Keppel Merlimau cogeneration power station

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Keppel Merlimau cogeneration power station is an operating power station of at least 1300-megawatts (MW) in Tembusu, Jurong Island, Singapore. It is also known as Pulau Merlimau power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Keppel Merlimau cogeneration power station Tembusu, Jurong Island, Singapore 1.2824, 103.675 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 1.2824, 103.675

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3][4] gas[5] 500[5][4] combined cycle[5] yes[5] 2007[2]
Unit 2 operating[2][3][4] gas[5] 400[5][4] combined cycle[5] yes[5] 2013[2]
Unit 3 operating[2][3][4] gas[5] 400[5][4] combined cycle[5] yes[5] 2013[2]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Keppel Merlimau Cogeneration Pte Ltd[2][4] Keppel Corporation Limited [100.0%]
Unit 2 Keppel Merlimau Cogeneration Pte Ltd[2][4] Keppel Corporation Limited [100.0%]
Unit 3 Keppel Merlimau Cogeneration Pte Ltd[2][4] Keppel Corporation Limited [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[6]
  • Captive industry: Other[6]

Background

The power station is the first hydrogen-ready plant in Singapore, however as of August 2022 there was timeline for how or when the plant would be transitioned to using hydrogen.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210310231359/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=45353. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125011222/https://www.keppel.com/infrastructure/exception.htm?sc=404. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220616220645/https://www.ema.gov.sg/cmsmedia/Publications_and_Statistics/Statistics/29RSU.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 https://web.archive.org/web/20221116092546/https://www.kepinfratrust.com/portfolio/energy-transition/keppel-merlimau-cogen-plant/. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20221005171807/https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/412794. Archived from the original on 05 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709132345/https://www.kepinfratrust.com/portfolio/energy/keppel-merlimau-cogen-plant/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Mitsubishi Power | Keppel to develop Singapore's first hydrogen-ready power plant, with construction undertaken by Mitsubishi Power and Jurong Engineering consortium". Mitsubishi Power. Retrieved 2022-12-12.

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