction industry with the objective to build an environmentally sustainable solution for urban  cities. We are also exploring solutions with Pan-United to electrify its trucking fleet and are studying  the potential of repurposing used industrial materials from Shell’s local facilities as alternative raw  materials in the production of low-carbon concrete at Pan-United’s facilities.”