PUBLISHED ONAugust 20, 2026 9:32 AMBYSean LerTuas Power has won the right to build, own and operate a new turbine, which will raise Singapore's electricity generation capacity by December 2031.
The upcoming hydrogen-ready combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) will have a 670MW capacity and can power about 1.2 million 4-room HDB flats for a year.
This will add to the more than 20 CCGTs in the power system today, currently powered by natural gas, said the Energy Market Authority (EMA) on Thursday (Aug 20).
By 2031, there will be five hydrogen-compatible CCGTs, or under development, including the one to be built by Tuas Power.
CCGTs are currently the most efficient thermal generation units available to meet Singapore's demand.
In such units, natural gas and air combust in a gas-fired power plant, causing its turbine to rotate and generate electricity.
Steam, a by-product, rotates a second turbine to generate more electricity in CCGTs.
The EMA announcement follows an earlier request in April for energy companies to build up to three new hydrogen-compatible power plants in 2031 and 2032 to help meet Singapore's electricity needs.
"Singapore’s electricity demand is expected to grow rapidly over the next several years, driven by strong economic growth, transport electrification, and the expansion of energy-intensive sectors such as semiconductor manufacturing and data centres," the authority said.
Its projections indicate that peak electricity demand is expected to grow by between 2.4 per cent and 4.8 per cent annually over the next 10 years.
Peak demand is projected to reach between 9.6 gigawatt (GW) and 11.4 GW by 2031.
EMA chief executive Puah Kok Keong said planning is critical to meet Singapore's growing demand.
"Tuas Power’s new CCGT will provide the capacity we need for the growth of energy-intensive sectors," he said, adding that CCGTs powered by natural gas provide reliable baseload power as Singapore pursues diverse pathways to a cleaner energy future.
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