To ensure a continuous supply of solar energy, even on cloudy and rainy days, a new, large-scale battery storage system has been built on Jurong Island, spans 2ha of land in the Banyan and Sakra regions on Jurong Island, or the equivalent of four football fields.
Said by Sembcorp to be the largest in South-east Asia, it offers a solution to intermittent power generation, long a problem for countries as they shift towards renewable sources of energy.
The storage system helps to regulate electricity supply and demand more efficiently, enhancing the resilience of the electricity grid.
Sembcorp said that the energy storage system has a maximum storage capacity of 285 megawatt hour (MWh), and, in a single discharge, can meet the electricity needs of around 24,000 four-room HDB households for one day.
Koh Chiap Khiong, Sembcorp Industries’ chief executive for Singapore and South-East Asia, who was also at the launch, said that more than 3,000MWh of energy has been discharged from the battery to the grid since the system began operating late last year.
The battery storage system can also provide reserves to the power grid, which can free up power generation plants to generate more electricity to meet demand when needed, said the company.
According to thestar.com.my
