Singapore reveals one of the largest floating solar power plants in the world

Singapore unveiled on Wednesday one of the largest floating solar power plants in the world, with an area equivalent to 45 football fields, an initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the city-state.

A total of 122.000 solar panels have been installed on the water reservoir of Tengeh.They should make it possible to produce the electricity necessary for the five Singaporean Water Treatment factories.

The city is one of the largest Asian greenhouse gas transmitters, per capita.And the small amount of land available is a challenge for the establishment of renewable energy projects.Hence the solution to install offshore power plants or on its water deductions.

The floating solar power plant can produce up to 60 megawatts of electricity and will allow a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to the withdrawal of 7.000 cars of the roads, according to Semborp Industries and the Singaporean Pub Water Management Agency, the two partners in the creation of this power station.

Singapore has also created solar farms in the Strait of Johor who separates Singapore from the Malaysian peninsula, and others on the ground.The city-state threatened by the rise of waters due to climate change, is well aware of the urgency to reduce CO2 emissions, but observers find its efforts for the moment timid.

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The Singaporean government unveiled in February a "green plan" which plans to plant trees, to reduce the quantities of waste sent to the discharges and to multiply the recharging terminals for electric cars.

It also plans to multiply by four solar energy production, up to 2% of the country's consumption in 2025, and 3% in 2030, which corresponds to the needs of 350.000 households per year.

Despite its desire to become greener, the city-state will find it difficult to free itself from its dependence on natural gas, which provides 95% of its electricity, and to reduce its emissions without harming to refining and petrochemical sectors.

Solar farm projects will not be enough if they are not accompanied by a greater commitment for the reduction of emissions, had estimated in March Red Constantino, Executive Director of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, based inPhilippines.

Singapore has undertaken to reduce by two by 2050 its level of emissions of 2030 and to achieve the objective of zero emission "as soon as possible" afterwards.These objectives are set back compared to those of other developed economies, and the Climate Action Tracker, an independent assessment organization described them as "very insufficient".