John Micklethwait

I've been quite struck being here for the past day or so is that a lot of people are talking about all those new data centers, the idea that AI particularly will need more energy.

You look at Singapore energy at the moment, virtually all of it comes from LNG, very successful.

but the idea that somehow in the end Singapore has to get energy of its own and there you're really in a choice about either trying to do something with one of your neighbours, maybe a renewable thing or whatever.

The other big, very obvious option is nuclear energy.

Is that something which is going to become a much bigger part of Singapore's future?

Is there a kind of time scale on that?

When do you think

Many things about you.

I'll ask you a personal question at the end.

You know, you're the first leader to be born after Singapore declared independence.

Yes.

You were certainly the second leader outside the Lee family.

And I wondered... We only had four prime ministers in Singapore.

Not many people have had four prime ministers for that long.

What makes the biggest difference to you?

Is it that generational thing?

You're...

difference in terms of... Well, in terms of the way that you want to go ahead, that you are somebody from a new generation of Singapore.

Does that make a bigger difference to the way you want to lead Singapore over the next period?

Well, we all hope you achieve that.