Singapore’s national water agency selects DNV GL as technical advisor for 50 MW floating PV farm

DNV GL has been contracted by PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, as technical advisor for the 50 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project at the Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore.

The project is south-east Asia’s largest public tender for floating PV to date and will feature a pioneering business model consisting of both conventional and renewable energy components. DNV GL will support PUB throughout the tender preparation, bidding, design, construction and operational phases of the project. The Tengeh Reservoir floating solar PV project is due to be operational by 2021. It will power the reservoir’s water treatment facilities, eliminating 28,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year – the equivalent of about 6000 cars.

On June 7, PUB launched a public tender to seek proposals to design, build, own and run the project. As part of this process, DNV GL has been tasked to carry out preliminary design, independent energy assessment, technology benchmarking and business model studies which have now been completed.

DNV GL's role as a technical advisor will include providing tender support and proposal evaluation during the bidding phase. Subsequently, DNV GL will also carry out design reviews, testing and commissioning reviews during the construction phase as well as performance analysis and site testing when the project is operational.