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India Considers 3,000-km Power Link to Singapore
India and Singapore are looking at ways to send electricity between their countries.
One idea is to build a long power line from Imphal in India to Singapore.
It would pass through Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.
The proposed link could carry up to 2,000 megawatts of power.
Officials say it could help countries trade electricity and use more clean energy.
Singapore aims to import about 6 gigawatts of low-carbon electricity by 2035.
India also wants to share its experience with renewable energy and power grids.
Separately, five South Asian countries are studying how to improve electricity connections and trade among themselves.
India and Singapore are exploring a proposed cross-border power interconnection with a capacity of 2,000 MW.
One option is a roughly 3,000-km land corridor from Imphal through Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia to Singapore.
India’s power minister said the link could support electricity trade, clean energy integration and regional energy security.
Singapore’s Energy Market Authority aims to import around 6 GW of low-carbon electricity by 2035.
A separate South Asian study aims to plan stronger regional electricity trade and transmission links among five countries.
- Who
- India and Singapore are exploring the proposed interconnection; India’s Minister of State for Power Shripad Yesso Naik discussed regional cooperation.
- What
- A proposed 2,000 MW cross-border electricity link, with a land-based route of about 3,000 km among the options under consideration.
- Where
- The proposed corridor would connect Imphal, India, to Singapore via Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.
- When
- The proposal was discussed at the 20th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers’ Meeting; the article was published October 8, 2026.
- Why
- The link could facilitate cross-border electricity trade, clean energy integration and regional energy security.
Potential benefits
Current uncertainties
Project status
Potential benefits
The proposed link could support reliable cross-border electricity trade, clean energy integration and regional energy security.
Current uncertainties
The land-based corridor is only one option under consideration; the articles do not report a final route or a construction decision.
Key facts
- Proposed capacity
- 2,000 MW
- Possible route length
- Around 3,000 km
- Route
- Imphal through Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia to Singapore
- Singapore import target
- Around 6 GW of low-carbon electricity by 2035
- Minister
- Shripad Yesso Naik represented India at the meeting
- Separate South Asian study
- India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are seeking a consultant to study expanded cross-border electricity trade
- Publication date
- October 8, 2026
Sources
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