Power plant · Trafford, England, United Kingdom
SAICA Paper Mill
SAICA Paper Mill is a power plant in Trafford, England, United Kingdom, with 41.6 MW of capacity, operated by GDF Suez Energy UK.
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 | Trafford (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Partington Wharfside, land off Manchester Road, Carrington | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (operational) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2012 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Permit date | 30 Dec 2008 (permit H/69865, Town and Country Planning Act, issued by Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 30 Dec 2008 (reference H/69865, planning authority Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 30 Dec 2008 (granted, reference H/69865, planning authority Trafford) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | GDF Suez Energy UK | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 41.6 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Biomass (dedicated) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.4260, -2.4167 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
SAICA Paper Mill is the 300th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 564th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 41.6 MW is <0.1% of the 115,642 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 | 300th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 564th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,207th of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Permit issued (Town and Country Planning Act), no. H/69865
- Started operating
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 372 grid connections (194 operating, 1,810 MW), 30 substations, 21 data centers and 3 gas storage facilities, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington Paper Mill grid connection | Grid connection | 37.5 MW | Operating | 0.3 km |
| Manchester Road Stor grid connection | Grid connection | 20 MW | Operating | 0.4 km |
| Martens Road Stor grid connection | Grid connection | 18 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| Data center, England (OSM way 1535147042) | Data center | — | — | 4.1 km |
| Joule House | Data center | — | — | 9.4 km |
| Delta House | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1 | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 22 km |
| Keuper Gas Storage Project | Gas storage facility | — | Permitted | 23 km |
| Salinae Hydrogen Storage project | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 31 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- SP Electricity North West, via Northern Powergrid Open Data. SP Electricity North West open data portal, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.