Singapore Energy Interconnections, SP Group, and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) have signed a Joint Development Agreement to conduct a feasibility study for a second electricity interconnection between Singapore and Malaysia. Announced at the 43rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, the project aims to enhance energy cooperation and increase cross-border electricity trade capacity to 2,000 megawatts by 2030.
The agreement was signed by TNB’s President and CEO, Datuk Ir. Megat Jalaluddin Bin Megat Hassan, SP PowerGrid’s CEO, Jimmy Khoo, and SGEI’s CEO, Ong Teng Koon. The ceremony was witnessed by Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister, YAB Datuk Amar Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, and Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Energy, Dr Tan See Leng.
This study follows a successful pre-feasibility study completed in May 2025, which found no technical barriers to the project. Datuk Ir. Megat Jalaluddin Bin Megat Hassan stated, “The upcoming feasibility study for the second Malaysia–Singapore interconnection is a crucial step towards expanding cross-border electricity trade.”
SP Group’s Group CEO, Stanley Huang, emphasised the importance of regional grid connectivity, saying, “This study will be the conduit for closer collaboration with Malaysia to enhance energy security through diversified low carbon energy sources.”
The first interconnection, established in 1983 and upgraded in 2022, currently supports two cross-border electricity trade projects. The second interconnection is expected to further the ASEAN Power Grid vision, strengthening regional grid connectivity and electricity trade.
