Singapore eyes biomethane for energy sector decarbonisation

The city-state launched a sandbox for applications.

The Singapore Economic Development Board has issued a closed call for proposals to look into biomethane’s potential for power generation and industrial applications.

According to the Energy Market Authority (EMA), biomethane is a renewable fuel produced by upgrading biogas from organic waste or residues to almost pure methane, and is chemically identical to fossil-derived methane.

Methane is the main component of natural gas, which currently accounts for 95% of Singapore’s fuel mix for power generation.

“Biomethane enables emissions abatement without costly retrofits, as it can make use of the current natural gas infrastructure in Singapore,” EMA noted.

Biomethane also supports the continued use of existing combined-cycle gas turbines. It can be used interchangeably with natural gas, improving resilience against supply disruptions.

“The biomethane sandbox aims to catalyse market development by facilitating matchmaking between supply and demand in Singapore's energy ecosystem, whilst providing a controlled environment to test commercial viability and operational frameworks prior to broader market deployment beyond the 300 MW capacity of the sandbox,” authorities said.

Follow the link for more news on

Singapore Energy

A NOTE FROM SINGAPORE BUSINESS REVIEW

Reaching the people who run Asia's businesses is harder than it used to be.

Inboxes are crowded. Attention is short. The executives you most want to reach — the founders, CFOs, and operators who actually move budgets — are the hardest to find through the usual channels. If you're building a company, a category, or a reputation, you already know this.

We've spent twenty years building the room they read. Singapore Business Review is where senior decision makers in Singapore and across Southeast Asia come for business coverage they can't get elsewhere — in print, online, and in person at the summits and roundtables we host across seven markets.

If you have something these readers should know about — a point of view worth publishing, a product worth their attention, an event worth their time — we'd like to hear what you're trying to do.

Book a meeting

| Or download the media kit (PDF)

240,000 senior readers quarterly in print Top 1,700 Singapore companies reached

7 markets across Southeast Asia

Top News

Specialty chemicals manufacturing facility on Jurong Island for sale

The fully equipped facility is clean and ready to be recommissioned.

Commercial Property

6 hours ago

September surge masks looming export slowdown to 6% in 2027

Maybank raised its 2026 forecast to 27% from 18% in the same report.Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) growth could slow to 6% in 2027 as supply chain pressures and higher financing costs weigh on shipment momentum, Maybank Research Pte Ltd said.

Economy

10 hours ago

Nearly half of workers report six or more unpaid hours a week, report says