Minister Iswaran sharing his hope for the next chapter of the Singapore Energy Story
By Chia Kang Yang
Lighting up the stage and signboards with shades of blue and red, Minister of Trade and Industry (Industry) S. Iswaran and pioneers of Singapore’s energy evolution officially opened the Singapore Energy Story exhibition on Monday at Singapore International Energy Week 2015.
Iswaran thanked industry players for supporting the exhibition and praised the Public Utilities Board for connecting every Singapore household to electricity with an average interruption time of less than one minute per customer per year.
“Today Singapore has one of the world’s most reliable electricity supplies. We hope that through this exhibition, Singaporeans will learn more about Singapore’s energy development and at the same time contribute to shaping our energy future,” said Iswaran.
Commissioned by the Energy Market Authority as part of Singapore’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the exhibition showcases the country’s energy journey since independence across the key themes of accessibility, reliability, efficiency and future readiness.
By highlighting milestones in the nation’s development, the Singapore Energy Story looks into the past and points to preparations for the future.
Reliable electricity supply was fundamental to Singapore’s economic growth and liberalisation of the electricity and gas sectors increased choices, competition and efficiency. As the exhibition notes, Singapore is working to ensure that energy remains affordable, reliable and sustainable – for now and for future generations.
About Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW)
In its 8th edition, Singapore International Energy Week is the premier platform in Asia for energy insights, partnerships and dialogue, bringing together the world’s leading conferences, exhibitions and roundtables in one week and one location. SIEW enriches the global energy conversation by convening political, business, academic and energy industry thought-leaders to define and advance the world’s energy challenges, solutions and actions across the spectrum of oil and gas, clean and renewable energy, and energy infrastructure financing.
Please visit www.siew.gov.sg for more information.
About the Energy Market Authority
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) is a statutory board under Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry. Our main goals are to ensure a reliable and secure energy supply, promote effective competition in the energy market and develop a dynamic energy sector in Singapore. Through our work, we seek to forge a progressive energy landscape for sustained growth.
Please visit www.ema.gov.sg for more information