Singapore’s first utility plant to burn coal will be opened officially next Wednesday - although it has been operational since August.
The first stage of Tuas Power’s $2 billion Tembusu Multi-Utilities Complex on Jurong Island burns low-sulphur coal, palm kernel shells, wood chips, natural gas and diesel to supply steam and electricity to industries here.
Its customers - which include petrochemical firms like Asahi Kasei, Dairen and Lanxess - save about 10 per cent on utility bills as these methods are cheaper than burning natural gas alone. Unsold electricity is used for the plant’s operations or channelled into the national grid after being traded.
The plant was conceived in 2006 even before China Huaneng Group bought Tuas in 2008, said Tuas Power president and CEO Lim Kong Puay.
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