SINGAPORE, Oct 24 — City Energy Pte Ltd and Gentari Sdn Bhd have inked a joint feasibility study agreement to construct a pipeline from Malaysia to Singapore for the import of hydrogen into the republic.
This follows a memorandum of understanding signed in April 2023 between City Energy, Singapore’s sole producer and provider of piped town gas, and Gentari.
City Energy is a wholly owned unit of Keppel Infrastructure Trust while Gentari is a Malaysian clean energy solutions provider wholly owned by Petroliam Nasional Bhd.
“This collaboration with City Energy is a strategic step for Gentari towards accelerating the adoption of clean hydrogen as a viable energy source for customers in Asia Pacific and further afield,” said Gentari’s chief hydrogen officer Michele Azalbert at a signing ceremony held here today.
“In line with our aim to produce up to 1.2 million tonnes per annum of clean hydrogen, Gentari is pleased to contribute towards accelerating the development of clean hydrogen via cross-border infrastructure, supporting Malaysia and Singapore’s target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,” said Azalbert.
According to City Energy’s chief executive officer Perry Ong, the year-long feasibility study will explore the design, construction, and operation of a hydrogen pipeline from Johor, Malaysia to City Energy’s Senoko Gasworks plant in northern Singapore.
“Together, we are not just building a hydrogen pipeline. We are constructing a bridge to a low-carbon future. Hydrogen, as a low-carbon energy source, is expected to supply half of Singapore’s power needs by 2050,” said Ong.
Upon the conclusion of the study, both parties will collectively determine the way forward in relation to the execution of a front-end engineering design agreement.
The collaboration between City Energy and Gentari will continue a long-standing cooperation between the two countries.
Since 1991, Singapore has been importing natural gas from Malaysia via the 2,623 km-long Peninsular Gas Utilisation pipeline, owned and operated by Gentari’s sister company Petronas Gas Bhd.
Also present at the signing was Malaysia’s High Commissioner to Singapore, Datuk Azfar Mohamad Mustafar.
— Bernama
