Senoko power station
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Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
in Singapore
Singapore
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. It is located in Senoko
Senoko
Senoko is located in Sembawang, in the northern part of Singapore. It is most known for Senoko Power Station, which generates and supplies electricity, and the Senoko Fishing Port.-Etymology:...
, Sembawang
Sembawang
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and was commissioned in 1976. It is owned by Senoko Energy Pte Ltd, formerly known as Senoko Power Ltd.
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 generate its turbines; however, this was replaced by natural gas
Natural gas
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piped from Terengganu
Terengganu
Terengganu is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Iman...
on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia , also known as West Malaysia , is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula. Its area is . It shares a land border with Thailand in the north. To the south is the island of Singapore. Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra...
from 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
Sultan Iskandar Power Station
Sultan Iskandar Power Station is a Malaysian gas turbine power station located in Pasir Gudang, Johor.-History:Construction of the plant began in 1977 and completed in 1980...
in Pasir Gudang
Pasir Gudang
Pasir Gudang is an industrial town located 35 km east of Johor Bahru in Malaysia . It is the eastern end of the Johor Bahru metropolitan area. The population is around 100,000. It is connected by the 4 lane Pasir Gudang Highway, a trunk road, and a railway line to Johor Bahru...
, Johor
Johor
Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...
. 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
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...
. 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 HoldingsTemasek Holdings
Temasek Holdings is an investment company owned by the government of Singapore. With an international staff of 380 people, it manages a portfolio of about S$193 billion at end of March 2011, focused primarily in Asia...
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
GDF Suez
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of France
France
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, The Kansai Electric Power Company
Kansai Electric Power Company
, also known as , is an electric utility with its operational area of Kansai region, Japan . The company is regarded as one of the leading companies in Kansai, as well as a leader of the Japanese electric power industry....
, Kyūshū Electric Power Company
Kyushu Electric Power Company
The provides power to 7 prefectures , and recently, to some parts of Hiroshima Prefecture. The shortened name of may sometimes be used. As of 2006, the image character was Chisato Moritaka...
and Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
The , also known by its acronym, JBIC, is a Japanese public financial institution and export credit agency, and was created on October 1, 1999, through the merging of the Japan Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund ....
.