Singapore: A global Waterhub

Ole Larsen Business Development Director DHI Singapore

Agenda

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1. Rationale – The Singapore challenge

2. Overview of Singapore

3. The Singapore water story

4. Shaping the water hub

5. DHI results during the past 5 years

2 Rationale – The Singapore challenge

Water resources in Singapore are scarce (less than 1000 m³ per person per year)

Singapore pursues a long term strategy to achieve self-sufficiency in fresh water supply. This strategy

is currently based on three pillars – or national water taps: Desalination, surface water reservoirs and

NEWater (re-use and upgrading of waste water).

Rationale

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Overview of Singapore

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Overview of Singapore Global City with Quality of Life 5.5 million population 1.25 million foreigners Top schools Safe & green

Open Immigration More than 1 out of 5 are non-Singaporeans

Pro-business Low risk business hub Home to >7000 MNCs

Multicultural English speaking Four official languages

21%

%

Manufacturing

12% Financial

Services

14%

Business Services

12% Construction

Transport & Communications

4%

Wholesale & Retail Trade

17%

Others 20%

2011 GDP: S$327 billion (€200 billion)

2010 GDP growth: 14.5% 2011 GDP growth : 4.9% 2012 GDP growth : 5.8 %

2013 GDP growth forecast : 3-6%

Source: Ministry of Trade and Industry (3Q 2013)

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Bio-

technology

Electronics

Transport

Engineering

Chemicals

Logistics

Healthcare

Services

Biomedical

Sciences Education

Services

Infocomms

& Media

Professional

Services

Consumer

Businesses

Clean

Energy

Water &

Environmental

Technologies

Digital Media

Manufacturing Services New Areas

Precision

Engineering

Manufacturing & Services

Twin Engines of Economic Growth

The Singapore Water story

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The Singapore Water Story

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Source: Green Purchasing Asia Data: PUB

"Our combined efforts to deal with the water challenge have turned our vulnerability into a strength. Over the years, our water industry has grown into a dynamic and vibrant part of the Singapore economy”.

- PRIME MINISTER LEE HSIEN LOONG

Singapore: Concurrent emphasis on supply & demand

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DESALINATION • 2005: SingSpring Desalination Plant,

• 136,380m³/d • S$200 million tender

• TuasSpring Desalination Plant (Hyflux) • 318,500m³/d • S$890 million tender (includes

combined cycle gas turbine power plant)

NEWater • 4 NEWaterplants treating wastewater

through dual-membrane (MF, RO) and UV disinfection

• Bedok (PUB), Ulu Pandan (Keppel), Kranji (PUB & Veolia), Changi (Sembcorp)

• Over S$400 million tenders for laying of NEWater pipes

• Water tariff (increases with consumption) – S$1.17/m³ for first 40m³/month, S$1.40 for

above 40m³/month • Water conservation tax levied for domestic

and non-domestic users – 30% of tariffs for all, 30 – 45% for domestic

households using >40m³/month

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT DEMAND MANAGEMENT

• Deep tunnel sewer and Tuas WRP

Connecting all western sewers to Tuas Water Reclamation Plant

• Energy-Water nexus: New treatment technologies and colocation of systems. Co-location of WWTP, waste incinerators, power plants, desalination

Major investments

Shaping the Water Hub

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Environment and water identified as key growth

industry in 2006, with S$470 million devoted

• In 2006: National Research Foundation set up

under the Research, Innovation & Enterprise Council chaired by Singapore Prime Minister

• In 2006, S$330m set aside for water R&D and manpower development. In 2011, another S$140 million devoted

• Making a total of S$470 million allocated to grow

Singapore into a Global Water Hub

• Goals by 2015:

• Contribute S$1.7 billion to GDP • Create 11,000 jobs in water industry

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Cluster

Development

Technology

Development Internationalisation

Co-ordinated Government Effort Environment & Water Industry

Programme Office (EWI)

3 pronged approach

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Supporting Entire Innovation Value Chain

Market New ideas/ technology

Basic Research Applied Research Demonstration & Test-bedding

Commercialisation

Competitive R&D Programme National

test-bedding platform

• Incubators and early-stage financing for start-ups

• Encouraging early adoption of technology

• Developing research capabilities and grooming talent through scholarships and public R&D centres

• Strengthening international R&D linkages

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Corporate R&D centres

Manufacturing

Environment & Water Ecosystem Critical mass of more than 100 water companies

N America Europe Singapore Asia Pacific

Headquarters/ sales office/ engineering services hub

DHI Results the past 5 years

Some results of 5 years Research, Development and Business

development in Singapore

• Growth of DHI Singapore: “2 Engineers per scientist” – from 40 to 230 staff

• Generated 2 spin-off companies

• Established daughter companies in: Brunei, Indonesia – growth to a regional hub

• Developed many new products (sensors, software, financial solutions)

• Per one $ invested by government 4 $ was attracted from industry and competitive research grants

• Governmental funding is basically dispersed through DHI to our industrial partners

• Our projects generates sale and support economic growth

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Advantages of Singapore

• Singapore is interested in attracting foreign companies to have their HQ in Singapore

and provide attractive support

• Singapore is “Home away from home”

• Singapore has developed into a truly global water hub

• Singapore is Asia’s safe haven

• DHI is a GTS institute – we are there to help Danish Industry and welcome all of you as

our future collaborator in Singapore as well as in Hørsholm

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Thanks for your attention!

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About DHI

DHI are the first people you should call when you have a tough challenge to solve in a water

environment. Whether it be a river, a reservoir, an ocean, a coastline, within a city or a factory.

Our world is water, and our knowledge of water environments is second-to-none. It represents

50 years of dedicated research, and real-life experience from more than 140 countries. We

strive to make this knowledge globally accessible to clients and partners by channelling it

through our local teams and unique software.

So whether you need to save water, share it fairly, improve its quality, quantify its impact or

manage its flow, we can help. Our knowledge, combined with our team’s expertise and the

power of our technology, hold the key to unlocking the right solution.

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