Tilbury power stations
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The Tilbury power stations were two thermal power stations on the north bank of the River Thames at Tilbury in Essex. The 360 MW dual coal- and oil-fired Tilbury A Power Station operated from 1956 until 1981 when it was mothballed, prior to demolition in 1999.[1] The 1,428 MW Tilbury B Power Station operated between 1968 and 2013 and was fueled by coal,[1] as well as co-firing with oil and, from 2011, biomass. Tilbury B was demolished in 2016–19.[3] Since 2013 three other power stations have been proposed or constructed in Tilbury.
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Tilbury power stations | |
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Country | England |
Location | Tilbury |
Coordinates | 51.454926°N 0.391677°E / 51.454926; 0.391677 |
Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
Construction began | A station: 1951 B station: 1961 |
Commission date | A station: 1956 B station: 1968[1][2] |
Decommission date | A station: 1981 B station: 2013 |
Owner(s) | Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1990) National Power (1990–2000) Innogy plc (2000–2002) npower (2002–2013) |
Operator(s) | CEGB 1958-1990 |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Secondary fuel | Oil |
Tertiary fuel | Biomass |
Site area | 91.5 hectare |
Chimneys | A station: 2 (100 metres); B station: 2 (168 metres) |
Cooling towers | None |
Cooling source | River water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | A station: 6 × 60 MW; B station: 4 × 350 MW |
Units decommissioned | All |
Nameplate capacity | A station: 360 MW B station: 1,428 MW |
Annual net output | A station: 2662 MWh max; B station: 4587 MWh max |
External links | |
Website | web |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference TQ661756 |
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