Tuas CCGT Power Station Singapore is a 1,470 MW gas power station in Singapore, Singapore. It is operated by Tuas Power Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #4 of 15 Singapore power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1999, it is around 27 years old — long-established. In context, gas supplies about 91.1% of Singapore's electricity; the national grid averages 497 gCO₂/kWh (5.5% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEODB0005795.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,470 MW, Tuas CCGT Power Station Singapore is well above the median gas plant in Singapore (1,215 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Singapore gas capacity
- 14.4% of 10,234 MW across 9 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1 of 4 dated gas plants in Singapore is older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest gas plants in Singapore
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Tuas Power Ltd [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 1.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
A gas turbine here also runs ~8% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #3 largest gas power plant of 9 in Singapore by capacity.
Singapore has 9 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 10,234 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
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- Keppel Merlimau Cogen Power Plant Singapore · Gas · 1,300 MW · Singapore
- Meranti gas turbine power station · Gas · 682 MW · Jurong Island
- SembCorp Pulau Sakra CCGT Cogen Power Station Singapore · Gas · 1,215 MW · Singapore
Location
Coordinates 1.2888, 103.6414 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Tuas CCGT Power Station Singapore?
Tuas CCGT Power Station Singapore is a 1,470 MW gas power plant in Singapore, Singapore, commissioned in 1999.
Who operates Tuas CCGT Power Station Singapore?
Tuas CCGT Power Station Singapore is operated by Tuas Power Ltd [100%].