Power plant · Thurrock, England, United Kingdom
Tilbury Energy Centre
Tilbury Energy Centre is a cancelled power plant in Thurrock, England, United Kingdom, with 100 MW of capacity, operated by RWE Generation.
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 | Thurrock (coordinates), England | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Tilbury Power Station, Tilbury, Thurrock, DA12 2QA | 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 |
| Application date | 20 Feb 2018 (planning authority The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | RWE Generation | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 100 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (co-located with fossil fuel plant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.4626, 0.4328 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Tilbury Energy Centre is the 75th-largest of 3,430 power plants in England and the 134th-largest of 5,050 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 100 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 | 75th of 3,430 | 71,985 MW | 0.14% |
| United Kingdom | 134th of 5,050 | 115,642 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,221st of 12,008 | 1,173,302 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 71 data centers (1 operating, 88 MW), 11 substations, 3 grid connections (2 operating, 9.14 MW) and 1 transmission line, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujitsu Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 11 km |
| CustodianDC DA2 | Data center | — | — | 12 km |
| Imperium 315 | Data center | — | — | 14 km |
| Solar 6.935 MW grid connection at Maiden Newton | Grid connection | 6.94 MW | Operating | 25 km |
| Tertiary Study grid connection | Grid connection | 57 MW | Planned | 37 km |
| North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement | Transmission line | — | Permitted | 37 km |
| Ariel Way White City London grid connection | Grid connection | 2.2 MW | Operating | 46 km |
| Goldsmiths Primary | Substation | — | — | 48 km |
| Volt Avenue Primary | Substation | — | — | 48 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.
- 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.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.