Deeside Power Station

Deeside Power Station is a 498 MWe gas-fired power station on Weighbridge Road, near the A548, on the Deeside Industrial Park to the north of Connah's Quay in Flintshire, Wales. It is north of the River Dee.

Not to be confused with Connah's Quay Power Station.
Deeside Power Station
CountryWales, United Kingdom
LocationDeeside Industrial Park, Flintshire
Coordinates53.233439°N 3.054589°W / 53.233439; -3.054589
StatusOperational
Commission date1994
Construction cost£200 million
Owner(s)International Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuelNatural gas
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Units operational2 x 166 MWe
1 x 176 MWe
Make and modelAlstom
Nameplate capacity498 MW
External links
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History

It is sited on land of a former British Steel Corporation steelworks, and was commissioned in November 1994, costing £200 million. It was built by Alstom for National Power. It is now owned by International Power, the new-formed company of National Power in 2001. In April 2002, 250 MW of power was mothballed, when the price of electricity dropped.[1] The station resumed full power in October 2003.[2]

It is a mile from the 1,420 MW Connah's Quay Power Station, owned by E.ON UK. The power stations are separated by the Flintshire Bridge.

Specification

It is a CCGT-type power station which runs on natural gas. There are two 166 MWe Alstom GT13E2 gas turbines, from which the exhaust gas at 525 °C enters two heat recovery steam generators. The steam from these powers one 176 MWe steam turbine. The terminal voltage on the ABB generators is 16 kV, and this electricity enters the National Grid, via a transformer, at 400 kV. It has a thermal efficiency of 53%. Cooling water for the condenser is taken from the River Dee. The cooling towers were made by Balcke Duerr of Ratingen, Germany. The plant has two chimneys.

The power station can be seen in episode 1 of the BBC's drama series In the Flesh.

References
  1. http://production.investis.com/ipr/news/press/pr2002/2002-03-28/
  2. http://production.investis.com/ipr/news/press/pr2003/2003-10-16/
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