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Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (Part of Tuas Nexus)

Mark Wong
Senior Deputy Director, Tuas WRP
DTSS 2 Department
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Agenda
▪ Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) Phase 2
▪ Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (TWRP)
▪ Tuas Nexus

2027

DTSS 2 tunnel (3.3m diameter, ~50m depth) Tuas Nexus Admin Building
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Singapore’s Integrated Water Management

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Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS)

2027

Used water superhighway to meet Singapore’s long-term needs

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Overview of DTSS Phase 2

▪ DTSS Phase 2 completes the system & comprises of

2 major components:
▪ Conveyance system of Deep Tunnels & Link Sewers
▪ Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (TWRP) & Outfall
▪ Tuas Nexus = Integration of TWRP with NEA’s
Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF)

& IWMF
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Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (TWRP)

EXISTING WRP AT EXISTING WRP AT
JURONG ULU PANDAN

FUTURE TUAS WRP Phase Out

Phase Out
(BY 2027)
Industrial Used Water
Domestic Used Water

NEWater

▪ TWRP will treat 2 distinct used water streams, which are conveyed separately, as well as greasy waste delivered by tankers.
▪ TWRP’s initial treatment capacity: 176 MGD (800,000 m3/day) - largest Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) facility in the world
when completed, but with a 30% more compact footprint compared to conventional plants.
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Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (TWRP)

1. Influent Pumping Stations

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2. Liquids Treatment Modules
(Domestic and Industrial Used
Water)

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3. Biosolids Treatment Facility
❺ 4. NEWater and Industrial Water
Storage and Pumping
5. Wet Weather Treatment
❹ 6. Admin/O&M Building
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Overview of TWRP Treatment Process

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Tuas Nexus
• To leverage the water-energy-waste nexus
• First of its kind planned from the ground up (greenfield project)
• Energy-self-sufficient
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Tuas Nexus

1 + 1 > 2?
Would a single integrated entity bring greater
benefits to Singapore than two stand-alone facilities?

Yes!
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Tuas Nexus Process Synergies

Material Handling
» Food waste from IWMF to TWRP
○ for co-digestion with used water sludge
» Dewatered sludge from TWRP to IWMF
○ for treatment and electricity production
» Screening/Grit from TWRP to IWMF for treatment

Energy
» Biogas from TWRP to IWMF
○ for higher overall plant thermal efficiency at IWMF
» Power supply from IWMF to TWRP
» Steam from IWMF to TWRP
○ for sludge thermal hydrolysis and greasy waste treatment

Water
» Water from TWRP to IWMF for process use
» Dryer condensate from IWMF to TWRP for treatment Leverage on the Water-Energy-Waste Nexus
(by-product of one facility as resource for another)
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How does it all fit?

Tuas Nexus DTSS Phase 2

IWMF TWRP Conveyance

(Tunnels & Link Sewers)

Synergies
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Conclusion
▪ DTSS Phase 2, including TWRP, is a key long-term infrastructure to meet
Singapore’s water needs.

▪ Coupling of TWRP and IWMF to form the Tuas Nexus on this scale is unique and
showcases the value of a circular economy.

▪ The Tuas Nexus extracts the maximum value for the benefit of Singapore, bringing Tuas Nexus Video
further efficiencies in land, energy and resource recovery. (On Youtube)
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