Staythorpe Power Station

Staythorpe Power Station
Staythorpe power station in 2024
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CountryEngland
LocationStaythorpe, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands
Coordinates53°04′29″N 0°51′21″W / 53.07482°N 0.85573°W / 53.07482; -0.85573
StatusOperational
Construction began2008
Commission date2010
Construction cost£600 million[1]
Owner(s)
Operator(s)RWE
(2010–present)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 1,850 MW
External links
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Staythorpe C Power Station is a 1,735 MWe gas-fired power station at Staythorpe between Southwell and Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, England, between the River Trent and Nottingham to Lincoln railway line. The station was handed over to the owner RWE from Alstom Power with full commercial operation being achieved in December 2010. The official opening ceremony attended by Charles Hendry, Minister of State took place on 9 May 2011.[2][3]

The £680 million plant is owned by the German energy company, RWE. It is the second largest Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station in the UK and has an overall efficiency in excess of 58%.

  1. ^ "Site chosen for £600m power plant". BBC News. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Staythorpe Power Station opens". Energy News Live. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Staythorpe Power Plant Officially Opened by Energy Minister". Alstom. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2020.