This is in line with HDB’s efforts to harness smart technologies to develop Smart Estates, one of the key pillars of the Smart HDB Town Framework. The data collected will help the Town Councils to optimise maintenance cycles of common services, as well as detect anomalies such as equipment fault. With the data, Town Councils can compare energy usage across HDB blocks, and track the demand and supply of energy for individual blocks in the estate. The meters will enable HDB and the Town Councils to monitor and analyse energy consumption patterns and the performance of common services at each block.
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On average, HDB blocks are able to achieve net-zero energy consumption at common areas.Ĩ Since the sixth SolarNova tender, vendors have been required to install smart electrical sub-meters at HDB blocks.
lifts, lights and water pumps) in HDB estates in the day, with excess energy channelled to the grid. (Photo to be credited to Sembcorp Industries)ħ Under the SolarNova programme, solar energy that is harnessed is first used to power common services (e.g. More than 8,400 HDB blocks have been committed for solar installation till date, to help reduce Singapore’s carbon footprint. We will continue to leverage new technologies and smart solutions to support the national goal of achieving a green and sustainable Singapore.” Our solar initiatives are a key part of the HDB Green Towns Programme, enabling us to achieve net-zero energy consumption in our HDB common areas. Today, there are over 10,000 HDB blocks in Singapore, and we strive to install solar panels on as many HDB blocks as possible. HDB’s 2030 target of 540 MWp could potentially generate 648 GWh of solar energy annually to power the equivalent of 135,000 4-room HDB flats.Ħ HDB’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tan Meng Dui said, “Our journey in building up our solar capabilities started 14 years ago on a small scale. This generates solar energy and helps to reduce carbon emissions, thereby mitigating the effects of climate change. Under the SolarNova programme, HDB aggregates public sector demand for the installation of solar panels across HDB blocks and government sites.
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One of the programme’s three focus areas is to reduce energy consumption from the grid through the harnessing of solar energy.ĥ HDB is the largest driver for the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Singapore today. These are also subject to tender timelines.Ĥ The HDB Green Towns programme, launched in 2020, aims to bring sustainable living to all existing HDB towns by 2030, with large-scale implementation of green features to improve residents’ quality of life. HDB has progressively rolled out batches of tenders over the years, so as to reap economies of scale and lower costs from the installation of solar panels at neighbouring blocks. This new target could potentially generate 648 GWh of solar energy annually, contributing towards the national solar targets of 1.5 gigawatt-peak (GWp) by 2025, and 2 GWp by 2030 as set out under the Singapore Green Plan.ģ The latest SolarNova tender, with a solar capacity of 75 megawatt-peak (MWp), aggregates public sector demand for the installation of solar panels across 1,290 HDB blocks and 99 government sites. This is equivalent to powering 95,000 4-room flats with solar energy.Ģ In 2019, HDB announced a new solar target of 540 MWp by 2030, after having achieved its earlier solar target of 220 MWp.
Including this SolarNova tender, HDB has committed a total solar capacity of 380 MWp for about 8,400 HDB blocks. It is also an integral part of the HDB Green Towns Programme (GTP), which aims to make HDB towns more sustainable and liveable. The SolarNova programme, led jointly by HDB and the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), accelerates the deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Singapore and helps drive the growth of Singapore’s solar industry. The Housing & Development Board (HDB) has called the seventh solar leasing tender under the SolarNova programme. With the launch of seventh SolarNova tender, HDB is on track to meet the target of 540MWp of solar PV capacity by 2030
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