Rising electricity prices take their toll on town councils [News]

By Ong Dai Lin and Ng Jing Yng, Today, 21 Sep 2011.

Town councils around the island are feeling the heat of rising electricity prices: The Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council, for instance, has seen its utility bill balloon to S$8.2 million in the last financial year, an increase of almost 40 per cent over the last five years.

But, even as town councils brainstorm ways – with at least one seeking suggestions from residents – to manage growing bills, town council chairmen Today spoke to reassured that, at this point, there was no need to consider raising residents’ service and conservancy charges (S&CC).

Mr Michael Palmer, who chairs the Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council, said the town council’s utility bill rose from S$15.76 million in FY2007/2008 to S$19.18 million in the last financial year. Read more

New Exhibits and Products at the Singapore International Energy Week

The various Singapore International Energy Week exhibits and the Clean Energy Expo Asia trade fair held currently at Suntec, featured several clean energy solutions, technologies and systems, including solar, wind, energy efficiency, biofuel, waste-to-energy, LED lighting, and hybrid systems. Here are some new exhibits and products that we like: Read more

Optiled Cooperates with Cree to Deliver Ultimate LED Lighting Solutions

Meeting the international standards of Singapore’s Jurong Town public housing project with industry-leading cooperative effort

Hong Kong, August 2, 2010 – Leading LED lighting solutions provider Optiled Lighting International Ltd. (Optiled) has again successfully joined with world-renowned LED maker Cree to complete the first phase of the massive lighting upgrade at Singapore’s historic and significant Jurong Town public housing estate. Built to meet the Singaporean government’s highly precise and stringent standards, this installation is the largest public LED lighting makeover that the Singaporean government has ever conducted in history. Read more

Aztech Won Second LED Lighting Project Tender for Public Housing from Aljunied Town Council

SINGAPORE, 4 August 2010 – Singapore Exchange Mainboard-listed Aztech Group Ltd (“Aztech”) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aztech Technologies Pte Ltd, has been awarded a S$2 million contract by Aljunied Town Council to supply and install LED lighting for public housing estates, solidifying its position as the leading provider of LED lighting to Town Councils in Singapore.

This tender win marks the second public housing project in Singapore to deploy eco-friendly and energy-efficient LED lighting. Earlier this year, Aztech was awarded a contract by Jurong Town Council to supply and install LED lighting for selected public housing blocks. Read more