Bury St Edmunds Sugar Factory power station

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Bury St Edmunds Sugar Factory power station is a 77-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in Suffolk County, United Kingdom.

Location

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Background

Bury St. Edmund's sugar factory houses this combined heat and power generation unit, using more than 80% of the generated heat for the production of sugar.

Project Details

• Sponsor: British Sugar plc
• Parent company: Wittington Investments Ltd
• Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk County, United Kingdom
• Coordinates: 52.2557, 0.7259 (exact)
• Gross generating capacity (operating): 77 MW
  • Gas-fired combined cycle with CHP, 77 MW (start-up in 1999)