Gas-Reliant Singapore Faces Higher Power Bills on Qatar Halt

Singapore is among countries that rely the most on imported natural gas.

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Singaporeans will likely face higher power bills if a shutdown at Qatar’s giant liquefied natural gas export plant proves lengthy.

The city-state is among countries that rely the most on imported natural gas, with more than 90% of its electricity generated from it. Last year, around half of its purchases of LNG were from Qatar, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.