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Ministry of Trade and Industry
3. Parliamentary replies

Written reply to PQ on energy disruption intervention measures, protection of essential services and sufficiency of support measures amid Middle East disruptions

5 May 2026

Question:

Miss Rachel Ong: To ask 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. 

Written Answer by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong

1.                  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. 

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