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Hirwaun power station is a power station under construction in Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales), United Kingdom.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hirwaun power station Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales), United Kingdom 51.74467, -3.54103 (approximate)[1]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 construction[2][3][4] gas[2] 299[2] gas turbine[5] no 2024[6]

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 Hirwaun Power Limited (HPL)[5] Drax Group plc [100.0%]

Background

Hirwaun, originally expected to start in 2020, is listed in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 final auction results with a 2024 delivery date.[7][8] This would qualify it for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[9]

Banktrack also notes that this unit will be ready for a carbon-capture-and-storage attachment as the technology becomes available.[10]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=51.74467%2C-3.54103#map=17/51.74467/-3.54103. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221129081447/https://www.drax.com/uk/about-us/our-projects/hirwaun-power/. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220401110839/https://www.mytilineos.gr/news/press-releases/mytilineos-undertakes-the-development-of-3-ocgts-for-drax-30-03-22/. Archived from the original on 01 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://cprw.org.uk/lack-of-joined-up-thinking-of-governments/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221201195403/https://www.drax.com/about-us/our-projects/hirwaun-power/. Archived from the original on 01 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904165602/https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/Capacity%20Markets%20Document%20Library/Capacity%20Market%20Register%202024-25%20(T-4)%20-%2013_04_2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 04 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. T4 DY2024-25 Final Results, Electricity Market Reform Delivery Body, Mar 22, 2021
  8. The Drax gas plant is dead: But other new gas projects are a headache for the COP26 team, Ember, Feb 15, 2021
  9. Capacity Market, United Kingdom, Mar 1, 2019
  10. Drax Power Limited (May 2018). "The Drax Power (Generating Stations) Order" (PDF). BankTrack. Retrieved November 18, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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