Port Talbot Power Station | |
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Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
Location | Port Talbot |
Coordinates | 51°35′46″N 3°46′52″W / 51.596°N 3.781°W |
Status | Cancelled |
Construction cost | £500 million |
Owner(s) | ESB International |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Combined cycle? | Yes |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 1,100–1,300 MW |
Port Talbot Power Station was a proposed 1,100–1,300 MW natural gas-fired power station in Port Talbot, situated in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. A proposed 350 MW biomass power station would have been sited next door to it.
The power station was projected to cost £500 million, and be completed around 2012. It would have been built by ESB International. [1] It would have been sited near the docks and steel works. [1] It would have been a CCGT-type power station that runs on natural gas. [1] In 2007 it was being reported that the "proposals are currently with the Department of Trade and Industry". [2]
The £400 million biomass plant was granted planning permission in 2007, despite fierce opposition in the town. [3] The plant would have been a wood-fired station. The plant was being developed by Prenergy Power. [3] However by 2013 there appeared to be no prospect of construction starting. [3]
Port Talbot Power Station | |
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Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
Location | Port Talbot |
Coordinates | 51°35′46″N 3°46′52″W / 51.596°N 3.781°W |
Status | Cancelled |
Construction cost | £500 million |
Owner(s) | ESB International |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Natural gas |
Combined cycle? | Yes |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 1,100–1,300 MW |
Port Talbot Power Station was a proposed 1,100–1,300 MW natural gas-fired power station in Port Talbot, situated in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. A proposed 350 MW biomass power station would have been sited next door to it.
The power station was projected to cost £500 million, and be completed around 2012. It would have been built by ESB International. [1] It would have been sited near the docks and steel works. [1] It would have been a CCGT-type power station that runs on natural gas. [1] In 2007 it was being reported that the "proposals are currently with the Department of Trade and Industry". [2]
The £400 million biomass plant was granted planning permission in 2007, despite fierce opposition in the town. [3] The plant would have been a wood-fired station. The plant was being developed by Prenergy Power. [3] However by 2013 there appeared to be no prospect of construction starting. [3]