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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Retrofit Singapore’s Tuas South Incineration Plant Mar. 26, 2026. - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MHI-AP), a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, has secured a contract from Singapore's National Environment Agency for a boiler retrofit at the Tuas South Incineration Plant (TSIP) in western Singapore. The project aims to enhance the waste handling capacity of the stoker-type incinerator and extend the facility's operational lifespan, with completion […]
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