October 27, 2025
In a major move to balance digital growth with climate goals, Singapore announced on Monday plans to develop its largest data center park, a 700-megawatt (MW) facility on Jurong Island, with a dedicated focus on low-carbon energy sources.
The strategic initiative was unveiled by Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology, Dr. Tan See Leng, at the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW). The park will occupy 20 hectares within the 3,000-hectare Jurong Island and will be complemented by a regulatory sandbox to explore the use of biomethane as an initial low-carbon fuel.
“Our goal is not just to get through the energy transition, but to emerge even stronger by capturing new growth opportunities and creating new good, growth jobs for all of our workers,” Minister Tan stated.
This development is a key component of Singapore’s 2024 Green Data Centre Roadmap, which aims to curb the carbon emissions of the energy-intensive data center industry and support the nation's target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
A joint statement from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and industrial landlord JTC highlighted the advantages of the Jurong Island location. “Operators can leverage its ecosystem, such as shared energy storage infrastructure and utilities, ample power capacity as well as emerging low-carbon energy sources,” the agencies said.
The announcement follows the lifting of a moratorium on new data centers that was in place from 2019 to 2022. New facilities are now required to meet more stringent efficiency standards, adopt advanced cooling systems, and integrate renewable energy sources.
In a related development, Minister Tan also announced a biomethane sandbox with a capacity of up to 300 MW. Biomethane, a renewable gas derived from agricultural waste, can be used interchangeably with natural gas in power generation. Selected power generation companies will be appointed as supply and demand aggregators for this initiative early next year, as reported by the Singapore Business Times.
Further supporting the transition to cleaner energy, the government will award S$44 million to Keppel and Sembcorp to deploy Singapore’s first two advanced, carbon-efficient gas power plants by the end of 2026.
Recognizing the ongoing role of natural gas in the nation's energy mix, the government also confirmed that Singapore GasCo, established in April to centralize gas procurement, is scheduled to launch early next year.
SOURCE W.media
