The green initiative will allow the precincts - Jurong, Aljunied, Telok Blangah, Bishan, Ang Mo Kio and Jalan Besar - to each save about $40,000 a year, according to the HDB on Monday. -- PHOTO: HDB
SOLAR panels will be installed at 30 HDB blocks in six precincts across the island in a $2.3 million initiative announced on Monday.
The roof panels will be able to power all common area services such as lighting, lifts and pumps.
The green initiative will allow the precincts - Jurong, Aljunied, Telok Blangah, Bishan, Ang Mo Kio and Jalan Besar - to each save about $40,000 a year, according to the HDB on Monday.
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Installation of panels - they will cover a total area 1.5 times the size of a football field and serve about 3,000 flats - is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
Each block will have about 150 of the panels, which measure s 1.8 metre by one metre and should last for 20 years or more. HDB chief executive Tay Kim Poh said that as the largest developer in Singapore, HDB could play a leading role in supporting efforts towards sustainable development. 'We see a lot of potential in developing clean, renewable energy; and particularly solar energy, given our extensive coverage of HDB blocks all over Singapore,' he added
The roof panels will be able to power all common area services such as lighting, lifts and pumps.
The green initiative will allow the precincts - Jurong, Aljunied, Telok Blangah, Bishan, Ang Mo Kio and Jalan Besar - to each save about $40,000 a year, according to the HDB on Monday.
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Installation of panels - they will cover a total area 1.5 times the size of a football field and serve about 3,000 flats - is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
Each block will have about 150 of the panels, which measure s 1.8 metre by one metre and should last for 20 years or more. HDB chief executive Tay Kim Poh said that as the largest developer in Singapore, HDB could play a leading role in supporting efforts towards sustainable development. 'We see a lot of potential in developing clean, renewable energy; and particularly solar energy, given our extensive coverage of HDB blocks all over Singapore,' he added
