Coryton Power Station

Coryton Power Station
Coryton Power Station
Country	England, United Kingdom
Location	East of England, Essex
Coordinates	51°30′43″N 0°30′29″E / 51.512000°N 0.508000°ECoordinates: 51°30′43″N 0°30′29″E / 51.512000°N 0.508000°E
Status	Operational as per UK capacity market
Construction began	2000
Commission date	2002
Construction cost	£470 million
Owner(s)	Intergen
Operator(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Turbine technology	Combine Cycle Gas Turbine
Site area	5.2 hectare
Chimneys	2 (55 metres)
Cooling towers	Air Cooled Heat Exchanger
Cooling source	Air Cooling
Combined cycle?	Yes
Power generation
Units operational	2
Make and model	Alstom GT26 A/B
Nameplate capacity	732 MW
External links
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Coryton Power Station is a 732 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) gas-fired power station at Coryton, Thurrock, Essex, UK.

History[]

The site was part of the Coryton Refinery before its closure in 2012. Owned by Intergen, Coryton Power Station was built by Bechtel between 2000 and 2002, and cost £470 million. It was commissioned in 2002 and is run by Coryton Energy Ltd.

Specification[]

It is a CCGT type power station that uses natural gas. Gas is supplied to the site through a 7 km underground pipeline from an off-take from the National Grid Gas National Transmission System south of Stanford-le-Hope. It has two ABB Alstom GT26 gas turbines driving two electricity generators. Gas turbine exhaust gas is led to two heat recovery steam generators. These power one steam turbine, connected to a further generator. The station connects to the electricity National Grid at the nearby 400 kV Coryton South substation.

Gateway Energy Centre[]

Gateway Energy Centre is a proposed 1250 MW gas-turbine power station to be located on the London Gateway Logistics Park about 1 km west of Coryton power station. It will be either a gas-fired 2 × CCGT plant; a 1 × CCGT plus 1 × Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) facility, and/or a 320 MW battery energy storage system.^[1] It will be developed by InterGen. Original consent was granted in 2011, with subsequent revisions and consents granted in 2014 and 2016. CO₂ capture facilities will be installed if mandated.^[1]

In 2020 InterGen gained consent for a 640 MWh lithium-ion battery storage power station near the site, capable of delivering 320 MW for nearly 2 hours. The £200 million project is expected start in 2022 and become operational in 2024.^[2]