- Singapore completes the construction of its first large-scale floating PV plant.
- The PV system will produce 77.2GWh of clean electricity annually, enough to power 60,000 households.
Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore has completed a 60MW floating solar plant on the Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore. The company began the construction of the plant in June 2020. The PV system comprises 122,000 Trina Solar 210 Vertex dual-glass modules covering a surface area equivalent to 45 football fields. The plant will supply electricity to Singapore’s National Water Agency, Public Utilities Board, under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA). The PV system will produce 77.2GWh of clean electricity annually.
The Modules are double-glass PV modules produced by Trina Solar, which are durable for wet and humid conditions. The panels are supported by high-density polyethylene (HDPE) UV resistant floats. Singapore installed its first floating PV system, a 1MWp test system, on the Tengeh Reservoir in 2016. Singapore is set to replicate this installation on several water bodies in the city-state. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated that Singapore would need to innovate and use technology extensively to achieve its emission reduction goals.