Kilroot Power Station
Kilroot power station is a fossil fuel power plant on the north shore of Belfast Lough at Kilroot near Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The plant currently has a 141 megawatt (MW) capacity from four standby Gas Turbines and a 10 MW battery energy storage capacity from the Kilroot Advancion Energy Storage Array.
| Kilroot power station | |
|---|---|
Kilroot power station in November 2006 | |
| Country | Northern Ireland, UK |
| Location | Carrickfergus |
| Coordinates | 54.725°N 5.767°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Commission date | 1981 |
| Owner(s) | EP UK Investments |
| Operator(s) | EP UK Investments |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural Gas |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 141 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | https://www.epuki.co.uk/ |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
When coal power generation stopped in September 2023, it was the only remaining coal-fired power station operating in Northern Ireland, and it had a 560 megawatt (MW) capacity from dual coal and oil fuelled generators. The station once produced a third of the country's electricity, and was also one of County Antrim's top 100 employers in 2010 (or before).
Since the privatisation of Northern Ireland Electricity in 1992, the power station has been owned by the AES Corporation. In 2019 it was sold to a subsidiary of Energetický a průmyslový holding.