Castle Donington Power Station
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Castle Donington Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Trent near Castle Donington, Leicestershire, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Derby. Construction began in 1951, and the station opened in 1958.[4]
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Castle Donington Power Station | |
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Country | England |
Location | Leicestershire, East Midlands |
Coordinates | 52.847769°N 1.358511°W / 52.847769; -1.358511 |
Status | Decommissioned |
Construction began | 1951 |
Commission date | 1956–58[1][2] |
Decommission date | 1994[3] |
Operator(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1990) Powergen (1990–1994) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Chimneys | 2 |
Cooling towers | 4 |
Cooling source | River water and cooling towers |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 6 × 100 MW |
Make and model | Metropolitan-Vickers |
Units decommissioned | All decommissioned |
Nameplate capacity | 600MW |
Annual net output | 2,072 GWh (1980-81) |
grid reference SK433280 |
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