Summary

The tiny island-state of Singapore has one of the highest standards of living in Asia, second only to Japan. The land area is approximately 680 square kilometres, with a population of 4.1 million. It is highly dependent on an efficient and modern system for the provision of electricity for its industries as well as for domestic use. Electricity was first introduced to Singapore in 1906. In May 1963, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) was established to undertake the supply of water, electricity and piped gas to the population. Since then, the electricity industry was part of PUB, ...