The Housing Board (HDB) launched a tender on Friday (Feb 25) to install solar panels on 1,290 HDB blocks and 99 government sites.

SINGAPORE: The Housing Board (HDB) launched a tender on Friday February 25 to install solar panels on 1,290 HDB blocks and 99 government sites.

With a solar capacity of 75 megawatt-peak (MWp), the SolarNova tender will meet the demand for HDB apartments in the municipalities of Bishan-Toa Payoh, Tanjong Pagar and Jurong-Clementi.

Government sites include 57 schools, 37 sites on the Singapore Polytechnic campus, Fuchun CC, two Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sites, the Examinations and Assessment Council office building of Singapore and the future Khatib polyclinic.

HDB said this is the main driver for the installation of solar PV systems in Singapore today.

By including this tender, it “committed a total solar capacity of 380 MWp for approximately 8,400 HDB blocks”. This is equivalent to powering 95,000 four-room apartments with solar energy, he added.

2,700 HDB blocks have been installed with solar panels to date.

The seventh solar rental tender will close on May 20, 2022 and is expected to be awarded in the fourth quarter of 2022. Installation of the solar PV systems is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2025.