Substation · England, United Kingdom
Silvertown B 11kV Substation
Silvertown B 11kV Substation is an 11 kV primary substation in England, United Kingdom, with 26.6 MVA of demand headroom and 87.1 MVA of generation headroom, operated by London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area).
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 | England | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | London Power Networks plc (UK Power Networks, London licence area) | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Demand headroom | 26.6 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Generation headroom | 87.1 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Firm capacity | 78 MVA | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Level | Primary substation | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 11 kV | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 51.5036, 0.0436 | UK Power Networks open data portal · CC BY 4.0 · checked 25 Oct 2026 |
Research on this substation and the land around it.Its headroom, connection queue and congestion, who owns the land around it, and an introduction to those owners.
Nearby
Within 50 km of this substation: 388 grid connections (267 operating, 2,584 MW), 387 power plants (142 operating, 7,499 MW), 139 data centers (1 operating, 88 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.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Refinery grid connection | Grid connection | 5.5 MW | Operating | 0.6 km |
| North Woolwich Road grid connection | Grid connection | 1.4 MW | Operating | 1.1 km |
| Land At London'S Excel Centre grid connection | Grid connection | 1.5 MW | Planned | 1.2 km |
| Six Degrees Data Centre | Data center | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Thameside DC | Power plant | 1 MW | Operating | 1.5 km |
| Docklands Data Centre Campus | Data center | — | Under construction | 1.8 km |
| Virtual Internet UK | Data center | — | — | 2.0 km |
| The O2 Arena - Wind turbines | Power plant | 3 MW | Cancelled | 2.4 km |
| Alcatel, Telegraph House - Solar Panels | Power plant | 1.3 MW | Cancelled | 2.7 km |
Grid operator and place
Grid connections attached to this substation
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Candidate sites around this substation
7 sites of land near Silvertown B 11kV have it as nearest substation. Each site page gives its area, its distance to the substation and its site score; owners are on request.
- 4.3 ha brownfield site at ōMorris Walk (South) Estate, Prospect Vale & Maryon Rd Woolwichō, Greenwich1.45 km · score 35
- 1.36 ha brownfield site at Ashburton Road | Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London, Newham1.67 km · score 32
- 15 ha brownfield site at ōWarren Masterplan, Beresford St Woolwichō, Greenwich2.16 km · score 30
- 1.01 ha brownfield site at Cyprus 4, Land at Ferndale Street, Beckton, Newham1.89 km · score 28
- 1.86 ha brownfield site at ōSpray St SPD area, Spray St Woolwichō, Greenwich2.39 km · score 27
- 1.82 ha brownfield site at ōThomas St phases 3 & 4, Thomas St, Woolwich New Rd & Wellington St…, Greenwich2.25 km · score 27
- 1 ha brownfield site at ōBuildings 10 & 11 & Royal Carriage Square, Woolwich Arsenal Woolwichō, Greenwich2.33 km · score 27
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks open data portal, CC BY 4.0.