Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) and Cache Logistics Trust (Cache) announced the signing of a solar power agreement for the installation and operation of rooftop solar farms at three logistics warehouses in Singapore owned by Cache. Sembcorp is a trusted global integrated energy player and solar power company, while Cache invests in quality income-producing logistics real estate assets. Under the arrangement, Sembcorp will install, own and operate rooftop solar panels with a combined capacity of approximately 7.9 megawatts peak, atop Cache's Commodity Hub, Pandan Logistics Hub and Cache Changi Districentre 1. These solar panels will provide renewable energy and significantly lower the carbon footprint for Cache.

Any surplus solar power generated will be channelled to the grid. When completed, Commodity Hub will house Singapore's largest rooftop solar facility to date, representing some 6.2 megawatts in peak capacity. When fully installed in mid-2019, the system is expected to produce over 9,400 megawatt hours of power annually, or enough renewable energy to power more than 2,000 four-room HDB flats in a single year 2 .

The energy-efficient project is a green model which significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions. It will also help avoid close to four million kilogrammes of carbon dioxide emissions a year. 1. This is equivalent to emissions avoided from taking almost 860 cars off the road or planting more than 47,000 trees.