Uskmouth power stations

Uskmouth power stations
Uskmouth B Power Station
Viewed from the south east, September 2007
Map
CountryWales, United Kingdom
LocationNewport
Coordinates51°32′57″N 2°58′14″W / 51.549071°N 2.970539°W / 51.549071; -2.970539
StatusA station: Demolished
B station: Decommissioned
Construction beganA station: 1948
B station: 1957
Commission dateA station: 1952
B station: 1959
Decommission dateA station: 1981
B station: by 2024
Operators
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Tertiary fuelBiomass
ChimneysA station: 2
B station: 1
Cooling towersNone
Cooling sourceSea water
Power generation
Units operationalA station: 4 × 60 MW
B station: 3 × 110 MW
Nameplate capacityA station: 228 MW
B station: 363 MW
External links
Websitewww.sse.com/SSEInternet/index.aspx?rightColHeader=22&id=21202
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The Uskmouth power stations (also known as the Fifoots Point power stations) refers to a series of two coal-fired power stations at the mouth of the River Usk in the south-east of Newport, Wales.

The first of the two stations, Uskmouth A power station, was built in the 1940s and demolished in 2002. The second station, Uskmouth B power station, was built in the 1950s and as of 2023 has been decommissioned and mothballed.[1][2]

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