SINGAPORE: Singapore may create two “fast stop” power generating units to increase the dependability of its power system.
By the second quarter of 2025, they will have 100 megawatts of fast-start generation available, according to a press release from the Energy Market Authority ( EMA ) on Monday ( Apr 29 ).
EMA awarded the right to build, own and operate the two units  , to PacificLight Power ( PLP).
The Energy Market Company called a demand for plan in December 2023 to make sure that Singapore continues to have uninterrupted power supply when unforeseen circumstances arise in our energy system, according to EMA.
The fresh models, which” may be brought from stop to full fill in 18 minutes,” as per PacificLight Power CEO Yu Tat Ming,  , may help prevent imbalances between power supply and demand.
According to EMA, it is crucial to keep a constant balance between power supply and demand in the power structure because any imbalance can lead to supply disruptions and instability.
” System imbalances may occur when generating models go through accidental outages and professional faults,” it said.
” These events may happen as new and larger era models are commissioned in the near future, and large-scale low-carbon energy imports from the area are phased in by the end of the decade,” the statement says.
Ngiam Shih Chun, the head of EMA, added in a statement that fast-start power plants may be crucial as Singapore strives for more green power.
It is crucial that Singapore has enough back-up power to ensure consumers continue to enjoy provide reliability as we move toward a clean power future and our energy sources become more complex, he said.
With the ability to change to using gas instead of natural gasoline in the future, PLP’s rapid start generators will increase reliability and security of Singapore’s power system.
At a power station on Jurong Island, EMA announced in May 2023 that its subsidiary Meranti Power would construct, own, and operate two fast start open cycle gas turbine ( OCGT ) units.
The quick answer products, which , are expected to become technically available by June 2025,  , may have a power of 340 megawatts each.
They may replace , Singapore’s existing OCGTs, which are more than 30 years older. The existing products  , have a combined power of more than 400 megawatts.
OCGTs are “offline” devices that can strengthen combined routine oil turbines (CCGT )– which are already “online” and generating power – in the event of any unexpected shortfall in offer.
The amount of spare capacity available is limited, despite CCGTs ‘ ability to increase their output in just a few minutes to make up for supply-side imbalances.
They also ca n’t start up or react quickly to changes in demand patterns because it takes 14 hours to reach a” cold” state’s full generation output.