| Connah's Quay Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Connah's Quay Power Station | |
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| Country | Wales |
| Location | Flintshire |
| Coordinates | 53°13′56″N 3°04′53″W / 53.232162°N 3.0813°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1954 |
| Operators | British Electricity Authority (1954) Central Electricity Authority (1954–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1957–1982) Powergen (1993–2002) E.ON UK (2002–2015) Uniper (2015–present) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 × 330 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,420 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Connah's Quay Power Station is the name of the current 1,420 MW gas-fired power station near Connah's Quay in Flintshire in North Wales. The power plant, which is situated on the south bank of the River Dee, is the modern successor to a coal-fired power station which closed in 1984 and demolished in 1992. The replacement gas-powered plant was completed in 1996 and began producing electricity a year later. It originally received its gas from the Point of Ayr terminal, which in turn comes from the offshore gas fields in Liverpool Bay.
The current Connah's Quay Power Station is not to be confused with Deeside Power Station, a similar CCGT power station with two chimneys situated on the north bank of the River Dee, one mile to the east of the Connah's Quay and the Flintshire Bridge.