Senoko Power Station
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The Senoko Power Station is the largest power station in Singapore. It is located in Senoko, and was commissioned in 1976.
There are all together 5 Stages in its plant. Stages 1 and 2 were completed in 1976 while Stage 3 was completed in 1982. Stages 4 and 5 were added in 1990.
In its early years, the plant used crude oil as fuel to generate its turbines, however this was replaced by natural gas piped from Terengganu in East Malaysia. Oil, however, is still used as a backup.
Based on a mutual agreement between Malaysia and Singapore on electricity, the plant is linked by a submarine cable to the Sultan Iskandar Power Station in Pasir Gudang, Johor. In the event of a power outage, the plant would supply electricity to the Johor plant. Likewise, if there is a power outage in Singapore, the Johor plant would supply electricity to Senoko.
The plant's chimneys are the tallest structures in the northern part of Singapore and they are clearly visible across the Tebrau Straits and in most parts of Johor Bahru.
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