Senoko Power Station

Senoko Power Station
Senoko Power Station as seen from Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Official name	Senoko Power Station
Country	Singapore
Location	Senoko, Sembawang
Coordinates	1°28′N 103°48′E / 1.467°N 103.800°E / 1.467; 103.800Coordinates: 1°28′N 103°48′E / 1.467°N 103.800°E / 1.467; 103.800
Status	Operational
Commission date	1976 (1976)
Construction cost	SGD 1.2 billion
Owner(s)	Lion Power Holdings (Senoko Energy)
Constructor(s)	Public Utilities Board
Power station
Primary fuel	Natural Gas
Secondary fuel	Crude Oil
Generation units	10
Turbine manufacturer(s)	Hitachi Siemens Alstom
Combined cycle?	Yes
Power generation
Installed capacity	3195 MW
Maximum capacity	3305 MW
Website www.senokoenergy.com

The Senoko Power Station is the largest power station in Singapore. It is located in Senoko, Sembawang and was commissioned in 1976. It is owned by Senoko Energy Pte Ltd, formerly known as Senoko Power Ltd.

Description

There are altogether four components in its plant. Stage Two which was completed in 1979 comprises 3 steam thermal plants with the capacity of 250 MW while Stage Three which was completed in 1983 comprises another 2 steam thermal plants with the capacity of 250 MW. The combined cycle plants include combine cycle plants 1 and 2 and combine cycle plants 3 to 5. The combine cycle plants 1 and 2 were completed in 1996 while the combined cycle plants 3 to 5 which were completed and fully operational in 2004 involves the repowering of the Stage One oil-fired steam thermal plant. Stage Two is currently undergoing repowering whereby its 3 steam thermal plants with the capacity of 250 MW will be converted into 2 combined cycle gas turbines of 430 MW capacity. The repowering is scheduled for completion in 2012.

In its early years, the plant used crude oil as fuel to power its turbines; however, this was replaced by natural gas piped from Terengganu on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia after 1992. Oil, however, is still used as a back-up.

In 1992, a fire broke out at one of its plants resulting in a major power outage in the island.

Based on a mutual agreement between Malaysia and Singapore on electricity, the plant is linked by a submarine cable to the Sultan Iskandar Power Station in Pasir Gudang, Johor. In the event of a power outage in Peninsular Malaysia, the plant would supply electricity to the Johor plant. Likewise, if there is a power outage in Singapore, the Johor plant would supply electricity to Senoko.

The plant's only standing concrete chimney which belongs to Stage 3, at 182 metres high, is the tallest structure in the northern part of Singapore and one of the tallest structures on the island. It is clearly visible across the Tebrau Straits and in most parts of Johor Bahru. The plant's second chimney which belongs to Stage 2 was demolished in July 2010 as part of the repowering process.

Sell-off

On September 5, 2008, Temasek Holdings sold Senoko Power to Lion Power Holdings for S$3.65 billion. Lion Power is owned by a consortium led by Japan's Marubeni Corporation. Other members of the consortium are GDF Suez of France, The Kansai Electric Power Company, Kyūshū Electric Power Company and Japan Bank for International Cooperation.^[1]

References

External links

• Senoko Energy Pte Ltd