Willington Power Station
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Willington Power Station is a pair of partly demolished coal-fired power stations that were constructed in the 1950s. The two stations were built on a site off Twyford Road, between Willington and Twyford in Derbyshire, England. The two power stations had an installed capacity totaling 804 MW. The two stations consisted of the 'A' Station, and the 'B' Station.[1]
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Willington Power Station | |
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Country | England |
Location | Willington, Derbyshire |
Coordinates | 52.856337°N 1.542558°W / 52.856337; -1.542558 |
Status | Demolished, cooling towers still standing |
Construction began | Station A: 1954 Station B: 1959 |
Commission date | Station A: 1957 Station B: 1962 |
Decommission date | Station A: 1995 Station B: 1999 |
Owner(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board (1957–1990) National Power (1990–1999) |
Operator(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board (1957–1990) National Power (1990–1999) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Chimneys | Station A: 2 Station B: 1 |
Cooling towers | Station B: 5 |
Cooling source | Cooling Towers River Trent |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 400 MW A Station 400 MW B Station |
External links | |
Website | www |
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