Singapore and Malaysia are looking to expand cooperation into areas such as electricity trading and renewable energy cooperation.
This is on top of existing infrastructure projects such as the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) for business and investment, and the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, which is slated to start operations by end-2026.
Speaking to Singapore media on Jan 7 at the end of the 11th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said one major project in the works is the import of electricity from Sarawak via undersea cables.
Besides the JS-SEZ agreement, six memorandums of understanding and a letter of intent were exchanged on Jan 7 at the Leaders’ Retreat, where PM Wong was hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Areas covered included carbon storage and capture and carbon credits cooperation.
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