The Pacific Light Power Pte Ltd (PLP), a Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) affiliate company, is interested in putting up a 600-megawatt natural gas-fired power facility in Singapore.
Meralco said Monday the government of Singapore is soliciting offers from power plant developers.
“We might participate in the bidding. Singapore wants to do two 600-MW units so we might bid for one 600 MW,” Manuel Pangilinan, Meralco chairman, told reporters.
Based on available information, the Singapore Energy Market Authority (EMA) is accepting bid offers until the end of October this year.
The previous May, Meralco Power Gen Corp. (MGen) subsidiary Pacific Light Power Pte Ltd (PLP) secured from the Singapore EMA the right to build, own and operate power generating units providing 100 MW of fast-start generation capacity by the second quarter of 2025.
The PLP said this will ensure uninterrupted contingent power in Singapore while producing low-carbon power from a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant.
The company was awarded a 25-year, 100-MW fast-start, hydrogen-ready, gas turbine that can be brought from standstill to full load in 18 minutes under an ancillary reserve services contract.
Emmanuel Rubio, MGen president and chief executive officer, said the 100-MW gas turbine is a reliable and sustainable power source able to meet Singapore’s rising energy demand.
PLP has an 800-MW LNG power plant owned by FPM Power Holdings Ltd., a joint venture between MGen and First Pacific Co. Ltd.
