Singapore’s Jurong Island looks set to host a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant with integrated battery storage.
Electricity generator and retailer PacificLight has selected a consortium comprising Mitsubishi Heavy Industries subsidiary, Mitsubishi Power Asia-Pacific, and Singapore-headquartered engineering and construction company Jurong Engineering, for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) duties at the project.
The 670MW gas power plant will be the first CCGT unit in Singapore integrated with a battery energy storage system (BESS).
Mitsubishi Power Asia-Pacific will provide its M701 JAC gas turbine, which is readied for co-firing using hydrogen. The technology company claims the turbine achieves more than 64% combined cycle efficiency. It can run on 30% hydrogen immediately, and the company said it will be capable of running solely on hydrogen in the future.
Energy-Storage.news reached out to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and PacificLight to enquire about the planned sizing, capacity, and applications that the BESS will provide.
A Mitsubishi Heavy Industries spokesperson said that customer PacificLight will procure the BESS directly through a separate contract with the BESS supplier and declined to provide further details.
The facility is scheduled to go into operation in 2029, adding to PacificLight Power’s (PLP’s) existing fleet that includes an 830MW CCGT facility and a 100MW Fast Start Ancillary Services facility, both on Jurong Island.