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4.25. The Government is accelerating the solar deployment in Singapore, such as through the SolarNova programme. The Government has not created feed-in tariffs.

4.26. The Government is also working closely with the industry to develop energy storage solutions (ESS), which aim to support solar deployment. EMA launched the ACCESS programme to facilitate ESS adoption in Singapore by promoting use cases and business models. The programme also looks at securing space, marrying demand with solutions, and facilitating regulatory approvals for ESS deployment. (...) Most recently, EMA and Keppel O&M awarded a research grant to pilot Singapore's first floating energy storage system, which also aims to explore a battery stacking solution.

4.28. Singapore is also planning to explore emerging low-carbon solutions (e.g. carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies, and hydrogen) to reduce its carbon footprint.

4.31. The electricity sector is now fully unbundled. There are 15 electricity generation licensees. Three of them generate power for their own use or supply power as a by-product (e.g. waste to energy plants), (...).

4.33. (...) In July 2017, the Government unveiled a plan for a smart grid that consolidates thermal, gas, and solar powers.

4.179. The traditional support instruments for the maritime sector remained mainly unchanged (with extensions until 2026, where applicable) during the review period. They comprise:(...)•the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative (MSGI), which seeks to reduce the environmental impact of shipping and related activities and to promote clean and green shipping in Singapore. In 2011, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore pledged to invest up to SGD 100 million over five years through the MSGI. In 2019, the initiative was extended until 31 December 2024 and enhanced to promote decarbonization of shipping. It is a comprehensive initiative comprising four programmes: (i) the Green Ship Programme, which entitles qualifying Singapore-flagged ships to benefit from registration fee reductions and an annual tonnage tax refund; (ii) the Green Port Programme, which grants qualifying ocean-going ships calling at the Port of Singapore the benefit of a 25% 35% reduction in port fees; (iii) the Green Energy and Technology Programme, which attributes grants to technology solution providers to develop and conduct pilot trials in Singapore for technologies that can help vessels meet the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2030 emissions targets; and (iv) the Green Awareness Programme, which encourages companies to pursue advanced sustainability reporting in areas of carbon reporting and internal carbon pricing.

4.186. There are no nationality requirements for officers and crews serving on Singapore registered ships; foreign certificates of competency are accepted. (...) Singapore is a party to all major IMO conventions on ship safety and marine pollution prevention.

Table A3.1 Selected tax and non-tax incentives, and SME support, 2020
Economic Development Board
Scheme: Resource Efficiency Grant for Energy
Description: Co-funding to achieve greenhouse gas emissions abatement. Funding support of up to 50% of qualifying costs.
Eligibility: Singapore-registered companies in the manufacturing and data centre sectors, with group annual sales turnover of more than SGD 500 million.

Table A3.2 Changes to SPS requirements for food products, October 2015-August 2020
Trade-related measure: Draft Food (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Brief description: (...) requirement that food products labelled as "organic" (or similar terms) must be certified as organic under an inspection and certification system that complies with the Codex Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods (...).
Effective date: February 2016
Link to Singapore Food Agency (SFA) website/WTO notification and date: https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/SFA1973-RG1; G/SPS/N/SGP/56, 27/10/2015

1.1. The Government of the Sultanate of Oman continued to adopt a trade policy based on economic openness despite the world economic crisis and regional challenges this policy continues to be based on four pillars: sustainable development with a stable macroeconomic framework; (...).