Energy Efficiency National Partnership
Sustainable Singapore Blueprint
The Sustainable Singapore Blueprint was released in Apr 2009. It documents the findings and recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Sustainable Development that was set up in Jan 2008 to formulate a national strategy for Singapore's sustainable development. In this blueprint, the Government has set a target to achieve a 35% improvement in energy efficiency from the 2005 level by 2030.
The industry sector in Singapore accounts for almost 60% of total energy consumption. A large part of this is from the energy intensive industries such as the petroleum refining, petrochemical, electronics, wafer fabrication, and pharmaceutical industries. The industry sector has substantial scope for adopting cost-effective energy efficiency solutions that would contribute to its economic competitiveness.
From 2013, the Government will be introducing mandatory energy management requirements for large energy users which consume more than 15 GWh in the industry sector under an Energy Conservation Act. These include the appointment of energy managers, reporting of energy use and submission of energy efficiency improvement plans.
Target Companies
The EENP is targeted at companies that are large energy consumers especially those that consume more than 15GWh per year, as well as companies that are interested in improving their energy efficiency and implementing energy management practices.
Core elements
Companies will be encouraged to adopt an Energy Management System so that the measurement and management of energy consumption, as well as the identification of energy efficiency improvements is undertaken systematically.
The EENP Learning Network aims to provide industry with opportunities to learn and share energy efficient technologies and best practices on various platforms such as high level fora that are targeted at top management, conferences and technical workshops targeted at senior and middle management teams and technical staff, and learning journeys in the forms of site-visits and roundtable discussions. Energy efficiency technical workshops on industrial systems will also be organized to provide intensive training to engineers and practitioners in energy efficiency so as to develop their capabilities.
The EENP Learning Network will be augmented by energy efficiency benchmarking studies that would be conducted in collaboration with industry, to help companies to determine their energy efficiency improvement potential and identify cost-effective measures that they can implement to improve energy productivity.
EENP Partners who have implemented excellent energy management practices and demonstrated tangible results in improving energy efficiency will be recognized through a national recognition scheme.
Benefits for EENP Partners
EENP partners can expect the following benefits, such as:
- Leveraging on government incentive schemes such as the Energy Efficiency Improvement Assistance Scheme (EASe), the Grant for Energy Efficient Technologies (GREET) and the Design for Efficiency (DfE) to support their energy efficiency initiatives,
- Networking with other companies and participating in benchmarking studies conducted by government agencies such as the NEA, EMA, EDB and IDA,
- Gaining access to energy efficiency best practices, toolkits and case studies, including participating in study/field trips, and
- Receiving national recognition for achievements in energy efficiency and energy management.
Key Commitment as an EENP Partner
EENP Partners will work towards adopting in-house energy management systems. This will involve appointing energy managers, developing energy policies, establishing energy targets and implementing energy efficiency improvement plans.
Enquiries
Companies that are interested to join the EENP may contact us via email.
