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UK: Green light for new Essex power station
4 August 2011
Energy
Minister Charles Hendry will today give the go-ahead for InterGen’s
proposals to construct a new 900MW gas power plant at the London Gateway
Logistics Park, Coryton, Essex.
The
plans are for a new £600 million power station comprising of up to two
CCGT generating units, each around 450MW in capacity.This brings the total new capacity consented by the Government since May 2010 to 5,456MW – enough to power more than seven million homes if developed.
Charles Hendry, who will visit the proposed site later today, said:
“The
Gateway Energy Centre will play an important role in providing secure
electricity supplies to around a million homes across the South East,
supplying heat and power to the neighbouring London Gateway Port and
Logistics and Business Park and bringing jobs and investment to Essex.
“With
a quarter of our electricity-generating capacity shutting down over the
next ten years as older plants close, new power stations like Coryton
will play a crucial part in the country’s energy mix as we make a move
towards a low carbon economy.
“There
is also a major opportunity in the long term for gas power stations
like this to be fitted with abatement technology. This station will be
built carbon capture ready, which means that eventually CO2 emissions from the plant could be captured and transported for storage offshore.
“I
am particularly pleased to see the proposals for 11 skilled
apprenticeships and the training and vocational facilities at the site,
and that InterGen will be working with the community to make sure local
people are given an opportunity to benefit from the construction and
operation of the plant.”
The
proposed combined cycle gas turbine plant would take about three years
to build, generating around 600 jobs during the construction period.
Notes for editor:
- Visit the Gateway Energy Centre website for more information on InterGen’s proposals.
- View further documents on the consents
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