Abergelli power station

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Abergelli power station is a shelved power station in Felindre, Swansea (Wales), United Kingdom. It is also known as Abergelli Farm.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Abergelli power station Felindre, Swansea (Wales), United Kingdom 51.694979, -3.949399 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 51.694979, -3.949399

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 shelved[2][3] gas[4] 299[1] gas turbine[5] no

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Abergelli Power Limited (APL)[6] Drax Group plc [100.0%]

Background

The power plant proposal dates back to 2014. In 2015 it was put on hold "due to market uncertainty." However it picked back up in 2018[7] and was approved in 2019.[8]

Abergelli, originally expected to start in 2022,[8] is listed in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 final auction results with a 2024 delivery date.[9][10] This would qualify it for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[11]

According to Drax, the plant has an anticipated lifespan of 25 years.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221107025309/https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/wales/abergelli-power/. Archived from the original on 07 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129114527/https://www.drax.com/about-us/our-projects/abergelli-power/. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230529160129/https://www.drax.com/about-us/our-projects/abergelli-power/. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129114527/https://www.drax.com/about-us/our-projects/abergelli-power/. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220709032328/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/swansea-abergelli-power-plant-uk/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220430044250/http://www.abergellipower.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Abergelli Power". Drax. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Abergelli Farm gas power station plans approved". 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  9. T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  10. The Drax gas plant is dead: But other new gas projects are a headache for the COP26 team, Ember, Feb 15, 2021
  11. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019

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