Singapore

Upper tariff ceiling for the tender is at 4.3 cents per kWh.

Construction will begin Q3 of 2018.

Improvement can be "painstakingly slow"--how should countries improve?

The solar boom may be fizzling out in some countries, but definitely not in Southeast Asia.

Tender and auction schemes may be winning.

Only one month left before WNE 2018.

This is after its acquisition by Global Infrastructure Partners.

Widely known to have vast solar potential, Southeast Asian countries have used a variety of methods to drive solar deployment in the last several years. However, the timing and efficacy of each country’s initiatives have varied considerably, leading to vastly different levels of historical solar growth. Thailand, for example, implemented pioneering programs years ago, generating a considerable number of solar projects, but currently provides very little support for new solar. Vietnam and Malaysia, on the other hand, have just recently ramped up their solar efforts, but are doing so with what appears to be considerable success.

It will stop investing in nuclear projects in conflict with international standards.

Last year, while presenting Singapore’s budget for 2017, the Singapore Finance Minister announced that Singapore will impose a tax on greenhouse gas emissions starting from 2019. At the time, the government announced that the tax would lie in the range of S$ 10 – 20 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.

40 of 56 reactors under construction globally are in the region.

Will utilising it prove to be boon or bane?

It wants to achieve double-digit ROE in five years and renewables business growth amongst others.

The launch comes prior to Singapore's full retail electricity market liberalisation.

Renewables capacity expansion in China and India will serve as strong tailwinds.

Utility-scale solar PV continues to grow at a breakneck pace, driven by continually falling prices, including 19.7 USD/MWh in the recent Mexico auction and 17.9 USD/MWh in the recent Saudi Arabia auction – price levels that were nearly inconceivable even just a few years ago.