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Teesside power station
Teesside power station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Teesside power station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
Teesside Power Station is a former gas-fired power station, in Redcar & Cleveland, England. Situated near the Wilton chemical complex, the station had combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) and open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs), however in 2011 the operation of the CCGT part of the station was suspended, and in 2013 the owners announced its closure and plans to demolish it. Prior to the suspension, the station had a generating capacity of 1875 megawatts (MW), making it the largest of any CCGT power station in Europe. The station could meet almost 3% of the electricity demand for England, Wales and Scotland. Opened in 1993, the station was initially operated by Enron but moved into the hands of PX Ltd after the Enron scandal of 2001, before being bought by Gaz de France and Suez in 2008. The station also worked as a cogeneration plant, providing steam for the Wilton complex.
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Background
History
The power station was constructed on a 23 acre site at the Wilton chemical complex near Middlesbrough in north east England. Construction of the station began in December 1990 and took twenty nine months to complete. The station was originally owned and operated by US energy company Enron. A visitor centre at the power station was opened by MP Mo Mowlam on 6 November 1998. During maintenance closure in August 2001, an explosion in one of the power station's transformers killed three workers and injured another man. Plans for a £500 million upgrade of the station were granted planning permission in 2008. However, with no work having begun by 2010, a five-year extension to the permission was…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5768, -1.1204
- Address
- Wilton, Redcar & Cleveland, North Yorkshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q7694583 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Teesside power station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Teesside power station?
- Teesside power station is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5768°, -1.1204°.
- Who owns Teesside power station?
- Teesside power station is owned by Enron<br />(1993-2002)<br />PX Ltd<br />(2002-2008)<br />GDF Suez<br />(2008-2015).