A company is required to hold a Wholesaler (Generation) Licence issued by the EMA if it generates electricity by means of one or more generating units of 1 MW or more but less than 10 MW and the generating unit(s) is connected to the power grid.
For generating units of less than 1 MW that wish to be paid for the electricity it exports to the power grid, the generating unit(s) must be registered with the Energy Market Company and may have to compete to secure dispatch in the National Electricity Market of Singapore. If the aggregate capacity of the generating units owned by the company in a single location exceeds 10 MW in total, these generating units will have to bid in the electricity market to secure dispatch.