Singapore

Richard Gagg, Derek Stuart and Randy Hauer of AMETEK Process & Analytical Instruments review the latest technologies available for monitoring various essential operations in coal-fired power generation. 

After another year of fierce struggle and competition, powerful figures from the energy sector proved themselves to be at the top of their game as they were recognized in the 6th Asian Power Awards. Various companies who gathered at the Ritz Carlton Hotel received recognition for their outstanding performance and contribution.

For RMB48mln, REA Group will acquire Nantong Huaishuo Investment Co Ltd which owns 49% of the wind farm developer, Datang Baotou Asia Electricity Co Ltd.

Keppel Merlimau Cogen and Tuas Power both selected the Alstom ALSPA Series 6 integrated control system as part of their EPC contracts. It includes gas and steam turbines controls, and Monitoring & Diagnostic System.

REC’s Singapore facility already exceeds expectations by producing one millionth module ahead of plan before reaching full capacity.

A worldwide boom in new power plant construction is putting a strain on engineering resources, says Invensys VP Paul Dacruz. And worldwide some 30 % of power plants are more than thirty years old which means that many of them are now at half life and facing obsolecense in parts.

The initiative will test and evaluate new applications and technologies aimed to deploy a smart grid throughout Singapore.

Alstom has been selected by Keppel Merlimau Cogen to build and maintain a new 800 MW power plant in Singapore. KMC is a unit of Keppel Energy Pte Ltd, the energy division of Singapore-based Keppel Corporation Limited.   The order for the first phase of the project, signed today and worth approximately US$443.9 million, includes an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for the construction of a 400 MW gas-fired combined cycle unit as well as an 18-year maintenance contract.. The second phase, which would also include a 400 MW combined cycle unit, based on Alstom’s technology, should be booked in 2011. When completed, the two units will increase the company’s production capacity to 1,300 MW, signaling the company’s emergence as one of Singapore’s main energy providers, and will add around 10 per cent to the country’s capacity for electricity generation. Under the terms and conditions of the EPC contract, Alstom will provide the entire power plant and all associated equipment, including one GT26 gas turbine, one steam turbine and one heat recovery steam generator for each unit. Alstom’s combined cycle technology, based on its GT26 gas turbine, is among the most efficient and reliable technologies currently available. Alstom also built KMC’s existing 500 MW combined cycle power plant in 2007, on which it is currently carrying out an 18-year operation and maintenance contract. This highlights the strength of Alstom’s relationship with KMC. “This contract underlines Alstom’s competitiveness in Asia for combined cycle power plants.” said Philippe Joubert, President of Alstom Power. “We have every intention of building on this success and continue implementing our growth strategy in Asia.”  

Alstom won an approximately US$360 million order to construct a new power plant for Tuas Power in Singapore. TPG, owned by NYSE-listed Huaneng Power International and one of Singapore’s largest power generation companies, already operates four existing combined cycle power plants and two oil fired steam power plants. The order includes an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract for the construction of a new 400 MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant CCP5, as well as a six-year maintenance contract.   Under the terms and conditions of the EPC contract, Alstom will provide the entire power plant and all associated equipment, including a GT26 gas turbine, steam turbine and heat recovery steam generator. Alstom’s combined cycle technology, based on its GT26 gas turbine, is among the most efficient and reliable technologies currently available.   The completion of CCP5 in 2014 will enable TPG to improve the overall electricity generating efficiency of its plant portfolio. “This is Alstom’s first contract with TPG, which represents a major breakthrough and is proof of our competitiveness,” said Philippe Joubert, President of Alstom Power. “By selecting us as their partner, TPG has given a strong indication of their confidence in the quality and reliability of Alstom’s products.”  

The company’s S$900mln investment in the project will boost its generation capacity to 1,300 MW.

Petrochemical companies on Jurong Island will benefit from PowerSeraya’s newest 800MW Co-Generation Combined Cycle Plant. The company, part of YTL Power, unveiled the natural gas-fired facility today, which is capable of producing electricity and steam simultaneously for export to customers in the Seraya cluster.

The new 800MW Co-Generation Plant is designed for increased thermal efficiency.

Jim Jacoby, Tri-Sen’s Vice-President of Marketing, shares about turbine safety, the technical improvements that need to be considered, and what can be done to maximise safety benefits.

Offshore arm Keppel FELS commercialised its wind turbine installation vessel design to be the basis for Seafox Group’s wind turbine installation vessel.

Companies that consume more than the equivalent of 15 GWh of energy annually will be required to monitor and report their energy use to the National Environment Agency.

The Singapore-based renewable energy investment company is set to build a rice husk fired biomass power plant in Surin, Thailand, enough to power 10,000 homes.