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Open My Factory: PacificLight Power Station

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Open My Factory: PacificLight Power Station

Bring home a handmade furniture or hang with the postal workers responsible for sorting through the nation’s mail.

By My Community Festival

When and where

Date and time

Sat, 5 Dec 2020 04:00 - Sat, 19 Dec 2020 05:30 PST

Location

Online

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About this event

Ever wondered what goes on inside our power plants, mail processing centre and sugar factory? Find out more about the people and processes behind these restricted walls!

About the Power Station

PacificLight Power Station is a joint venture between FPM Power Holdings and Petronas Power. It was constructed in 2011. At its helm is Kwong Kok Chan, PacificLight Power’s deputy general manager. Aside from organising outreach programmes and caring for his staff’s safety and well-being, Mr Kwong is also the power station’s resident tour guide.

Born in the 1950s, Mr Kwong remembers the days when kerosene lanterns and dynamo lights were commonplace. All social activities in Singapore typically came to a stop by dusk, he shared. Things only changed in the 1960s when the Public Utilities Board rolled out its 10-year Rural Electrification Programme. Mr Kwong recalled the early days when the first lampposts were installed to light up the streets of his kampung: “When electricity first arrived, my neighbours would gather at lampposts to marvel at the technology.”

Mr Kwong entered the energy industry in 1988 and has witnessed the transformation of the electricity sector from its early beginnings at St James Power Station to the greener jet-fuelled power in use today. He shared: “Our plants can operate with one or two persons per unit with 60 per cent efficiency. At older stations such as Pasir Panjang Power Station, efficiency used to be much lower or at about 30 per cent. A lot of manpower (about 60 to 70 people) was needed to run the show.”

Details of the Virtual Programme

  • Language: English
  • Dates:
    • 5 & 19 Dec (Sat)
    • 8pm-9.30pm (on both dates)
  • Meeting place: Zoom (Link will send one-day before the tour)

For updates:

  • Visit www.mycommunityfestival.sg for updates.

Tags

  • Online Events
  • Online Tours
  • Online Community Tours
  • #powerstation
  • #mycommunity
  • #mycommunitysg
  • #mycommunityfestival
  • #openmyfactory
  • #pacificlight

About the organiser

Organised by
My Community Festival

My Community Festival is a ground-up initiative showcasing Singapore’s best kept secrets and community stories through immersive tours, tastings and other cultural and heritage experiences.

4 Things To Know About The Festival

  • It is curated in collaboration with heritage practitioners, business owners, legacy brands as well as a number of religious and cultural institutions.
  • It builds upon the demand for culinary travel, cultural exploration and activity-based travel experiences - evident from the consumption habits of locals and tourists alike.
  • It aims to connect people from all walks of life through the festival platform in the hopes that they may go on to expand their social networks.
  • The festival has taken on an added dimension as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. It serves as a means in which to re-introduce locals back to the island’s ethnic enclaves and to support local, legacy establishments in a triumphant display of resilience as a community. Let’s come together to celebrate the Singaporean spirit after a challenging 2020.

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