Richborough Power Station | |
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Country | UK |
Location | Richborough Kent |
Coordinates | 51°18′36″N 1°20′46″E / 51.310°N 1.346°E |
Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
Construction began | 1958 |
Commission date | 1962 |
Decommission date | 1996 |
Owners | Central Electricity Generating Board (1962–1990) |
Operator | CEGB |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal (1962-71), Oil (1971-89), Orimulsion (1989-96) |
Chimneys | 1 (127 metres) |
Cooling towers | Three |
Cooling source | Recirculating water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3 × 120 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 336 MW |
Annual net output | See graph in text |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
Richborough power station was a 336 MW power station close to the mouth of the River Stour near Sandwich, on the east coast of Kent. It was built on land within the Port of Richborough but being on the northern edge its site lies mostly within the neighbouring parish of Minster, Kent. It operated from 1962 to 1996; the towers were demolished on 11 March 2012. BFL Management Ltd, the current owners of the site plan to bring it back into use as the £750 million Richborough Energy Park.