Singapore shortlists two consortia for low-carbon ammonia power and bunkering project
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Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) and the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) have announced that they have shortlisted two consortia for the next round of evaluations for proposals to provide a low- or zero-carbon ammonia solution for power generation and bunkering.
The two shortlisted consortia are Keppel’s Infrastructure Division and Sembcorp-SLNG. They would conduct engineering, safety, and emergency response studies for the proposed project.
The project aims to develop a facility on Jurong Island in Singapore to generate power and explore ammonia as a potential marine fuel.
Additionally, the bunkering players in the consortia include Itochu Corporation, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Sumitomo Corporation.
EMA and MPA also announced that, in the next phase, they will select one of the two bidders as the project’s lead developer by Q1 2025.
The lead developer will be responsible for developing the end-to-end ammonia. This will include generating 55 to 65 MW of electricity from imported low zero-carbon ammonia via direct combustion in a Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine.
It will also facilitate ammonia bunkering at a capacity of at least 0.1 million tons per annum (MTPA), starting with shore-to-ship bunkering followed by ship-to-ship bunkering.
The project is a component of Singapore’s National Hydrogen Strategy, launched in 2022. This strategy outlines the country’s approach to developing low-carbon hydrogen as a significant decarbonization pathway in its commitment to achieving Net-Zero emissions by 2050.
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A central focus of this strategy is to experiment with advanced hydrogen technologies nearing commercial readiness. Ammonia, one of the most technologically mature hydrogen carriers, already has an established international supply chain for industrial use.
The project will make Singapore one of the first countries to deploy a direct ammonia combustion power plant and advance ammonia bunkering for international shipping.
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