Jurong Island desalination plant

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Jurong Island desalination plant is a desalination plant on Jurong Island in Singapore. It is the fifth desalination plant in Singapore.

History

The feasibility of a fifth desalination plant in the Tembusu Multi-Utilities Complex on Jurong Island was first explored by the Public Utilities Board in 2016, prior to the completion of the Tuas desalination plant and the Keppel Marina East desalination plant. [1] [2] Jurong Island was chosen as the location for the next desalination plant as factories on the island took up about a tenth of the water demand in Singapore. [3] The plant was initially planned to be completed by 2020. [4] Plans to build the plant were publicly announced by then Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli on 12 July 2016. [5] The Tuas Power-Singapore Technologies Marine consortium was selected as the preferred bidder on 27 September 2017. [6] [7] [8]

The plant was opened on 17 April 2022 by the Public Utilities Board, after a delay of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] [10] The plant is run by three people, and can be run by a minimum of two people. [11] The plant can produce up to 7% of the water demand of Singapore. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ Soh, Andrea (13 April 2016). "PUB exploring feasibility of desalination plant on Jurong Island: Masagos". The Business Times . Singapore. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Siau, Ming En (12 April 2012). "Climate change forces S'pore to look at 5th desalination plant, in Jurong". today . Singapore. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Consortium picked for fifth desalination plant". tabla! . Singapore. 15 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Khew, Carolyn (12 July 2016). "Singapore to build fifth desalination plant on Jurong Island". The Straits Times . Singapore. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Proposal for Singapore's fifth desalination plant awarded to Tuas Power – Singapore Technologies Marine Consortium". PUB. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ↑ Zaccheus, Melody (27 September 2017). "Tuas Power-ST Marine consortium picked as preferred bidder to build fifth desalination plant on Jurong Island". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Zaccheus, Melody (28 September 2017). "Consortium picked for fifth desalination plant". The Straits Times . Singapore. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Ang, Qing (17 April 2022). "S'pore's fifth desalination plant opens on Jurong Island". The Straits Times . Singapore. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Tan, Ashley (18 April 2022). "S'pore opens 5th desalination plant on Jurong Island". Mothership.sg . Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  11. ↑ Ang, Qing (18 April 2022). "How just 2 people can run plant that produces up to 30m gallons of water daily in Singapore". The Straits Times . Singapore. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Tang, See Kit (17 April 2022). "Singapore officially opens fifth desalination plant which is 5% more energy efficient". CNA . Singapore. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

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