Power plants

Gas power stations in the UK

Rare Context lists 82 gas power stations in the United Kingdom, with 51,922 MW of capacity between them. The largest is Pembroke (2,325 MW).

All gas power stations

Sorted by capacity; plants not built yet come after the others. A plant counts under each technology its register gives it.

Power plantRegionOwner or operatorCapacity
PembrokeWalesRWE Generation2,325 MW
StaythorpeEnglandRWE Generation1,828 MW
Didcot BEnglandRWE Generation1,490 MW
GrainEnglandUniper1,404 MW
EP SHB LtdEnglandEppdii Ltd1,400 MW
Connahs QuayWalesUniper1,380 MW
West Burton CCGTEnglandUK Transition Limited1,332 MW
VPIEnglandVitol1,252 MW
Seabank Power LtdEnglandCheung Kong Infrastructure Ltd +11,205 MW
Saltend Power StationEnglandEnergy Capital Partners1,200 MW
PeterheadScotlandSSE Group1,180 MW
Spalding Energy Company LtdEnglandIntergen950 MW
The Keadby Next Generation Power Station ProjectEnglandSSE Group910 MW
EP Langage LtdEnglandEPUKi905 MW
Marchwood PowerEnglandMarchwood Power898 MW
Carrington PowerEnglandESB Limited884 MW
Severn Power LtdWalesCalon Energy850 MW
Sutton Bridge Power GenerationEnglandCalon Energy819 MW
Rocksavage Power Company LtdEnglandIntergen810 MW
Damhead CreekEnglandVitol805 MW
Coryton Energy Company LtdEnglandIntergen800 MW
MedwayEnglandSSE Group755 MW
Little BarfordEnglandRWE Generation735 MW
KeadbyEnglandSSE Group732 MW
Rye HouseEnglandVitol715 MW
EPNINorthern IrelandEPUKi700 MW
KillingholmeEnglandUniper619 MW
Thurrock Flexible Generation PlantEnglandThurrock Power600 MW
EP Ballylumford CCGTNorthern IrelandEPUKi592 MW
Ballylumford BNorthern IrelandEPUKi540 MW
BaglanEnglandCalon Energy520 MW
DeesideWalesEngie498 MW
Cottam Development CentreEnglandUniper445 MW
Great YarmouthEnglandRWE Generation420 MW
ShorehamEnglandVitol420 MW
CoolkeeraghESB C30Northern IrelandESB Limited413 MW
EnfieldEnglandUniper408 MW
CorbyEnglandESB Limited407 MW
Kings LynnEnglandRWE Generation395 MW
Barry——375 MW
Spalding Expansion OCGTEnglandIntergen299 MW
VPI Immingham BEnglandVitol299 MW
Peterborough Power StationEnglandWhitetower Energy Ltd245 MW
Wilton InternationalEnglandSembcorp Utilities Limited120 MW
Fellside CHPEnglandPX Group105 MW
HeartlandsEnglandWhitetower Energy Ltd100 MW
BlackburnEnglandVitol60 MW
CheshireEnglandRWE Generation60 MW
CastlefordEnglandPowergen56 MW
SandbachEnglandPowergen56 MW
Seal SandsEnglandRWE Generation55 MW
HytheEnglandRWE Generation53 MW
BurghfieldEnglandSSE Group50 MW
ChickerellEnglandSSE Group50 MW
CroydonEnglandWhitetower Energy Ltd50 MW
DerbyEnglandWhitetower Energy Ltd50 MW
ExeterEnglandWhitetower Energy Ltd50 MW
VikingEnglandWhitetower Energy Ltd50 MW
Peterborough Power Station PPL2 Gas EnginesEnglandWhitetower Energy Ltd49 MW
KnaptonEnglandThird Energy UK Gas41.5 MW
GrimsbyEnglandRWE Generation40 MW
ThornhillEnglandWhitetower Energy Ltd40 MW
Eggborough CCGT permittedEnglandEggborough Power Limited2,500 MW
Drax Re-power permittedEnglandDrax Power Limited1,800 MW
Tees CCPP permittedEnglandSembcorp Utilities Limited1,700 MW
Knottingley Power Project permittedEnglandKnottingley Power Limited1,500 MW
Connah’s Quay Low Carbon Power Project plannedWalesUniper1,380 MW
Keadby 3 Carbon Capture Power Station permittedEnglandKeadby Generation Limited910 MW
Stallingborough Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) generating plant and Carbon Capture Plant (CCP) plannedEnglandRWE Generation900 MW
The Net Zero Teesside Project permittedEnglandNet Zero Teesside Power Limited “NZT Power” and Net Zero North Sea Storage Limited “NZNS Storage”860 MW
South Hook Combined Heat & Power Station permittedWalesQPI Global Ventures Ltd500 MW
North Killingholme Power Project permittedEnglandC.GEN Killingholme Ltd470 MW
Abergelli Power permittedWalesAbergelli Power Limited299 MW
Hirwaun Power Station permittedWalesHirwaun Power Limited299 MW
Meaford Energy Centre permittedEnglandMeaford Energy Limited299 MW
Millbrook Power permittedEnglandMillbrook Power Limited299 MW
Progress Power Station permittedEnglandProgress Power Limited299 MW
VPI Immingham OCGT permittedEnglandVPI Immingham B Ltd299 MW
Wrexham Energy Centre permittedWalesWrexham Power Limited299 MW
Stanlow Hydrogen Ready Modular Combined Heat and Power Project plannedEnglandEET Fuels200 MW
Palm Paper 3 CCGT Power station Kings Lynn permittedEnglandPalm Paper Ltd162 MW
Kemsley Paper Mill (K4) CHP Plant permittedEnglandDS Smith Paper Ltd52 MW

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Every gas power station in the United Kingdom, with owners.All 82 in one file, each with its capacity and grid status. We research what the public sources leave out.

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