The Republic will launch a new S$800 million challenge to support research and innovation in low-carbon technologies, said Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science and Technology Tan See Leng on Monday (2 March) during his ministry’s Committee of Supply debate.
Under the Decarbonisation Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) Grand Challenge (DGC), the government will invest S$800 million over the next five years to support research, innovation, and translation efforts for low-carbon energy generation and industrial process decarbonisation technologies for the industry and power sectors.
The DGC also falls under the government’s broader strategy to leverage science and technology to establish leadership in key growth sectors and venture into new growth areas, said Dr Tan.
“Building on past efforts, we are significantly increasing investments in promising solutions to reduce power sector and industry emissions, and at the same time, ensure a reliable and resilient power system,” he added.
The DGC is one of two “grand challenges” under the national RIE2030 plan, with the first announced in December 2025. The RIE grand challenges are large-scale research and translation programmes that advance national strategic priorities.
Decarbonisation has been identified as one priority, on account of Singapore’s commitment to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions to between 45 and 50 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2035, and to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
The S$800 million investment under the DGC will catalyse advancements in low-carbon technologies that can be deployed in Singapore to meet its climate commitments.
