| Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station Viewed from the east in September 2002 | |
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| Country | England |
| Location | Nottinghamshire, East Midlands |
| Coordinates | 52°51′55″N 1°15′18″W / 52.865268°N 1.255°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Construction began | 1963[1] |
| Commission date | 31 January 1968 |
| Decommission date | 30 September 2024 |
| Owner(s) | Uniper |
| Operator(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board (1968–1990) Powergen (1990–2002) E.ON UK (2002–2015) Uniper (2015–present) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,116 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | Uniper/Ratcliffe-on-Soar |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station owned and operated by Uniper at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, England. Commissioned in 1968 by the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB), the station had a capacity of 2,000 MW. It was the last remaining operational coal-fired power station in the UK, and closed on 30 September 2024, marking the end of coal-powered electricity generation in mainland UK but not in all of the UK as there is a coal fired 50mw coal powered station at Maydown just north of londonderry in northern ireland.
The power station occupies a prominent position next to the A453 road, close to junction 24 of the M1 motorway, the River Trent and the Midland Main Line (adjacent to East Midlands Parkway railway station) and dominates the skyline for many miles around with its eight cooling towers and 199 m (653 ft) tall chimney.
- ^ "Appendix 1". High merit post war coal & oil fired power stations (PDF). Historic England. p. 3. Retrieved 6 August 2020.