The Government of Singapore has announced targets to reduce emissions from land transport by 80 per cent by 2050. To support this ambition, the Ministry of Transport (MoTr) will deploy clean energy bus fleets, roll out incentives to promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) and the use of solar panels for transportation.
By 2040, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) intends to power all of the country’s bus fleets from renewable sources, with 60 electric buses already acquired and deployed. Until 2030, the majority of new fleet acquired will be electric. By 2025, the agency plans to replace over 400 diesel buses that have reached the end of their legal lifetime.
In addition, Singapore-based taxi companies have pledged that by 2030, at least 50 per cent of their cabs will be electric. To support this transition, the LTA will increase the legal lifespan of all electric taxis from eight to ten years.
LTA will also install solar panels on the rooftops of new or recently-upgraded land transportation infrastructure, including rail and bus terminals, offices, and facility buildings, to offset carbon emissions and minimise energy costs. Solar panels will also be installed on additional land transportation infrastructure, such as the future Integrated Train Testing Centre, pedestrian overhead bridges, and covered linkways, through an open tender.
Around 20MWp of additional solar capacity will be available through the open tender, which will be sufficient to charge up to 285 single decker e-buses for a period of 12 months. This will enable LTA to meet its goals of deploying 16 MWp of solar energy by 2025 and 25 MWp by 2030.
The land transport system in Singapore is the country’s third largest source of emissions, accounting for 15 per cent of total emissions.
