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Sunseap and Tenaga Nasional to Form Partnership to Import Clean Energy from Malaysia to Singapore

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Sunseap Group, Singapore’s leading solar energy provider and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia’s largest electricity utility, recently confirmed today that they are intending to forma joint venture to participate in the trial by Singapore to import electricity from Malaysia. The JV will import 100 MegaWatt (MWac) of electricity to be generated from renewable energy sources. If successful, the JV between Sunseap and TNB will invest in multiple solar farms across Malaysia and tap other forms of clean energy, such as hydroelectricity from TNB’s existing plants, to ensure a reliable and stable supply of power into the Republic.

In October 2020, the Energy Market Authority(EMA) announced the trial as part of Singapore’s strategy to diversify the country’s energy supply by tapping regional power grids for cleaner energy resources. The trial aims to assess and refine the technical and regulatory frameworks for importing electricity into Singapore. This would help to facilitate larger-scale imports from the region in future. The electricity to be imported by the JV could account for about 1.5% of Singapore’s peak electricity demand, and could begin as early as end-2021 via the existing electricity interconnector between Singapore and Malaysia.

Mr Frank Phuan, Co-Founder and CEO of Sunseap, said, “We are pleased to partner Tenaga Nasional to contribute to Singapore’s long-term efforts to power our future through clean and green energy sources. This partnership will expand our capabilities as a leading sustainable energy provider in the region and advance our mission of bringing affordable, reliable and clean energy to our customers in Singapore, especially in the data centre space.”

Datuk Ir. Baharin Din, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, said, “Following our successful investments in the UK RE businesses through Vortex Solar and TenagaWind Ventures, the partnership with Sunseap is an important piece to continue our ongoing international RE expansion strategy. This partnership provides a solid regional platform with the capabilities, capacity and network to grow our RE and utility businesses in Southeast Asia.”

Microsoft And Sunseap Sign Agreement On Largest-Ever Solar Project In Singapore

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Singapore has, in recent years, been recognised as a highly attractive market in the world for infrastructure investment.

Microsoft Corp. recently announced a new agreement with Sunseap Group that marks Microsoft’s first clean energy deal in Asia and will create the single-largest solar energy portfolio in Singapore to date.

This 60 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar portfolio will span hundreds of rooftops across the nation. This is the largest rooftop solar project in Singapore and the first rooftop solar portfolio in the country focused on serving datacenter energy consumption.

“Our cloud services are helping to power Singapore’s digital transformation, and today’s agreement will ensure that transformation is increasingly powered by clean energy,” said Kevin Wo, managing director, Microsoft Singapore. He added: “We’re proud to work with Sunseap, the leading solar provider in Singapore, to support the growth of the local clean energy economy. With the agreement, Microsoft will improve the sustainability of our local operations and make important progress toward our corporate sustainability goals for datacenters.”

The investment in local solar energy builds on decades of Microsoft investment in Singapore and throughout the APAC region. Since it began operations in Singapore in 1990, Microsoft has sought to create local opportunity, growth and impact and supports the government’s efforts to make Singapore a smart, green and liveable city. Singapore is also home to Microsoft datacenter services that deliver Microsoft Azure, Office 365 and numerous other cloud services for customers.

Lawrence Wu, co-founder and president of Sunseap, said, “We see exciting potential in our partnership with Microsoft to raise awareness within the tech industry of the importance of adopting renewable energy solutions. Their investment in Singapore solar indicates a growing momentum for clean energy in the country and will further the positive ripple effect for organizations in Singapore to incorporate sustainability practices in their businesses.”

Through a 20-year agreement, Microsoft will purchase 100 percent of the renewable energy attributes exported to the grid. This landmark agreement also marks progress for Singapore in the renewables sector. The agreement also solidifies Sunseap’s unique position in the energy markets.

“This deal is Microsoft’s first renewable energy deal in Asia, and is our following two wind deals announced in Ireland and The Netherlands in 2017,” said Christian Belady, general manager, Cloud Infrastructure Strategy and Architecture, Microsoft. “We’re on track to exceed our goal of powering 50 percent of our global datacenter load with renewable energy this year. Once operational, the new solar project will bring Microsoft’s total global direct procurement in renewable energy projects to 860 megawatts.”