Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd said the renewable power project is designed to meet energy demand in Singapore and Malaysia. (Reuters pic)SINGAPORE : Singapore granted two companies conditional approval to import renewable power from projects planned in Malaysia’s Johor state, as part of the city-state’s efforts to bolster energy security via cross-border links. The island nation, which depends on imported natural gas for most of its electricity, has so far approved plans to import clean power from countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and Cambodia. The project, designed to meet energy demand in both Singapore and Malaysia, will “leverage the existing and future subsea interconnection infrastructure between both countries to facilitate cross-border power flows,” Sembcorp said. Resource-scarce Singapore seeks to shore up energy security and meet its climate goals by importing about 6GW of low-carbon energy by 2035.