Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) will implement a five-year energy infrastructure plan to meet rising electricity demand while strengthening the reliability and resilience of the country’s power system. The plan covers power generation, natural gas infrastructure, electricity grid expansion, solar deployment, energy storage and low-carbon electricity imports.
Singapore’s peak electricity demand stood at 8.6 gigawatts (GW) as of August 2026 and is projected to reach between 9.9 GW and 13 GW by 2031. Demand growth is expected to be driven by energy-intensive industries, including semiconductor manufacturing and data centres, along with the wider adoption of electric transport. The pace of growth will depend on when new developments become operational.
Between 2026 and 2031, five new natural gas-fired power plants are scheduled to begin operations, increasing Singapore’s electricity generation capacity by approximately 26% from the current level of around 12 GW. EMA is evaluating proposals received under a request for proposals that closed in September 2026 for additional gas-fired plants expected to operate by 2032. Further tenders may be launched over the next five years if demand continues to grow strongly.
Singapore is also studying the feasibility of developing a new energy cluster at Pulau Tekong. The proposed cluster could accommodate hydrogen-ready natural gas-fired power plants, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and other low-carbon energy technologies.
Natural gas currently supplies around 95% of Singapore’s electricity needs. To strengthen energy security, the country plans to increase LNG regasification capacity from 10 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 15 Mtpa when its second LNG terminal at Jurong Port becomes operational by 2030. Expansion of the existing terminal on Jurong Island and the natural gas transmission network is also under consideration.
Singapore plans to invest up to S$5.3 billion in expanding its electricity grid between 2025 and 2029, approximately 11 times the investment made during the preceding five years. The programme includes constructing seven new transmission substations by 2031 and extending the transmission cable network from around 7,700 kilometres to approximately 9,100 kilometres by 2030. Improvements to the distribution network will support growing electricity consumption, solar integration and electric vehicle charging.
The country is also studying options to more than triple its approximately 50-kilometre cable tunnel network to facilitate grid expansion, maintenance and future transmission requirements.
Solar deployment remains another priority. Singapore currently has 2.3 gigawatts-peak (GWp) of solar capacity and is progressing towards its target of 3 GWp by 2030. The next objective is to reach 4 GWp by 2035 through installations on reservoirs, vacant land and building rooftops.
Energy storage capacity is targeted to increase from approximately 350 megawatt-hours (MWh) to slightly above 1 gigawatt-hour (GWh) by 2030. Storage systems will help balance supply and demand, stabilise the grid and manage temporary network constraints.
Singapore will also develop electricity import landing sites to support low-carbon power imports. Feasibility studies are underway for a second interconnector with Peninsular Malaysia, potentially providing up to 2 GW of capacity by 2030 alongside the existing 1 GW bi-directional link. EMA will continue reviewing infrastructure requirements as electricity demand and supply conditions evolve.
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