Singapore once thrived on chokepoints—now they could strangle the free port
Separate plans to develop renewable projects and transmission lines stretching to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia and even Australia would at least diversify electricity suppliers. But those connections could, in theory, be cut off with the flick of a switch. Singapore’s driving role in establishing the power grid now taking shape across Asean can best be seen as an attempt to spread the risk across a web of mutual dependencies.
