Singapore's housing board unveils largest solar tender on record

With a capacity of 40 MWp.

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) today unveiled Singapore's largest solar tender to date.

This tender consolidates the needs of various government agencies and requests a capacity of 40 megawatt-peak (MWp).

Photovoltaic (PV) systems will be installed at eight Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Public Utilities Board (PUB) sites and 900 HDB blocks, the HDB said in a joint release with the Economic Development Board (EDB).

The MHA sites are located at Tuas Checkpoint, Woodlands Checkpoint, Home Team Academy, Airport Police Division and MHA HQ at Phoenix Park.

The PUB sites will be at Changi Water Reclamation Plant, Bedok Waterworks and WaterHub.

The solar leasing tender will close on Aug 14, 2015, and is estimated to be awarded in the fourth quarter of 2015.