SINGAPORE, Oct 24 Reuters Singapore on Tuesday announced conditional approval for Sembcorp Utilities to import 1.2 gigawatts GW of electricity from Vietnam, the citystate39;s latest agreement to diversify its power sourcing and green a generation portfolio 95 of which is now fuelled by gas.

The agreement is in line with a broader Singapore objective, set in late 2021, to import up to 4 GW of lowcarbon electricity by 2035.

Following are recent electricity import agreements

VIETNAM

Under the deal announced on Tuesday, Sembcorp will develop offshore wind and other capacity with Petrovietnam Technical Services for export to Singapore.

The imported electricity will be transmitted from Vietnam via new subsea cables that will cover approximately 1,000 km 620 miles.

INDONESIA

On Sept. 8, Singapore39;s Energy Market Authority EMA gave conditional approval for the import of 2 GW of lowcarbon electricity from a solar power project in Indonesia.

The supply will be sourced from projects developed by a consortium of five Indonesian and Singaporean companies, including Pacific Medco Solar Energy, Adaro Solar International, EDP Renewables APAC, Vanda RE, and Keppel Energy.

Under the agreement, Keppel Corp will begin to import of 300 megawatts MW of lowercarbon electricity from Indonesia, with a target start date of the end of 2027. The electricity will be transmitted through a shared subsea transmission cable system, developed by Keppel, EDP Renewables APAC and Vanda Re….