Singapore Approves Next Stage of Vietnam-Malaysia 1.3 GW Renewable Power Link
A conditional regulatory decision allows developers to advance a cross-border electricity corridor, with imports targeted for 2035 and further approvals still required.
Singapore's Energy Market Authority has granted conditional approval to a proposed renewable electricity import project connecting Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, moving a planned regional power corridor into its next development phase.
The decision, announced on Monday, 26 October, covers a proposal to import up to 1.3 gigawatts of electricity into Singapore. Sembcorp Utilities, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, is the designated importer. The project remains subject to additional regulatory and commercial requirements, and conditional approval is not a final construction or operating licence.
The Vietnam-Malaysia-Singapore initiative is designed to draw on offshore wind resources in Vietnam together with solar generation and battery energy storage in Malaysia. Under the proposed arrangement, power generated in Vietnam would be transmitted through Malaysia, which would act both as a recipient of electricity and as a transit country for supplies to Singapore.
The development partners include PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation and Sembcorp Utilities, working with MY Energy Consortium, whose members are Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional and Petronas. The groups signed a joint development agreement in May 2025 and have since worked on technical and commercial plans.
The developers are targeting the start of imports in 2035. That date is a project objective rather than a guarantee: the companies still need to secure remaining approvals and complete the arrangements required to build and finance the cross-border infrastructure.
The proposal forms part of broader efforts to expand electricity trade in Southeast Asia and connect renewable generation with demand centres. For Singapore, which has limited land available for large-scale domestic renewable generation, importing low-carbon power is one option for diversifying supply. For Malaysia and Vietnam, the proposed link could create additional roles in regional electricity production and transmission.
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