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Singapore plans to increase its cumulative solar capacity to 4 GW by 2035, up from approximately 2.3 GW currently, under its updated five-year energy infrastructure plan.
To achieve this goal, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) will explore new deployment options, including solar carports, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) and building-applied photovoltaics (BAPV). Solar installations will also be expanded across reservoirs, vacant land and building rooftops.
The EMA has introduced a cross-government demand aggregation framework to accelerate solar deployment across public-sector facilities. It will also work with research institutions to identify new installation opportunities, assess grid readiness and develop a digital platform connecting property owners with solar installers.
One innovative project will see Singapore's first overhead solar installation between buildings at Woodlands East Industrial Estate. Developed by JTC Corporation and EDP APAC, the project will install at least 250 kWp of solar capacity across approximately 4,300 square meters of space between two existing buildings, with electricity supplied to the national grid.
Alongside solar expansion, Singapore aims to increase energy storage capacity from around 350 MWh to more than 1 GWh by 2030 to strengthen grid stability and balance electricity supply and demand.
The country is also exploring clean electricity imports from neighboring markets to meet growing demand from data centers and semiconductor manufacturing. In August 2026, the EMA granted conditional approval for importing 900 MW of clean electricity from a solar-plus-storage project in Malaysia's Johor state.
With limited land resources, Singapore is increasingly turning to unconventional spaces, energy storage and regional electricity partnerships to support its clean energy transition.
