Keppel Seghers, the environmental technology division of Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE), has secured a S$13.3 million contract to provide technologies and services for the first waste-to-energy plant to be built in the city of Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China.

Keppel Seghers will provide its state-of-the-art equipment design and technical services for the grate, atomizer, automation control and flue gas cleaning components of the plant.

When completed in third quarter of 2008, the waste-to-energy plant will be able to treat 800 tonnes of municipal waste a day to generate 12MW of green energy.

Mr Chua Chee Wui, Chief Executive Officer of KIE, says “This repeat order from China Everbright is a vote of confidence from our valued customer and affirms the strength and reliability of Keppel Seghers’ proprietary technologies.

“As a leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions with a global footprint in more than 25 countries, China remains a key market for Keppel Seghers. We are keen to strengthen our position as the market leader for imported waste-to-energy solutions in China where we have 60% of the market by bringing our suite of services to more cities in this country.”

Keppel Seghers and China Everbright first collaborated in 2004 when Keppel Seghers provided the furnace, boiler and flue gas cleaning system for the Suzhou SuNeng Waste Incineration Power Plant. The plant, capable of treating 1050 tons of waste per day to generate 24 MW of green energy, was successfully commissioned and delivered last month. In March 2006, China Everbright awarded a S$13 million contract to Keppel Seghers to provide technologies and services for the first waste-to-energy plant to be built in the city of Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, China. When completed in end 2007, the waste-to-energy plant will be able to treat 800 tonnes of municipal waste a day.

As the demand for waste-to-energy incineration services grows in China due to the burgeoning population and heightened awareness of the need to protect the environment for sustained economic growth, Keppel Seghers is well positioned to provide its expertise in EPC services, technology package, equipment supply and other related waste-to-energy services to major cities in the country.

Currently, Keppel Seghers is also undertaking waste-to-energy projects in Changshu, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Jiangyin and Guangzhou.

Globally, Keppel Seghers has an established track record of involvement in thermal and waste-to-energy projects in Europe, USA and the Asia Pacific for more than 40 years. Locally, Keppel Seghers recently signed a 25-year Design-Build-Own-Operate contract with the National Environment Agency (NEA) for Singapore’s first waste-to-energy plant to be built under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative.

The aforementioned contract is not expected to have any significant impact on the net tangible assets and earnings per share of Keppel Corporation Limited for the financial year ending 31 December 2006.

Background information

Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE)

Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE) is the environmental technology and engineering division of Keppel Corporation Ltd, a leading company in Singapore listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.

KIE is a leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions, including alternative energy, ranging from consultancy, design and engineering, technology and construction to operation and maintenance of facilities.

With a global footprint in more than 25 countries, KIE provides technology and fulfillment services for the treatment of municipal solid waste, hazardous and medical waste, wastewater and sludge treatment, potable water, desalination and home filtration systems.

To date, KIE has more than 350 water and wastewater projects and more than 100 waste-to-energy projects worldwide. KIE continues to actively pursue thermal waste treatment, water and wastewater treatment projects globally.

Keppel Seghers Multi-stage Grate is ideally suited for use in installations for the thermal treatment of various kinds of municipal and industrial wastes. The movement of the sliding and tumbling tiles thoroughly mixes and aerate the refuse, ensuring a complete combustion of the refuse.

Keppel Seghers Rotary Atomiser is a semi-dry flue gas cleaning technology, developed for the efficient removal of acids from the flue gases produced as a result of the combustion of waste.

Keppel Seghers Sigma provides full visualisation, automation and optimisation of all combustion sub-processes, allowing for an increase of the plant's design capacity. It also ensures lower pollutant emissions and improved ash quality.

Keppel Seghers Boiler is the ideal solution for optimal heat recovery in waste combustion plants. It is the key component in the energy recovery process and and combustion process.

For further information, please contact

Teo Chang Ching
Senior Executive
Group Corporate Communications
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