Punggol to tap power of the sun

Forty-five Housing and Development Board (HDB) residential blocks in Punggol will be fitted with solar panels by the middle of next year in the island's first solar leasing project.

The solar power generated will be used in common areas, to power lifts, corridor and staircase lights, and water pumps, which make up about 10 per cent of the total electricity used within a block.

In awarding the tender to Sunseap Enterprises, the HDB said yesterday the company would design, finance, install, operate and maintain the two megawatt-peak solar photovoltaic systems.

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