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<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=452><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width=452 colSpan=2>Published June 30, 2010
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=452 colSpan=2>Energy self-sufficiency not possible: MM
By UMA SHANKARI
(SINGAPORE) Singapore could well achieve self-sufficiency in water by 2061, but energy self-sufficiency is not possible, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday.
'There's no chance of that,' said Mr Lee, who was speaking at a dialogue session held as part of the ongoing World Cities Summit and Singapore International Water Week. He was responding to a question about whether Singapore could become energy independent eventually.
Right now, Singapore uses natural gas to generate 80 per cent of its electricity, with the bulk of it coming from Indonesia. Recent media reports have said that Indonesia wants to renegotiate the terms of its natural gas supply contract with Singapore.
Yesterday, Mr Lee said that Singapore's 'neighbours' are thinking of upping the price of gas exports despite a contract being in place. To ensure a steady supply, Singapore is building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and will buy and store gas from Qatar.
Singapore is also looking at generating more electricity from renewable resources but faces obstacles, Mr Lee said.
Using wind power, he said, is 'out'. And while using solar power is possible, it is not economical at the moment to buy solar panels for use on a large scale, he said.
=> Cos FAPee TRAITORS have not yet thought of a way to milk from Sporns using these technologies?
Nuclear energy, on the other hand, could destroy the whole island if something goes wrong, Mr Lee said.
=> Isn't his butch-in-law exploring this option?
He added jokingly: 'We are tossing around the idea of buying a submarine nuclear generator which we can put on a floating platform, and if it leaks, we take it out into the Pacific (Ocean).'
Answering a question on the most difficult problem he faced while transforming Singapore from a Third World to a First World city, Mr Lee said the key challenge was getting people to support the government's policies.
When Singapore first attained independence, it was a 'very untidy city, with litter, filth, people urinating on the streets,' he said.
'To stop all that, to have a litter- free country and no vandalism and no graffiti, you need discipline,' Mr Lee said.
'We had graffiti experts from England and Switzerland who came here to try to break our laws. Well, we caught one of them and he has to pay the penalty. It's harsh, but that is the way to keep it as it is,' he said, drawing some laughs from the audience.
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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=452 colSpan=2>Energy self-sufficiency not possible: MM
By UMA SHANKARI
(SINGAPORE) Singapore could well achieve self-sufficiency in water by 2061, but energy self-sufficiency is not possible, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday.
'There's no chance of that,' said Mr Lee, who was speaking at a dialogue session held as part of the ongoing World Cities Summit and Singapore International Water Week. He was responding to a question about whether Singapore could become energy independent eventually.
Right now, Singapore uses natural gas to generate 80 per cent of its electricity, with the bulk of it coming from Indonesia. Recent media reports have said that Indonesia wants to renegotiate the terms of its natural gas supply contract with Singapore.
Yesterday, Mr Lee said that Singapore's 'neighbours' are thinking of upping the price of gas exports despite a contract being in place. To ensure a steady supply, Singapore is building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and will buy and store gas from Qatar.
Singapore is also looking at generating more electricity from renewable resources but faces obstacles, Mr Lee said.
Using wind power, he said, is 'out'. And while using solar power is possible, it is not economical at the moment to buy solar panels for use on a large scale, he said.
=> Cos FAPee TRAITORS have not yet thought of a way to milk from Sporns using these technologies?
Nuclear energy, on the other hand, could destroy the whole island if something goes wrong, Mr Lee said.
=> Isn't his butch-in-law exploring this option?
He added jokingly: 'We are tossing around the idea of buying a submarine nuclear generator which we can put on a floating platform, and if it leaks, we take it out into the Pacific (Ocean).'
Answering a question on the most difficult problem he faced while transforming Singapore from a Third World to a First World city, Mr Lee said the key challenge was getting people to support the government's policies.
When Singapore first attained independence, it was a 'very untidy city, with litter, filth, people urinating on the streets,' he said.
'To stop all that, to have a litter- free country and no vandalism and no graffiti, you need discipline,' Mr Lee said.
'We had graffiti experts from England and Switzerland who came here to try to break our laws. Well, we caught one of them and he has to pay the penalty. It's harsh, but that is the way to keep it as it is,' he said, drawing some laughs from the audience.
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