Singapore is looking for proposals to build gas-powered power plants that are hydrogen-ready

The Energy Market Authority of Singapore?asked the private sector on Wednesday to submit offers for the construction of combined-cycle?gas turbine generator units that are ready to run with hydrogen in 2031 or 2032. Singapore's authorities claim that despite the disruption in energy supplies due to the conflict in the Middle East the city-state still needs gas to supplement renewable resources over the medium term.

The CCGT units would be built, owned and operated by the private sector under the proposal request. One unit is expected to be completed by?2031, while up to two others could be finished by 2032.

It said that each unit should provide a minimum of 600 megawatts in generation capacity.

The agency estimates that Singapore's peak demand for energy will be between 9.6 and 11.4 gigawatts in 2031. K Shanmugam, the Coordinating Minister of National Security, said earlier this month that Singapore relied on imported natural gas to generate 95% of its electrical needs. Of this, 9% of it was expected to be imported this year from Qatar.

He said Singapore has not used its reserves of "natural gas and diesel" but that it is considering increasing them, even though the cost would be high. Reporting by Jun Yuan Yong, Editing by David Stanway & Barbara Lewis

(source: Reuters)