Singapore shortlists two consortia for ammonia power and bunkering project

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

25/07/2024 04:33

SINGAPORE, July 25 (Reuters) - Singapore's Energy Market
Authority (EMA) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
(MPA) have shortlisted two consortia for the next proposal
evaluation round of an ammonia power and bunkering project, they
said in a joint statement on Thursday.
    The project aims to develop a low- or zero-carbon ammonia
project on Jurong Island in Singapore to generate power and
explore ammonia as a potential marine fuel. 
    The two shortlisted consortia were Keppel's Infrastructure
Division and Sembcorp-SLNG, who will conduct engineering, safety
and emergency response studies for the proposed project.
    The bunkering players include Itochu Corporation  8001.T ,
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha  9101.T  and Sumitomo Corporation
 8053.T . 
    The authorities will select one of the two bidders as the
lead developer by the first quarter of 2025, the EMA and the MPA
said.   
    An expression of interest (EOI) for the ammonia project was
launched in 2022.
    The project aims to generate 55 to 65 megawatt (MW) of
electricity from imported low- or zero-carbon ammonia via direct
combustion in a gas turbine or combined cycle gas turbine.
    It will also facilitate ammonia bunkering at a capacity of
at least 100,000 metric tons per year, starting with supplies
from land followed by ship-to-ship bunkering.

  

 (Reporting by Jeslyn Lerh; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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