Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) has tasked three power generation firms—Keppel Infrastructure, PacificLight Power, and YTL PowerSeraya—to conduct feasibility studies on carbon capture and storage (CCS) for the country’s power sector. The initiative aims to explore CCS as a potential decarbonisation strategy in natural gas-based power generation.
The studies will assess both post-combustion and pre-combustion carbon capture methods. Post-combustion capture involves collecting carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the flue gas at existing gas-fired plants, while pre-combustion capture focuses on separating CO₂ during hydrogen production from natural gas, which can then be used to generate power. These efforts will help Singapore and the participating firms understand the technical, infrastructure, and site-specific requirements for deploying CCS.
Given Singapore’s heavy reliance on natural gas—which accounts for 94 per cent of its electricity—and limited domestic land and energy resources, CCS could play a key role in reducing emissions. The power sector currently contributes about 40 per cent of the country’s carbon footprint. EMA hopes that the research findings will lead to more advanced engineering studies, such as pre-FEED and FEED, and inform its broader efforts to meet climate goals, including importing 6 GW of low-carbon electricity by 2035 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.