The system is expected to produce about 22,500 megawatt hours of electricity annually, which can power over 5,000 four-room HDB flats in Singapore for a year.

A new 18 megawatt-peak (MWp) ground-mount solar farm by Sembcorp Solar Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries U96, has commenced operations at PSA Singapore’s Keppel Terminal.

Built on 15 hectares of existing yard space, the solar farm will operate for a period of approximately three years. It is designed to be modular and flexible, using a mobile transformer and hybrid substations, which, along with the solar panels, can be easily redeployed to other sites, says Sembcorp in a Jan 23 announcement. 

More than 30,000 solar panels have been installed onsite, with the renewable energy being channelled to the national grid. The system is expected to produce about 22,500 megawatt-hours of electricity annually, which can power over 5,000 four-room HDB flats in Singapore for a year. 

Jen Tan, Sembcorp’s head of renewables business for Singapore and Indonesia, says: “By leveraging existing land and our expertise in modular, scalable solar design, we are pleased to contribute meaningfully to Singapore’s solar energy targets and further solidify our role as a key enabler of the country’s sustainable energy future.” 

Philbert Chua, managing director of PSA Singapore’s container division, says integrating renewable energy solutions into infrastructure, such as re-purposing this container yard space, “underscores PSA’s unwavering commitment to sustainability”. 

Sembcorp is Singapore’s largest solar energy provider and contributes to over half of Singapore’s 1.5 gigawatt-peak (GWp) national solar energy target for 2025. 

As at 11.31am, shares in Sembcorp are trading flat at $5.61.