Power plant · Havering, England, United Kingdom

Rainham Phase II

Rainham Phase II is a power plant in Havering, England, United Kingdom, with 17 MW of capacity, operated by Energy Developments.

Facts

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FactValueSource
LocationHavering (coordinates), EnglandDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
AddressWennington Marshes, RainhanDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusOperating (operational)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year2000DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Permit date1 Mar 1999 (permit P1275.96, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Havering)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Application date8 Nov 1996 (reference P1275.96, planning authority Havering)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Decision date1 Mar 1999 (granted, reference P1275.96, planning authority Havering)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorEnergy Developments (ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS (UK) LTD)DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity17 MWDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyLandfill GasDESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates51.4906, 0.1970DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Latest events

Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.

  1. Commissioned
  2. Permit granted (planning authority Havering, reference P1275.96)
  3. Permit applied for (planning authority Havering, reference P1275.96)

How it compares

Rainham Phase II is the 717th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 1,305th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 17 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
England717th of 3,43071,965 MW<0.1%
United Kingdom1,305th of 5,050115,622 MW<0.1%
All power plants in our data4,625th of 12,0321,190,447 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Started operating

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 102 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 52 substations, 18 grid connections (9 operating, 78.1 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.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
OVH data center, EnglandData center——2.1 km
Fujitsu Data CentreData center——5.2 km
CustodianDC DA2Data center——5.9 km
Solar 6.935 MW grid connection at Maiden NewtonGrid connection6.94 MWOperating8.6 km
Tertiary Study grid connectionGrid connection57 MWPlanned20 km
North London (Electricity Line) ReinforcementTransmission line—Permitted21 km
Ariel Way White City London grid connectionGrid connection2.2 MWOperating29 km
NVIDIA Cambridge-1AI supercomputer202 H100eOperating31 km
Goldsmiths PrimarySubstation——31 km

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