Power generator and electricity retailer PacificLight has been awarded the right to build, own and operate a hydrogen-ready combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) facility on Jurong Island by the Energy Market Authority (EMA).
The plant will have a capacity of at least 600 megawatt (MW), and will commence operations in January 2029. According to PacificLight’s news release, the plant will be capable of using at least 30% hydrogen at inception, and will have the ability to burn 100% hydrogen in future.
This is in addition to PacificLight’s existing 830MW CCGT facility that has been in operation since 2014, and 100MW of Fast Start Capacity that is currently under construction.
PacificLight’s 600MW CCGT will include a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS). The group notes that the greenfield site on Jurong Island is large enough for the build of a second CCGT unit and a carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technology (CCUS) in future.
According to PacificLight, it generates close to 10% of Singapore’s annual electricity demand. The company is owned by shareholders under First Pacific Group and Meralco PowerGen Corporation.
