Medway Power Station

Medway power station
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CountryEngland
LocationIsle of Grain
Coordinates51°26′23″N 0°41′24″E / 51.43972°N 0.69000°E / 51.43972; 0.69000
StatusOperating
Construction began1992
Commission date1995
Owner(s)Medway Power Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Secondary fuelFuel oil
Turbine technologyGas fired gas turbines, Heat recovery steam generators and steam turbine
Site area11 acre
Site elevationAbove 200 year storm tide
Chimneys2 (65 metre)
Cooling towers0
Cooling sourceAbstracted from, and returned to, River Medway
Power generation
Units operational2 x 228 MW
Make and modelGE 9FA
Nameplate capacity660 MW
External links
Websitewww.ssethermal.com/flexible-generation/operational/medway/
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Medway Power Station is a 735 megawatts gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station on the Isle of Grain in Kent adjacent to the River Medway, about 44 miles east of London. It started to supply electricity to the national grid in 1995.