Singapore looks to Australia and Malaysia for renewable energy to meet rising demand

As energy demand continues to surge, driven largely by data centres, Singapore is turning to Australia’s deserts and Malaysia’s rainforests for clean energy solutions. This week, Australia announced a massive solar farm aiming to deliver up to 2 GW of power to Singapore via undersea cable. Singapore plans to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050. However, with limited space and unfavourable conditions for wind or hydropower, the city-state relies heavily…