Singapore

The 13th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition has opened applications from university founders and recent graduates building deep tech for urban and sustainability challenges.

Choco Up, a Singapore-based financing platform for small and medium-sized enterprises in Asia, has appointed John Lim as senior advisor.

Singapore's ST Engineering has secured S$5.6 billion ($4.3 billion) in new contracts in the third quarter of 2026, bringing its total contract wins for the first nine months of the year to S$13.2 billion.

Wealthsimple, a Canadian financial services company, has agreed to an equity round of up to C$425 million ($302 million) at a post-money valuation of C$13.8 billion.

Singapore will invest up to S$5.3 billion ($4.14 billion) in expanding its electricity grid between 2025 and 2029, as the country prepares for rising power demand from energy-intensive industries such as semiconductor manufacturing and data centers.

To further harness solar energy, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) is stepping up efforts to develop and deploy innovative solar energy technologies in partnership with private and public sectors.

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore and New Zealand’s Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko will deepen cooperation on electricity market regulation and the transition to a low-carbon energy future, under a memorandum of arrangements (MOA).

With Singapore’s new target of deploying 4 gigawatt-peak (GWp) of solar by 2035, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) is stepping up efforts to unlock more opportunities for solar deployment.

JTC said on Tuesday it is piloting new ways to harness solar energy from unconventional spaces in its industrial estates in Singapore.

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has appointed a panel of consultants to support Singapore’s preparations for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) Phase 1 Mission in 2027.