MPA completes solar rollout at Marina South Pier

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has completed the installation of a solar energy generation system at Marina South Pier (MSP).

Opened in 2006 to replace Clifford Pier, MSP has served as Singapore’s primary passenger ferry terminal for the Southern Islands while also facilitating crew changes for ships calling at the port.

The solarisation project is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from MPA’s shore-based operations and forms part of the public sector’s wider solarisation push under the GreenGov.SG sustainability movement.

A total of 1,092 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels have been installed across roughly 3,200 square metres of rooftop and canopy space at the pier.

The system can generate up to 780,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity annually, equivalent to the yearly consumption of about 180 four-room HDB flats.

That output is expected to meet a significant share of MSP’s electricity needs, with the pier’s electrical systems to be progressively upgraded to optimise use of the renewable supply.

The system will also support current and future charging demand from electric harbour craft operating at the pier, a detail with direct relevance for operators tracking the pace of harbour craft electrification in the port.

The MSP project sits within a broader MPA effort to expand renewable energy use across its shore-based facilities. The authority is separately replacing diesel generators used to power equipment on Pulau Satumu, with the island expected to run entirely on renewable electricity before the end of 2027.