Upgrading Unit Electrical Power Supply from 30 to 40 Amps under HDB's Electrical Load Upgrading Programme

45 Mr Murali Pillai asked the Minister for National Development whether he can provide an update on the progress of upgrading the unit electrical power supply from 30 amps to 40 amps under HDB’s Electrical Load Upgrading Programme for the HDB blocks in Bukit Batok that are built in the 1980s and 1990s.

Mr Desmond Lee: Under the Electrical Load Upgrading Programme (ELUP), the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will upgrade the unit electrical power supply from 30 amps to 40 amps for about 1,500 older HDB blocks. HDB targets to complete ELUP by 2030.

There are about 50 HDB blocks in Bukit Batok that are eligible for upgrading under ELUP. The ELUP design consultants are currently conducting site feasibility studies and developing detailed design proposals.

HDB will engage the relevant stakeholders, including grassroots leaders and residents, once the design and upgrading plans are ready.