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Energy Efficiency Opportunities Assessment for Registered Corporations

Mandatory Energy Management Practices for Existing Industrial Facilities
Registration
of Companies		 Appointment
of Energy Manager		 Periodic Reporting
of Energy Use		 Improvement Plan
for Energy Efficiency		 Energy Management System Energy Efficiency
Opportunities Assessment
 Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards  Records
to be Kept

With effect from 1 January 2020, a registered corporation under the ECA must, for each relevant business activity under its operational control, conduct an Energy Efficiency Opportunities Assessment (EEOA) for the relevant business activity, and submit an assessment report to NEA before the expiry of the respective assessment period.

 You may refer to the circular Requirements under Energy Conservation Act (ECA) to Promote Continual Energy Efficiency (EE) Improvement  on requirements on EEOA for registered corporations.

  1. For the first EEOA,

    • A registered corporation that established operational control of a relevant business activity on or before 2 June 2017 must –
      1. conduct an Energy Efficiency Opportunities Assessment for the relevant business activity; and
      2. submit to the Director-General an assessment report by 31 December 2021.
    • A registered corporation that established operational control of a relevant business activity after 2 June 2017 must –
    1. conduct an Energy Efficiency Opportunities Assessment for the relevant business activity; and
    2. submit to the Director-General an assessment report within 6 years from the day the registered corporation established operational control of the relevant business activity.

  2. For Subsequent EEOAs,

    • At the end of every assessment period, each relevant business activity that has attained the energy use threshold of at least 500 terajoules in at least 2 out of the 3 preceding calendar years will have to conduct a subsequent EEOA and submit the assessment report within 6 years from the end of its current EEOA.
    • Relevant business activities that attain an energy use threshold of at least 54 terajoules but less than 500 terajoules in at least 2 out of the 3 preceding calendar years will only have to conduct a subsequent EEOA upon receiving a notice of assessment from NEA. The relevant business activity will be given 6 years from the date of the notice of assessment to submit its EEOA report.

  3. The EEOA Report must be

    • signed off by the energy efficiency opportunities assessor who is principally responsible for conducting the assessment;
    • endorsed by the chief executive of the registered corporation.

  4. Find out more about the EEOA requirements under the Energy Conservation (Energy Management Practices) Regulations 2013

  5. Find the list of certified EEO assessors here.

  6. Submission Requirements

    The EEOA report shall have the information as required in Regulation 22 of the Energy Conservation (Energy Management Practices) Regulations 2013. The report shall be made using the relevant form provided in the electronic service at https://www.edma.gov.sg

  7. Refer to the following reporting templates and guidelines:

  8. Refer to the following for more information:

    9. Industry Workshop for EEOAIndustry Workshop - EEOA for Registered Corporations
    EDMA portal guide for EEOA submissionEDMA_EEOA_Portal Guide_Submission_v3.1

1.     The Energy Performance Monitoring (EPM) requirements shall apply to each relevant business activity (RBA) under the operational control of a registered corporation (i) whose principal business activity is in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity, and (ii) where there is at least 1 generating unit that has a name-plate rating of more than 10 MW.

2.     A registered corporation under the ECA must, for each RBA under its operational control, implement EPM for each generating unit, whereby the aggregate annual energy consumption (AEC) of these units is at least 80% of the site’s AEC.

You may refer to the Energy Conservation (Energy Management Practices) Regulations 2013 to find out more about the EPM requirements.

3.     Thermodynamic Model Development and First Report Submissions Timeline

  •  The implementation of EPM and submission of reports (such as the model validation report and first EPM report) shall be done by the following timeline:

 

Scenarios

Thermodynamic Model Development

Model Validation Report

First EPM Report

Existing RBA

31 Dec 2023

30 Jun 2024

30 Jun 2025

Newly registered RBA

(From 2024 onwards)

31 Dec of year (X)*

30 Jun of year X+1

30 Jun of year X+2

Existing RBA with new or repowered generating units(From 2024 onwards)

31 Dec of year (Y)^

30 Jun of year Y+1

30 Jun of year Y+2

Note:

* Year (X) refers to the year on which either a change in operation control of a relevant business activity occurs or a corporation is registered under ECA

 

^ Year (Y) refers to the year on which an existing genco begins commercial operation of a new or repowered generating unit, which is expected to fall under the EPM requirements for the genco to cover generating units which consume on aggregate, at least 80% of the site’s AEC.

4.     Subsequent EPM Report Submission Timeline

After the first EPM report submission, the RBA shall submit an EPM report annually by 30 June of each year.

5.     Submission Requirements

  • The assessment period for an EPM report shall be based on a 1-year period, starting on 1 January of the preceding calendar year.

6.     Refer to the following for more information:

 Frequently Asked Questions EPM FAQs