Kincardine Power Station | |
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Country | Scotland |
Location | Fife |
Coordinates | 56°04′25″N 3°43′43″W / 56.0735°N 3.7285°W |
Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
Construction began | 1952[1] |
Commission date | 1958[2] |
Decommission date | 1997 |
Construction cost | £36,250,000 |
Owner | As operator |
Operators | South of Scotland Electricity Board Scottish Power |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Turbine technology | Steam turbines |
Site area | 140 acres (56.7 hectare) |
Chimneys | 2 |
Cooling towers | None |
Cooling source | Estuary water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 3 × 120 MW, 2 × 200 MW |
Units decommissioned | All |
Nameplate capacity |
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External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference NS925881 |
Kincardine power station was a 760 MW coal-fired power station on the shores of the upper Firth of Forth by Kincardine on Forth, Fife, Scotland.[3]
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