List of natural gas power stations in the United Kingdom

There are currently 32 active gas fired combined cycle power plants operating in the United Kingdom, which have a total generating capacity of 28.0GW.[1]

Decline of gas for power in the United Kingdom

In 2016 gas fired power stations generated a total of 127 TWh of electricity. Generation has dropped to 119 TWh in 2017, 115 TWh in 2018, 114 TWh in 2019 and 95 TWh in 2020. The decline is largely due to the increase in renewable sources outweighing the decline of coal, and an overall reduction in demand.[2]

List of active gas power stations

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Name Location Owner Date Commissioned Planned Closure Date Total capacity (GW) Notes Image
Baglan Bay Wales Calon Energy 2002 0.52 Calon energy went into administration in June 2020.[4]
Ballylumford C Northern Ireland AES 2003 0.62
Carrington North West ESB 2016 0.91
Connahs Quay Wales Uniper 1996 1.38 Fuelled by sour gas
Coolkeeragh Northern Ireland ESB 2004 0.41
Corby East Midlands ESB 1994 0.41
Coryton East England Intergen 2002 0.80
Cottam Development Centre East Midlands Uniper 1998 0.45
Damhead Creek South East Drax Group 2000 0.81
Didcot B South East RWE npower 1998 1.45
Enfield London Uniper 1999 0.41
Grain CHP South East Uniper 2011 1.52
Great Yarmouth East England RWE npower 2001 0.42
Keadby Yorkshire and Humber SSE plc 1994 0.74
Langage South West EPUKi 2010 0.91
Little Barford East England RWE npower 1995 0.72
Marchwood South East Marchwood Power 2009 0.90
Medway South East SSE plc 1995 0.76
Pembroke B Wales RWE npower 2012 2.20
Peterhead Scotland SSE plc 1980 1.18
Rocksavage North West Intergen 1998 0.81
Rye House East England Drax Group 1993 0.72
Saltend Yorkshire and Humber Energy Capital Partners 2000 1.20
Seabank South West Seabank Power 2000 1.23
Severn Power Wales Calon Energy 2010 0.85 Calon energy went into administration in June 2020.[4]
Shoreham South East Drax Group 2000 0.42
South Humber Bank Yorkshire and Humber EPUKi 1997 1.37
Spalding East Midlands Intergen 2004 0.95
Staythorpe C East Midlands RWE npower 2010 1.77 Built on the site of two former CEGB coal-fired power stations, the 360 MW Staythorpe A and B[5]
Sutton Bridge East Midlands Calon Energy 1999 0.82 Calon energy went into administration in June 2020.[4]
VPI Immingham Yorkshire and Humber Vitol 2004 1.25
West Burton B East Midlands EDF Energy 2013 1.33

See also

References
  1. "Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES): electricity". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. "Drax Electric Insights". Drax Electric Insights. Drax Group. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES): electricity". GOV.UK. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. "Administrators called in at Calon Energy power firm". BBC News. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. http://www.npower.com/prod_consuma/groups/wcms_content/@wcms/@micr/documents/microsites/wcms_006007.jpg
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