Power plant · Enfield, England, United Kingdom
Enfield Biomass CHP Project
Enfield Biomass CHP Project is a cancelled power plant in Enfield, England, United Kingdom, with 12 MW of capacity, operated by REACT Energy.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Enfield (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Yard, Gibbs Road, Edmonton, N18 3PU | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (abandoned) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 8 Apr 2013 (permit TP/09/1862, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Enfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 10 Mar 2010 (reference TP/09/1862, planning authority Enfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 8 Apr 2013 (granted, reference TP/09/1862, planning authority Enfield) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | REACT Energy (REACT Energy (Kedco)) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 12 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Advanced Conversion Technologies | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.6182, -0.0458 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit granted (planning authority Enfield, reference TP/09/1862)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Enfield, reference TP/09/1862)
How it compares
Enfield Biomass CHP Project is the 931st-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,630th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 12 MW is <0.1% of the 115,622 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 931st of 3,430 | 71,965 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 1,630th of 5,050 | 115,622 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 6,178th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 137 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 85 substations, 37 grid connections (22 operating, 233 MW), 1 transmission line and 1 AI supercomputer, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Data Centres Meridian Park | Data center | — | — | 0.3 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 1.6 km |
| Virtus LONDON1 | Data center | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Soverign Data Centre - Metro Point | Data center | — | — | 8.1 km |
| Tertiary Study grid connection | Grid connection | 57 MW | Planned | 11 km |
| Solar 6.935 MW grid connection at Maiden Newton | Grid connection | 6.94 MW | Operating | 16 km |
| Ariel Way White City London grid connection | Grid connection | 2.2 MW | Operating | 17 km |
| Willesden GSP | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
| Volt Avenue Primary | Substation | — | — | 17 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.