• The exploration is aimed at decarbonising Singapore's power sector.
• The studies will mainly focus on post-combustion and pre-combustion capture.
• They are expected to be finished by 2026.

Singaporean energy companies — Keppel, PacificLight Power, and YTL PowerSeraya — are set to explore how carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be applied to the country's power sector.

The studies are aimed at reducing carbon emissions from Singapore's electricity generation.

The exploration comes on the heels of a grant call launched in October 2024, which invited energy firms to propose ideas for implementing CCS technologies in power plants.

As a result, the companies will focus on two CCS pathways as part of this endeavour: 1) post-combustion carbon capture, which removes carbon dioxide (CO₂) after the fuel is burned in a power plant, and 2) pre-combustion carbon capture, where CO₂ is captured before burning the fuel, generally during the process of converting the fuel into gas.

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The studies are expected to be concluded in 2026, and the results will help EMA and the companies understand how each CCS method will work, as well as the type of infrastructure and site-specific requirements needed to implement them.

The results could also serve as a foundation for more detailed technical planning, including preliminary Front End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) and Front End Engineering Design (FEED), to determine whether CCS is a realistic and effective solution for reducing emissions from the country's power sector in the future.

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Source: Singapore Business