Anticipating a future where over half its power needs will be served by natural gas by 2035, the Singapore government is making a strategic move. The procurement and supply of gas for the power sector are to be centralized under a single entity: a central gas company.
Singapore to manage gas purchases, supply for power sector – minister
The Singapore government will create an entity to centrally purchase and manage natural gas supply for the power sector as it seeks to boost its energy security, Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said on Monday.
Singapore’s Consumer-Price Inflation Quickened in September
SINGAPORE--Singapore's consumer-price inflation accelerated in September as a pick-up in private transport costs more than offset a slowdown in core and accommodation inflation. The consumer-price index rose 4.1% in September from a year earlier ...
UPDATE 1-Singapore Sept core inflation at 3.0% y/y
Singapore's key consumer price gauge eased to 3.0% in September on a yearly basis, almost matching economists' forecasts, official data showed on Monday.
Singapore unveils ‘fundamental’ gas supply shift to shore up energy security
Singapore relies on gas to generate 95 per cent of its electricity. By creating a new entity to centrally purchase and manage gas supplies, the government said it aims make the power system ‘more ...
Singapore headline inflation edges up to 4.1% in September; though core inflation drops to 3%
SINGAPORE’S headline inflation reversed from four months of declines to nudge up in September, even as core inflation continued to fall, data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and ...
To minimise electricity price volatility, Singapore will centralise procurement and supply of gas
A new entity called Gasco will aggregate gas demand from power generation companies, which currently each decide on the volume and tenure of gas to procure based on their own commercial considerations ...
UPDATE 1-Singapore govt to manage gas purchases, supply for power sector -minister
By Jeslyn LerhSINGAPORE, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The Singapore government said on Monday it will create an entity in 2024 to centrally purchase and manage natural gas supply for the power sector as it ...
Award-winning Broadway musical Hamilton to debut in Singapore in April 2024, tickets go on sale in November
The musical tells the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton with a score that blends hip-hop, jazz and R&B.
Singapore to appoint developer for low-carbon ammonia power generation and bunkering
THE Singapore government is a step closer to clean ammonia power generation as it plans a request for proposals on developing and operating ammonia combustion power plants and bunkering facilities in ...
KinnPorsche stars Mile and Apo bring Man Suang tour to Singapore on Dec 1
The popular Thai actors starred in Man Suang, a hit period film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Broadway musical Hamilton to make Singapore debut in April 2024
Critically acclaimed Broadway musical Hamilton will be staged at the Sands Theatre in Singapore from 19 April 2024. Find out how to get tickets.
Diner shocked at S$8 vegetarian bee hoon at Singapore General Hospital
SINGAPORE: A man took to social media to express his shock and dismay after being... The post Diner shocked at S$8 vegetarian bee hoon at Singapore General Hospital appeared first on The Independent S ...
Neither too little nor too much: Is Singapore’s unemployment rate in a ‘Goldilocks’ state?
ROBUST job creation has stoked inflation fears in the United States, while China is plagued by hordes of young people out of work. In contrast, Singapore has maintained an unemployment rate that, as ...
12 arrested in Singapore after allegedly surrendering bank and Singpass details to scammers
Twelve people – 11 men and one woman aged between 17 and 40 – were arrested in a two-week islandwide operation for their suspected involvement in a series of banking-related malware scams.
Singapore and UAE deepen collaboration to combat climate change, ink 8 agreements
Both countries agreed to strengthen collaboration in the green economy, low-carbon energy and food security. Read more at straitstimes.com.