Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) has signed a long-term agreement with Experia Events to install, own and operate rooftop solar panels with a total capacity of a 6.3-megawatt peak, atop its flagship facility, Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC) in Singapore.
Built on a sprawling 30-hectare site, the Changi Exhibition Centre is a multi-dimensional facility that has hosted many key aviation, sporting and lifestyle events in Singapore. The rooftop solar energy system, comprising over 15,000 solar panels, will be built on top of the facility’s 40,000 square meter exhibition hall. It will help to power the onsite operations at CEC and any surplus power generated from this system will be channeled to the grid.
Upon completion and installation of the solar energy system in November 2019, it is expected to produce over 7,840-megawatt hours of power annually. This is enough renewable energy to power more than 1,750 four-room HDB flats for a year.
The solar energy system will also help avoid over 3.2 million kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions a year, equivalent to the emissions avoided from taking around 715 cars off the road or planting over 39,000 trees.
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