Brighter future with higher use of solar power
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It is comforting to know that Singapore has set a target to raise its solar capacity such that enough electrical energy will be generated to power up 350,000 homes by 2030. That will be about 4 per cent of Singapore’s total electricity demand today.
A 6.9 million population figure by 2030 has been raised by the authorities for policy-planning purposes. Using this figure, the 4 per cent increase in solar generation of electrical energy would be disproportionate to the approximately 20 per cent population growth.
There will also be further energy demands from growing industries. With the growing need for energy in the years to come, Singapore can be even more ambitious in its push for solar energy reforms.
But to do this, it is necessary to push out solar panel installation efforts to more areas, including areas not thought of under the SolarNova programme. We could explore fitting solar panels onto the 200km of covered walkways to capture more light energy. Besides just focusing on the production end, we could also supplement our solar energy supply by buying it from other countries…. Continue Reading
