Singapore sets up standby generators amid power turmoil

Singapore sets up standby generators amid power turmoil

Singapore, 20 October (Argus) — Singapore is setting up standby fuel facilities for power generation companies to draw upon should gas supplies be affected, announced the country's Energy Market Authority (EMA) yesterday.

The authorities will direct generation companies to generate electricity using fuel from the standby facilities if necessary, to maintain system stability, said EMA, which has also informed companies to contract sufficient fuel to meet the retail demand.

Describing these measures as pre-emptive and extraordinary, the EMA said they are necessary to secure fuel and electricity supply and that it will review the measures again by 31 March 2022.