Power plant · North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
North Killingholme Power Project
North Killingholme Power Project is a permitted power plant in North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, with 470 MW of capacity, operated by C.GEN Killingholme Ltd.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Lincolnshire (coordinates), England (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Land West of Humber Sea Terminal | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (post-decision, granted) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 11 Sept 2014 (permit EN010038, Planning Act 2008 development consent, issued by Secretary of State) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 25 Mar 2013 (reference EN010038, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 11 Sept 2014 (granted, reference EN010038, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | C.GEN Killingholme Ltd (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 470 MW (description) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Gas | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Area | 26.4 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6633, -0.2518 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
North Killingholme Power Project is the 98th-largest of 1,651 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 147th-largest of 2,549 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 470 MW is 0.17% of the 279,978 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 98th of 1,651 | 172,174 MW | 0.27% |
| United Kingdom | 147th of 2,549 | 279,978 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 312th of 5,782 | 643,557 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 237 grid connections (123 operating, 2,022 MW), 114 substations, 2 transmission lines and 1 gas storage facility, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clough Lane | Substation | — | — | 1.0 km |
| Gas 39 MW grid connection at Lindsey Oil Refinery 1A_1B | Grid connection | 39 MW | Operating | 2.4 km |
| Eastfield Road | Substation | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Humber Road | Substation | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Solar 30 MW grid connection at Sweet Briar Farm | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 5.3 km |
| Solar 3.2 MW grid connection at Queens Road | Grid connection | 3.2 MW | Planned | 5.8 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 19 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 20 km |
| North Humber to High Marnham | Transmission line | — | Planned | 46 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Supported by Northern Powergrid Open Data. Northern Powergrid open data portal, Northern Powergrid Open Data Licence v1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. planning.data.gov.uk, 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.