The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) today announced that Mr Richard Lim will relinquish his appointment as Chairman of the Energy Market Authority (EMA) on 30 September 2025. Mrs Tan Ching Yee will be appointed Deputy Chairperson from 1 June 2025 to 30 September 2025 and will assume the Chairperson position from 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2027.
Under Mr Lim’s leadership, EMA has undertaken important moves to strengthen Singapore’s energy security, including the set-up of Meranti Power to develop fast start power generation and the establishment of the Centralised Gas Procurement Framework. He has also been instrumental in advancing Singapore’s energy transition, such as the deployment of solar energy, the pursuit of low-carbon electricity imports from the region and ongoing studies on the feasibility of other lowcarbon technologies such as hydrogen and geothermal energy.
Dr Beh Swan Gin, Permanent Secretary at MTI said, “On behalf of MTI, I would like to express our deep appreciation to Richard for his invaluable contributions to EMA. He has been instrumental in guiding EMA since April 2020 as Chairman. I am confident that Ching Yee will build on Richard’s contributions and steer EMA to new heights.”