Power plant · North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
VPI Immingham OCGT
VPI Immingham OCGT is a permitted power plant in North Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, with 299 MW of capacity, operated by VPI Immingham B Ltd.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | North Lincolnshire (coordinates), England (North East) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Site at and adjacent to the existing VPI Immingham Power Station, Rosper Road, Immingham DN40 3DZ | 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 | 7 Aug 2020 (permit EN010097, 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 | 11 Apr 2019 (reference EN010097, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 7 Aug 2020 (granted, reference EN010097, planning authority The Planning Inspectorate) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | VPI Immingham B Ltd (applicant) | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 299 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 | 51.7 ha (application boundary) | planning.data.gov.uk · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 53.6404, -0.2363 | Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects · record · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
VPI Immingham OCGT is the 150th-largest of 2,174 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in England and the 233rd-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 299 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 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 | 150th of 2,174 | 185,888 MW | 0.16% |
| United Kingdom | 233rd of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 540th of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 232 grid connections (122 operating, 1,987 MW), 110 substations, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas 39 MW grid connection at Lindsey Oil Refinery 1A_1B | Grid connection | 39 MW | Operating | 1.3 km |
| Eastfield Road | Substation | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Humber Road | Substation | — | — | 1.6 km |
| Clough Lane | Substation | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Oil 24 MW grid connection at Kings Road Generation | Grid connection | 24 MW | Operating | 3.3 km |
| Solar 3.2 MW grid connection at Queens Road | Grid connection | 3.2 MW | Planned | 3.6 km |
| Aldbrough Hydrogen Storage | Gas storage facility | — | Planned | 21 km |
| Continental Link Multi-Purpose Interconnector | Transmission line | — | Cancelled | 21 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.