17 April 2025: The Stimson Center, through IUCN’s BRIDGE programme, has engaged the Singapore government and businesses to raise their awareness of the risks and opportunities associated with increased hydropower imports and how Singapore could be a regional leader in incentivising hydropower projects that deliver the most power for the lowest impacts on fisheries and food security.
Analyses by Stimson also show how, through careful and coordinated planning, Singapore can achieve energy security at minimal social and environment cost. This includes opting for electricity imports that exclude dams, which disconnect large stretches of river, block fish migration, and threaten local livelihoods and food security, to catalyse a greener ASEAN power grid.
