Grain Power Station
Grain Power Station is a 1,275 megawatts (1,710,000 hp) operational CCGT power station in Kent, England, owned by Uniper (formerly E.ON UK). It was also the name of an oil-fired, now demolished, 1,320MW power station in operation from 1979 to 2012.
| Grain Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Location | Isle of Grain Kent |
| Coordinates | 51°26′46″N 0°42′47″E |
| Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
| Construction began | 1975 |
| Commission date | 1979 |
| Decommission date | 2012 |
| Owner(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board (1979–1990) PowerGen (1990–2002) E.ON UK (2002–2012)) |
| Operator(s) | As owner |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Oil-fired |
| Tertiary fuel | Natural gas |
| Site area | 100 hectare |
| Chimneys | One (244 metres) |
| Cooling towers | None |
| Cooling source | River / sea water |
| Combined cycle? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 5 (2 oil, 3 gas) 660 MW |
| Units decommissioned | All |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,320 MW (1,770,000 hp) (oil) |
| Annual net output | See text |
grid reference TQ886753 | |
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