SINGAPORE (Standard&Poor's) March 9, 2005--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today placed its 'AA-' corporate credit ratings on Singapore Power Ltd. (SingPower) and that of its wholly-owned subsidiary SP PowerAssets Ltd., on CreditWatch with positive implications. The action follows SingPower's announcement that it has agreed to sell its Australian merchant energy business division to CLP Holdings Ltd. (A+/Watch Neg/A-1). The sale is expected to be completed by the end of May 2005, and is valued at about A$2.1 billion (US$1.7 billion). The rating action reflects the expected improvement in SingPower's financial and business risk profiles as a result of the sale. Standard&Poor's expects SingPower to use a material part of the proceeds from the sale to repay