SINGAPORE: PacificLight Power ( PLP ) said on Friday ( Jan 3 ) that it has received approval from the Singapore government to build a new hydrogen-fuelled gas power plant on Jurong Island.
The job is a part of Singapore’s efforts to decarbonize its power grid, which is primarily based on natural gas to produce electricity.
With approval from Singapore’s Energy Market Authority ( EMA ), PLP will build, own and operate a hydrogen-ready combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT ) facility to supply at least 600 megawatts ( MW) of power from January 2029, the firm said in a statement.
One CCGT service owned by PLP, which has a capability of 830 MW, has been operational in the nation as of right now.
The new ability, to be built on a new page, will be able to use at least 30 per cent gas at commencement and 100 per cent gas in the future, and will also contain a large-scale Battery Energy Storage System ( BESS), the organization said.
The blog can provide a second CCGT system and may combine carbon get, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology in future, it added.
A Quick Start power generating system will also be constructed by PLP to deliver 100MW of energy by the second third of 2025. In case of unforeseen events, quite devices can quickly increase power output to ensure continued power supply.
” We are honored that EMA has chosen PacificLight to deliver two crucial jobs: the 100MW Fast Start Project in April 2024 and the right to construct a new energy flower,” said PacificLight CEO Yu Tat Ming.
” By integrating hydrogen-ready and battery backup technologies, the new facility will place PacificLight to transition to a low-carbon potential. The new flower will be delivered safely and on-time, which we are adamant about.
Along with Indonesia’s Medco Power Global and Singapore-based funding company Gallant Venture, PLP is also developing a project to buy 600MW of solar energy from Indonesia’s Bulan Island to Singapore.
PLP is controlled by Meralco PowerGen Corp., a electricity supply company based in the Philippines and Hong Kong-based First Pacific Group.
RISING ELECTRICITY DEMAND
Singapore’s energy demand has been rising steadily over the years, fuelled by electricity-intensive companies such as innovative production, the modern economy and electricity of the transport industry, EMA said in a press release on Friday.
Current generation of 95 % of Singapore’s electricity is currently done using imported natural gas. To meet its national climate goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, it must go green, though.