Singapore has considerable room for photovoltaic development and is one of the cities with the highest degree of solar energy utilization in the world. On July 14th, local time, the Singapore Tengge Reservoir 60MW floating photovoltaic project contracted by Energy China Shanxi Institute held the project opening ceremony. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong attended the ceremony and conducted a field visit to the project and spoke highly of it.

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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered a speech at the project launching ceremony

In his speech at the opening ceremony of the project, Premier Lee Hsien Loong said that the Tengge Reservoir Floating PV Project is an important milestone towards a sustainable "Green Singapore". Since 2015, Singapore’s installed solar capacity has increased more than seven times and is expected to increase to 2GW by 2030.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore Ministry of Environment Minister Fu Haiyan on-site inspection project

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, “I hope this project will promote Singapore’s solar and renewable energy industries and pave the way for more such facilities to be built locally. This will enable Singapore to move towards environmental sustainability while transitioning to a low-carbon future. A big step forward."

Safety, environmental protection and high efficiency-the world's largest drinking water reservoir photovoltaic power plant completed

Singapore's Tengge Reservoir 60MW floating-body photovoltaic project started construction in August 2020 and officially put into use in June 2021. It is one of the largest inland floating solar photovoltaic systems in the world. It is reported that each component of the photovoltaic system is carefully designed and selected according to local climatic conditions to reduce the impact on the environment and water quality, and can be used for up to 25 years. The environment of the reservoir is cooler, and the operating efficiency of water solar panels is 5% to 15% higher than that of traditional roof solar panels. The floating platform supporting the photovoltaic modules is made of certified food-grade high-density polyethylene plastic (HDPE), which has anti-ultraviolet function and can prevent degradation due to strong sunlight.

After the completion of the project, the electricity generated will be enough to power five local water treatment plants in Singapore, meet about 7% of the annual energy demand of the Singapore Water Authority, and reduce about 32,000 tons of carbon emissions each year, which is equivalent to reducing 7,000 fuel vehicles. The successful commissioning of the project has made Singapore one of the few countries in the world with a completely green water supply system that produces drinking water with 100% clean energy.

Trusted partner

Shanxi Institute was invited to participate in the project launching ceremony

Group photo of members of the project department of Shanxi Institute and the owner

Shanxi Institute won the Project Special Contribution Award

As the general contractor of the project, Shanxi Institute will implement the ecological protection of water source and water source area and the implementation of high standards and high efficiency of the project throughout the entire construction period. From multiple dimensions such as construction equipment, material selection, water quality data collection and monitoring, biodiversity observation, etc., from multiple perspectives such as optimizing design plans, refining construction organization, strengthening safety and quality management, and fully overcoming the impact of the new crown epidemic, the Shanxi Institute has answered the Singapore government Concerns about ecological and environmental protection issues and the owner's concern about project construction results.

Keywords: central enterprise engineering, new energy

With its outstanding quality and outstanding contract performance, Shanxi Institute has won high recognition from the government and the owner, and won the special contribution award for the project issued by the owner. Editor/Sang Xiaomei