[x] Technical Visits

31 October 2025, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Energy Market Company: Operating Asia’s First Liberalised Electricity Market Operator  

Energy Market Company (EMC) operates the wholesale electricity market of the National Electricity Market of Singapore (NEMS), Asia’s first liberalised electricity market. EMC manages real-time market operations including price calculation, generation scheduling, settlement and governance. The platform ensures transparent, competitive and secure electricity transactions to meet Singapore’s national energy needs.  

Learning Objective

The visit aims to provide insights into the structure and operation of Singapore’s liberalised electricity market. It covers how electricity is centrally dispatched, competitively traded and priced in the National Electricity Market of Singapore (NEMS). Participants will gain a clearer understanding of how transparency, efficiency and governance are maintained in a highly urbanised and demand-driven power system.

  • Limited Slots: Only 50 participants can join this site visit. 
  • Dress Code: Covered walking shoes and long pants are required.

Singapore District Cooling: World’s Largest Underground District Cooling Network 

The Marina Bay District Cooling Network, operated by SP Group, is the world’s largest underground district cooling system. Located beneath Singapore’s central business district, the system delivers centrally chilled water for air-conditioning to 23 buildings through a closed-loop network. It is designed to maximise energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact by integrating thermal energy storage, high-performance chillers and real-time optimisation controls. The system has maintained uninterrupted operation since 2006 and is projected to serve 32 buildings by 2027, contributing to Singapore’s long-term sustainable urban development.  

Learning Objectives

This visit aims to demonstrates how large-scale district cooling supports energy efficiency and urban sustainability. It offers a real-world example of how centralised systems are designed, scale and maintained in dense city environments to support long-term carbon reduction goals. 

  • Limited Slots: Only 80 participants can join this site visit. 
  • Dress Code: Covered walking shoes and long pants are required.
Labrador Underground Substation: Southeast Asia’s Largest Underground Substation Rises  

The Labrador Underground Substation, developed by SP Group, is Southeast Asia’s first large-scale underground 230kV substation. Situated beneath a future 34-storey development, the site demonstrates how high-voltage electrical infrastructure can be integrated below ground in land-scarce urban environments. It showcases engineering solutions such as low-fire-risk equipment, integrated cooling systems and vibration-controlled construction techniques. Therefore, enabling reliable power distribution while optimising surface land use for city planning.  

 

Learning Objectives

 

The visit offers a close look at how high-voltage substations can be integrated underground in urban infrastructure. It demonstrates engineering solutions that address spatial, safety and reliability challenges, showcasing how much designs optimise land use and support future-ready grid development. 

  • Limited Slots: Only 100 participants can join this site visit. 
  • Dress Code: Fire-retardant clothing (FRC) and safety boots are required. 
      *Only 20 safety helmets available on site – participants are encouraged to bring their own 

Sembcorp Tengeh Floating Solar: Singapore’s First Utility-Scale PV on Inland Reservoirs 

The Sembcorp Tengeh Floating Solar Farm, located on Tengeh Reservoir, is Singapore’s first utility-scale inland floating solar PV system. With a generation capacity of 60MWp across 45 hectares, the installation supports the operation of five national water treatment plants, supporting a fully green waterworks system. The system integrates floating structures designed for reservoir conditions, high-efficiency solar modules, advanced monitoring technologies such as drone-based electroluminescence imaging for asset diagnostics under tropical conditions.    

Learning Objectives

Delegates will gain insights into system design, operations and maintenance considerations, and environmental integration strategies for reservoir-based floating solar infrastructure.  

 

  • Limited Slots: Only 36 participants can join this site visit. 
  • Covered walking shoes and long pants 
 

SUTD Campus: Cyber-Physical Security at the iTrust Research Facility  

The iTrust facility at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is a specialised environment for studying and testing of cyber-physical vulnerabilities in industrial systems. The facility features interconnected equipment used to simulate cyberattacks on operational technology, helping researchers and engineers understand risk scenarios across sectors in water, power, and manufacturing.   

Learning Objectives

The visit provides insight into how cyber threats to energy and infrastructure systems are studied in controlled testbed environments. Delegates will gain hands-on experience how realistic scenarios are used to improve response strategies and system resilience. 

  • Limited Slots: Only 45 participants can join this site visit.