Senoko Power Station

The Senoko Power Station is the largest power station in Singapore. It is located in Senoko, and was commissioned in 1976.

There are all together 5 Stages in its plant. Stages 1 and 2 were completed in 1976 while Stage 3 was completed in 1982. Stages 4 and 5 were added in 1990.

In its early years, the plant used crude oil as fuel to generate its turbines, however this was replaced by natural gas piped from Terengganu in East Malaysia. Oil, however, is still used as a backup.

Based on a mutual agreement between Malaysia and Singapore on electricity, the plant is linked by a submarine cable to the Sultan Iskandar Power Station in Pasir Gudang, Johor. In the event of a power outage, the plant would supply electricity to the Johor plant. Likewise, if there is a power outage in Singapore, the Johor plant would supply electricity to Senoko.

The plant's two chimneys at 182 meters high are the tallest structures in the northern part of Singapore and one of the tallest structures in the island. They are clearly visible across the Tebrau Straits and in most parts of Johor Bahru.

ell-off

On 5 September 2008, Temasek Holdings sold Senoko Power to Lion Power Holdings for S$3.65 billion. Lion Power is owned by a consortium led by Japan's Marubeni Corporation. Other members of the consortium are GDF Suez of France, The Kansai Electric Power Company, Kyūshū Electric Power Company and Japan Bank for International Cooperation. [cite news |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/373929/1/.html |title=Temasek sells Senoko Power to Marubeni-led group for S$3.65b |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |date=2008-09-05 |accessdate=2008-09-05 |author=Nicholas Fang]

References

External links

* [http://www.senokopower.com.sg/ Senoko Power]