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Can LPG gas appliances be used with town gas?
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Natural gas, town gas and LPG are three different types of gas with different composition and characteristics. As such, gas appliances designed for a particular type of gas cannot be used for other types of gas unless they are appropriately modified.
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What is the average monthly electricity and gas consumption for the various household types?
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The average monthly electricity and gas consumption for the various household types can be found on SP Services website here.
Under CUSTOMER SERVICE,
click 'frequently asked questions';
click 'Household Average Consumption for Electricity, Water and Gas'.
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How do I apply for an electrical installation licence?
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You are required to appoint a licensed electrical worker (LEW) of appropriate class to take charge of the electrical installation. Your appointed LEW will submit the licence application online using EMA's e-Licence Information Services (ELISE).
You may check your licence application status at https://www.ema.gov.sg/eservices/selectmethod.php using the application reference number issued during the online submission.
Upon approval of the licence application, your appointed LEW will be notified and he shall print the electrical installation licence and deliver the licence to you within 7 working days from receipt of the notification.
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When do I need an electrical installation licence?
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You are required to obtain an electrical installation licence when you use or operate an electrical installation of approved load exceeding 45 kilo volt ampere (kVA) for non-domestic purposes.
Electrical installations in premises used for 'hazardous trades', irrespective of their approved loads, are also required to be licensed. Examples are garage for painting motor vehicle, wood-working or saw-milling, petrol stations, paints and petroleum products, and temporary supply where building operations or works of engineering construction are being carried.
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How is liberalisation of the electricity market implemented in Singapore?
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The Singapore electricity retail market will be liberalised in 3 different phases. The first two phases of retail competition involves the introduction of retail contestability to large industrial and commercial consumers, whose total consumption makes up about 75% of total electricity sales in Singapore.
There were about 5,000 consumers with an average monthly consumption of 20,000kWh and above who were classified contestable consumers in Phase 1 of the retail market liberalisation. This phase of the retail liberalisation had been completed in end Sep 03. Phase 2 retail market liberalisation has commenced in Dec 03. It comprises another 5,000 consumers with an average monthly consumption of 10,000kWh and above.
Retail contestability will eventually be introduced to the remaining domestic and small non-domestic consumers (with average consumption less than 10,000kWh per month) under the third phase of retail liberalisation. The number of consumers in the third phase is about 1 million, but in terms of electricity sales, they represent only about 25% of total sales in Singapore. Phase 3 of the retail market liberalisation is currently under study. EMA is currently embarking on the Electricity Vending System (EVS) Pilot Project to test the concept of integrating the existing e-payment system with smart metering system to enable this remaining 1 million consumers to purchase any electricity at competitive prices, from any retailer of their choice.
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