The Lianhe Zaobao reported on July 28 that Singapore's Minister of Manpower, Dr. Tan See Leng, in an interview in his capacity as Cabinet Director for Energy, Technology, and Science, cited data from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) stating that building a comprehensive ASEAN power grid, from upstream renewable energy generation to downstream equipment manufacturing such as solar panels, power Byddai cydgysylltwyr, a cheblau llongau tanfor, yn gofyn am gyfanswm buddsoddiad o US $ 764 biliwn. Dywedodd y byddai adeiladu grid pŵer ASEAN yn rhoi hwb i'r economi ranbarthol, yn denu mewnlifiadau cyfalaf tramor sylweddol, ac yn hyrwyddo buddsoddiad adeiladu. Byddai integreiddio grid hefyd yn lleihau costau system cynhyrchu pŵer cyffredinol ac yn helpu Singapore, sydd heb ynni adnewyddadwy, i gyflawni ei darged allyriadau net-sero erbyn 2050.
"With a robust government-to-government cooperation framework, these projects will more easily secure funding, including from the public and private sectors, and even long-term philanthropic funds. Our vision is to unlock the potential of this sector through cooperation between nations," said Dr. Tan See Leng, noting that Singapore, as a buyer of renewable energy, can promote related investment and collaborate with other international partners, such as sovereign wealth funds, Banc y Byd, a Banc Datblygu Asiaidd, i gefnogi datblygiad parhaus y prosiectau hyn.
