Shotton Power Station
| Company type | Power station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Fate | Demolished in 2014 |
| Headquarters | Shotton, Deeside, Flintshire , Wales, United Kingdom |
| Products | Electricity, steam, condensate |
| Parent | TXU Europe (2001–2002), PricewaterhouseCoopers (2003), Gaz de France (from 2003), GDF Suez (after 2008), International Power (until closure) |
Shotton Combined Heat and Power Station was a gas-fired cogeneration facility with a capacity of 210 MWe, situated on Weighbridge Road in Deeside, Flintshire, Wales, close to the A548 in Shotton.
History
The station began operations in 2001 under the name Shotton CHP Ltd, owned by TXU Europe (Energy Future Holdings). It provided steam, condensate, and electricity to the adjacent UPM Shotton paper mill while exporting excess power to the National Grid. The site was also located near steelworks operated by Corus Group. After a significant drop in electricity prices, TXU entered administration in December 2002. Operations resumed in January 2003 under the management of administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers, marking a UK first where a power station functioned commercially during receivership. In October 2003, Gaz de France (GdF) purchased the facility, which remained its only UK power asset until acquiring Teesside Power Station in 2008. Later that year, GdF merged with Suez to create GDF Suez.
Positioned adjacent to Deeside Power Station on the northern bank of the River Dee, Shotton CHP was shut down by International Power in June 2012. This closure was driven by heightened competition from newer and more efficient gas-fired stations and Shotton’s reduced standing within the UK gas merit order. The plant was subsequently demolished in 2014.
Specification
This combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant operated using natural gas as fuel. It comprised two General Electric 6FA gas turbines, each rated at 75 MWe. Exhaust gases from these turbines powered two heat recovery steam generators that produced steam for a single steam turbine.