Singapore’s solar deployment reaches 1.35 GWp as of June 2024

Its current capacity is able to meet 2% of total energy demand.

Singapore has reported a solar energy deployment of 1.35 gigawatt-peak (GWp) as of June 2024, nearly reaching its target of 1.5 GWp in 2025.

In an oral reply to a Parliamentary Question about Singapore’s progress in meeting its Green Plan 2030, Baey Yam Keng, senior parliamentary secretary, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, said the city-state’s solar deployment can meet around 2% of its annual electricity demand.

The government official was also asked about the latest in reducing the amount of waste to landfill per capita per day by 20% by 2026.

“Whilst our domestic waste generated per capita and non-domestic waste generated per dollar Gross Domestic Product have decreased over the past decade, our waste-to-landfill per capita per day remains about the same as the pre-pandemic baseline in 2018,” Baey said.

This was associated with dropping recycling rates due to challenges such as higher freight costs, import restrictions imposed by foreign countries, and lower demand for recycled materials.

Baey said the government will continue to strengthen efforts to address the problem and extend the lifespan of Semakau Landfill. One of the solutions proposed is a beverage container return scheme in 2026 and exploring the use of landfilled mixed materials as reclamation fill.