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The power sector is a significant contributor to Singapore's total emissions.
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SINGAPORE - Electricity prices in Singapore have gone up again for the fifth quarter in a row since the start of 2021.
The latest increase of almost 10 per cent - from 25.44 cents to 27.94 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) before the goods and services tax - was due to "significantly higher global gas and oil prices exacerbated by the conflict in Ukraine", grid operator SP Group said last Thursday (March 31) .
