Keppel Merlimau Cogen commences 800 MW expansion - 21 OCT 2010

Keppel Merlimau Cogen commences 800 MW expansion. See press release.

Key Points

• Keppel Energy Pte Ltd (Keppel Energy), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Limited, will commence the 800 MW expansion of its natural gas-fired Keppel Merlimau Cogen plant (KMC), on Jurong Island.
• Expected to be completed by 2013, the expansion will boost KMC’s generation capacity to 1,300 MW from its current capacity of 500 MW.
• When completed, KMC will be fuelled by both piped natural gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to be supplied from the new Jurong Island LNG terminal. 
• The total investment is expected to be around S$900 million. Keppel Energy will be using internally generated cash and external borrowings to fund the expansion.