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Punggol
Coverage of Punggol in the Nexus archive.
- Forget air-con, Singapore looks underground for a cooler future
Singapore is implementing a 5km underground district cooling system in Punggol to reduce energy consumption, leveraging a 140-year-old concept that uses less electricity than traditional air conditioners. The system addresses the city-state's energy importation challenges and rising temperatures, which are increasing twice as fast as the global average.