Energy Disruption Intervention Measures, Protection of Essential Services and Sufficiency of Support Measures Amid Middle East Disruptions

Miss Rachel Ong asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what thresholds would trigger intervention or demand-reduction measures for electricity and transport fuel amid disruptions from the Middle East conflict; (b) how will essential services, critical infrastructure, and vulnerable households be protected if these disruptions persist; (c) whether existing support measures like U-Save rebates are sufficient; and (d) how will further assistance be calibrated if costs continue rising.

This question was addressed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, the Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance, and the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, in their Ministerial Statements on the Impact of the Middle East Situation on Singapore at the Parliamentary Sitting on 7 April 2026. [Please refer to ​"Impact of the Middle East Situation on Singapore", Official Report, 7 April 2026, Vol 96, Issue 27, Ministerial Statements section.]