DNV GL has been contracted by Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, as technical advisor for the 50 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project at the Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore. When completed, the floating solar project will be one of the largest single floating solar systems globally.
The project is south-east Asia’s largest public tender for floating PV to date and will consisting of both conventional and renewable energy components. DNV GL will support PUB during the tender preparation, bidding, design, construction and operational phases of the project.
The Tengeh Reservoir floating solar PV project is planned to start operations by 2021. It will power the reservoir’s water treatment facilities, cutting 28,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
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Currently, solar power is Singapore’s most viable renewable energy source, with the emerging technology of floating PV offering an attractive way to enhance the use of space while increasing the level of green energy.
In addition, on June 7, PUB launched a public tender to find proposals to design, build, own and operate the 50MW floating solar PV Project at Tengeh Reservoir. Under this process, DNV GL’s has been tasked to perform preliminary design, independent energy assessment, technology benchmarking and business model studies which have now been completed.
During the bidding phase, DNV GL will provide tender support and proposal evaluation. In addition, DNV GL will also conduct design reviews, testing and commissioning reviews during the construction phase as well as performance analysis and site testing when the project is operating.
