King's Lynn-B power station

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King's Lynn-B power station is a power station in Saddlebow, Norfolk, United Kingdom with multiple units of varying statuses none of which are currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
King's Lynn-B power station Saddlebow, Norfolk, United Kingdom 52.71624, 0.37915 (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 CC 1 shelved[2] gas[3] 850[3] combined cycle[3][4] no
Unit CC 2 shelved[2] gas[3] 850[3][4] combined cycle[3] no
Unit GT1 pre-construction[2] gas[5] 299[5] gas turbine[2] not found 2024

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 CC 1 EP UK Power Development Limited[6] Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH) [100.0%]
Unit CC 2 EP UK Power Development Limited[6] Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH) [100.0%]
Unit GT1 EP UK Power Development Limited[6] Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH) [100.0%]

Background

EP UK Power Development Limited (‘EP UKPD Ltd’) has obtained a Variation Consent from the Secretary of State for the King’s Lynn ‘B’ CCGT Power Station Project. The Variation Consent allows EP UKPD Ltd to construct and operate a new gas-fired power station with an electrical output of up to 1,700 megawatts (‘MW’), including associated works. The power station will comprise one of the following two options (only one will be constructed):Option 1 – up to two CCGT units[7]; orOption 2 – one CCGT unit and an OCGT peaking plant.[7]EP aims to make these units hydrogen ready in the future, and notes that part of their proposed project includes plans for carbon-capture and storage technologies as they become available.[8]The 1,700 MW project is listed in the T-4 Capacity Market 2024-2025 final auction results.[9][10] This would qualify it for government subsidies to guarantee electricity supply.[11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/search/52.71624+0.37915?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMvvTPl-CDAxW2EFkFHRKrCrIQ8gF6BAgLEAA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006134608/https://www.epuki.co.uk/projects/kings-lynn-b/. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20201030132731/https://www.kingslynnbccgt.co.uk/project-description/. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709033311/https://dwdllp.com/projects/kings-lynn-ccgt-power-station-norfolk/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006133537/http://www.kingslynnbccgt.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://www.kingslynnbccgt.co.uk/project-description/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Gas Generation Initiative". Kilroot Energy Park. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  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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