| Kilroot power station | |
|---|---|
 Kilroot power station in November 2006 | |
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| Country | Northern Ireland, UK |
| Location | Carrickfergus |
| Coordinates | 54°43′30″N 5°46′01″W / 54.725°N 5.767°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Commission date | 1981 |
| Owner | EP UK Investments |
| Operator | EP UK Investments |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 141 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | https://www.epuki.co.uk/ |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Kilroot power station is a fossil fuel power plant on the north shore of Belfast Lough at Kilroot near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The plant currently has a 141 megawatt (MW) capacity from four standby gas turbines and a 10 MW battery energy storage capacity from the Kilroot Advancion Energy Storage Array.
When coal power generation stopped in September 2023, it was the only remaining coal-fired power station operating in Northern Ireland, and it had a 560 megawatt (MW) capacity from dual coal and oil fuelled generators. The station once produced a third of the country's electricity, and was also one of County Antrim's top 100 employers in 2010 (or before).[1][2]
In 1992, the station was purchased by AES Corporation, as part of the privatisation of the state-owned Northern Ireland Electricity. In 2019 it was sold to a subsidiary of Energetický a průmyslový holding.
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- ^ "Generating success". www.modernutilitymanagement.com. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original (PHP) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2011.