S'pore has sufficient energy supplies, Indonesia's cuts on gas exports less than 2% of daily demand: EMA

There are sufficient energy supplies to meet Singapore's national demands, said the Energy Market Authority (EMA) in a media statement on Oct. 24.

This comes after the announcement that Indonesia will begin cutting natural gas exports to Singapore from Saturday, in a bid to meet domestic demand.

Cuts less than per cent of total daily gas demand

In response to Mothership's queries, an EMA spokesperson said that, based on information received by Singapore's natural gas importers, the total reduction amounts to 17 billion British thermal units per day (BBTUD) over 18 days.

This is less than 2 per cent of Singapore's total daily gas demand of more than 1,000 BBTUD.

Importers will pursue all relevant recourse under their gas supply contracts, the spokesperson added, and contingency plans are in place to deal with such reductions.

The spokesperson said reductions of 20 BBTUD to 100 BBTUD in recent months, due to planned or urgent maintenance, were replaced with other gas sources without incident.

Singapore GasCo, the country's central procurer and supplier of natural gas, is also operationally ready to import more Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at any time.

The spokesperson also noted that Indonesia is not Singapore's only source of natural gas.

Power generation companies are also required to maintain sufficient fuel reserves, including diesel.

"We therefore have sufficient energy supplies to meet our national demands," the spokesperson affirmed.

"EMA will continue to work with the energy industry and our partners to ensure the reliability and resilience of Singapore’s energy supply."

The cuts

On Oct. 23, SKK Migas chief Djoko Siswanto said exports from Natuna would be reduced by 15 BBTUD, while another 16 BBTUD would be cut from supplies originating in Sumatra, bringing the total cut to 31 BBTUD per day, according to CNBC Indonesia.

Indonesia’s plan to scale back gas exports to Singapore is not new, The Straits Times (ST) reported.

It agreed in 2022 to extend supplies to 2028 at lower volumes, and in April 2025, Djoko said Sumatra exports would be cut while Natuna supplies made up the shortfall.

Review agreements with countries that "did not respect" Indonesia

The cuts also come days after Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia threatened to stop energy exports to countries that "disrespect" Indonesia.

"I will not hesitate to consider stopping exports to countries that do not respect Indonesia," he said on Oct. 22.

He added that he would "conduct an evaluation" of Indonesia's current energy export contracts, and urged countries with issues with Indonesia to discuss them amicably and resolve them on the principle of mutual respect.