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The primary political factors that can affect the entire industry are the effort of the Singaporean government to maintain the country as a clean and green city. Thus, it includes different climate change mitigation policy, extensive re-using of water, increasing recycling rates as well as continued introduction of the green spaces. As a result, different businesses have also been called to play their part, including different government agencies such as the Agency for Science Technology and Research, the Building and Construction Authority, International Enterprise Singapore and the Economic Development Board (Singapore Economic Development Board 2008).
In 2007, the Clean Energy has been elevated as a strategic growth areas for the country, thus a comprehensive blueprint has been drawn up in order to focus on the clean energy industry in the country, spearheaded by the Clean Energy Programme Office or CEPO (Singapore Economic Development Board 2008).
In terms of legislations and government regulations the Gas Act (Amendment) was passed by the Parliament in May 2007 and makes important changes to the Gas Act, that includes extending the regulatory oversight of the EMA that covers the shipping of gas, the retailing of gas, the management and operation of onshore receiving facilities as well as liquefied natural gas or LNG terminals, the production of town gas as well the importation of natural gas as well as LNG. It also includes the enhancement of EMA’s powers under the Section 38 of the Gas Act regarding the provision of the access to the relevant facilities as well as allocation of gas in offshore gas pipelines (Energy Market Authority 2008).
On the other hand, the Singaporean energy market is also in transition. The country is in the early stages of restructuring its electric power sector that transform the monopoly into a competitive market (). Singapore liberalized the energy industries and introduces competition in order to drive efficiency and keep the energy more affordable.
This has been done by ensuring that the trading of crude oil and petroleum products were done by different private sector, where in the government does not impose any requirements for refiners or private oil companies that are operating in the country to hold a minimum stockpile. The reason behind the said action is to ensure that the benefits from competition in the generation are passed on to the consumers (International Energy Agency 2004).
Above all, it is also important to consider that there is growing awareness as well as the growing numbers of international pressure groups that are pushing the green energy.
The primary political factors that can affect the entire industry are the effort of the Singaporean government to maintain the country as a clean and green city. Thus, it includes different climate change mitigation policy, extensive re-using of water, increasing recycling rates as well as continued introduction of the green spaces. As a result, different businesses have also been called to play their part, including different government agencies such as the Agency for Science Technology and Research, the Building and Construction Authority, International Enterprise Singapore and the Economic Development Board (Singapore Economic Development Board 2008).
In 2007, the Clean Energy has been elevated as a strategic growth areas for the country, thus a comprehensive blueprint has been drawn up in order to focus on the clean energy industry in the country, spearheaded by the Clean Energy Programme Office or CEPO (Singapore Economic Development Board 2008).
In terms of legislations and government regulations the Gas Act (Amendment) was passed by the Parliament in May 2007 and makes important changes to the Gas Act, that includes extending the regulatory oversight of the EMA that covers the shipping of gas, the retailing of gas, the management and operation of onshore receiving facilities as well as liquefied natural gas or LNG terminals, the production of town gas as well the importation of natural gas as well as LNG. It also includes the enhancement of EMA’s powers under the Section 38 of the Gas Act regarding the provision of the access to the relevant facilities as well as allocation of gas in offshore gas pipelines (Energy Market Authority 2008).
On the other hand, the Singaporean energy market is also in transition. The country is in the early stages of restructuring its electric power sector that transform the monopoly into a competitive market (). Singapore liberalized the energy industries and introduces competition in order to drive efficiency and keep the energy more affordable.
This has been done by ensuring that the trading of crude oil and petroleum products were done by different private sector, where in the government does not impose any requirements for refiners or private oil companies that are operating in the country to hold a minimum stockpile. The reason behind the said action is to ensure that the benefits from competition in the generation are passed on to the consumers (International Energy Agency 2004).
Above all, it is also important to consider that there is growing awareness as well as the growing numbers of international pressure groups that are pushing the green energy.