City Energy and Gentari have signed a joint feasibility study agreement to construct a pipeline from Malaysia to Singapore. The pipeline will be used for importing hydrogen into the city-state.
The move follows a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in April 2023 between City Energy and Gentari.
City Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Exchange S68 (SGX)-listed Keppel Infrastructure Trust A7RU (KIT), is Singapore’s sole producer and provider of piped town gas. Gentari is a Malaysian clean energy solutions provider that is wholly owned by Petronas.
The study will be conducted over 12 months. Upon the conclusion of the study, both parties will collectively determine the way forward in relation to the execution of a FEED (Front End Engineering Design) agreement.
Hydrogen is said to be key to Singapore’s ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050; the government unveiled its National Hydrogen Strategy in October 2022 as a key decarbonisation pathway.
“This joint feasibility study with Gentari underscores our commitment to providing sustainable energy to households and businesses for generations to come and to supporting Singapore’s efforts to reduce emissions and address climate change,” says Perry Ong, CEO of City Energy.
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“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. 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 through cross-border infrastructure, supporting Malaysia and Singapore's target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050,” adds Michèle Azalbert, Gentari’s chief hydrogen officer.
The collaboration between City Energy and Gentari will continue a long-standing cooperation between Malaysia and Singapore. Since 1991, Singapore has been importing natural gas from Malaysia through the 2,623 kilometre-long Peninsular Gas Utilisation pipeline, owned and operated by Gentari’s sister company, Petronas Gas Berhad.
