DUBAI: Singapore plans to standardize guidelines for renewable energy certificates as part of its efforts to decarbonize its power sector and develop a regional grid, Reuters reported.
The Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are market-based instruments that certify how electricity is generated. Each certificate represents one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity that was generated and delivered to the grid using renewable energy sources.
Speaking at the Asian Clean Energy Summit, Tan See Leng, the minister for manpower and the second minister for trade and industry, said these guidelines will help Singapore and the region deploy renewable energy resources.
"The growth of a regional grid presents opportunities across the renewable energy value chain, and can leverage our current renewable energy ecosystem," said Tan.
The guidelines are the first of their kind in Southeast Asia and define which renewable energy sources — such as solar, wind and biomass — may be used to generate renewable energy certificates.











