Didcot B power station

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Didcot B power station is a 1490-megawatt (MW) operating gas-fired power station in Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Didcot B power station

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
5 operating gas[2][3] 780 MW combined cycle[4] no 1998[4] 2023 (planned)[5]
6 operating gas[2][3] 710 MW combined cycle[4] no 1998[4] 2023 (planned)[5]

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Didcot B power station

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
5 RWE Generation UK plc[100.0%][6] RWE Aktiengesellschaft[100.0%][7]
6 RWE Generation UK plc[100.0%][6] RWE Aktiengesellschaft[100.0%][7]


Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Didcot B power station

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Didcot B power station Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom 51.6246, -1.2683 (exact)[8]

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

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Background

Under the EU's Industrial Emissions Directive (still effective after the United Kingdom left the EU[9]), plants not meeting pollution limits would have to perform upgrades or opt-out and retire by 2023. Didcot B opted out and will have to close in 2023.[5]However, in 2021 the project applied for 1,550 MW existing generation (units 5 and 6) in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 auction, and they were listed in the final results.[10][11] This would qualify them for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[12]

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  2. 2.0 2.1 "ENTSO-E Transparency Platform". Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709031814/https://uk-ireland.rwe.com/locations/didcot-b-ccgt-power-plant. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221108073105/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/digest-of-uk-energy-statistics-dukes. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230122201218/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/462364/LCPD.pdf. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210619181237/https://www.group.rwe/en/our-portfolio/our-sites. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 RWE. "RWE Generation SE". www.rwe.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20210511110620/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/2929. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. Industrial emissions standards and best available techniques, UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Dec 31, 2020
  10. T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  11. Capacity Market Register 2024-25 (T-4) - 13_04_2021, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Apr 13, 2021
  12. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019