Singapore EMA releases five-year power and LNG infrastructure plan
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What happened
The Energy Market Authority announced a five-year plan to add five gas-fired power plants by 2031 and increase Singapore's LNG regasification capacity to 15 million tonnes per annum by 2030 from 10 million tonnes per annum.
Why it matters
The plan commits Singapore more deeply to gas-based power as it prepares for higher electricity demand, shaping procurement, grid planning, and import requirements through 2031. It also signals future demand for LNG infrastructure and gas supply contracts in a market where Asian buyers compete for flexible cargoes.
Singapore's Energy Market Authority on 2026-10-26 published a five-year Energy Infrastructure Plan to meet rising electricity demand. The plan calls for five new natural gas-fired power plants by 2031, lifting generation capacity by about 26%, and expanding LNG regasification capacity from 10 mtpa to 15 mtpa by 2030. The announcement turns demand growth assumptions into an official infrastructure buildout path, creating near-term implementation choices on procurement, permitting, land use, and fuel-security planning.
Watch for
Energy Market Authority publication of tender, licensing, or consultation documents for the first new generating units by 2026-10-30 Singapore LNG Corporation statement on terminal expansion scope, capacity phasing, or procurement steps by 2026-10-30 Ministry of Trade and Industry clarification on fuel-security measures or long-term LNG contracting linked to the plan by 2026-10-30 Energy Market Authority release of projected reserve-margin or demand-growth assumptions underpinning the 26% capacity increase by 2026-10-30