Killingholme A power station
{{Short description|Former natural gas power station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Killingholme A Power Station
| image = Killingholme Gas Fired Power Station - geograph.org.uk - 75989.jpg
| image_caption = Killingholme A from the air (1999)
| coordinates = {{coord|53.65952|-0.25511|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| location_map_zoom = 8
| country = England
| location = Lincolnshire, East Midlands
| operator = National Power
(1994–2000)
NRG Energy
(2000–2003)
Centrica
(2004–present)
| commissioned = 1994
| th_fuel_primary = Natural gas
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| ps_electrical_capacity = 665 MW
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Killingholme A Power Station was a combined‐cycle gas turbine natural gas power station within the civil parish of North Killingholme, in North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England. The facility lies north of the Lindsey Oil Refinery, and adjacent to Killingholme B power station.
Killingholme A (665 MW) opened in 1994 and its final synchronisation took place in March 2016 with a combined station output of 635 MW.
Construction
Three heat recovery steam generators were built by International Combustion at Derby (owned by NEI), costing £20 million.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Wednesday 9 January 1991, page 4 The project manager was Tim Enfield.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Friday 21 January 1991, page 21 The site was planned in April 1989.Times Friday 21 April 1989
Building began in January 1991, built by NEI ABB Gas Turbines Ltd.; NEI Parsons were from Newcastle. NEI built the steam turbines.Times Saturday 7 July 1990 In April 1993, a contract was signed to acquire gas from the Caister platform.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Friday 23 April 1993, page 9Times Wednesday 18 April 1990, page 27
Electricity
The site produced its first electricity in April 1993.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Monday 9 August 1993, page 5 The site was officially opened on Thursday 8 October 1993 by the National Power chairman, and the chief executive John Baker, with Tony Bethell. The whole site cost £250 million. The same design would be built in North Wales and Bedfordshire.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Thursday 7 October 1993, page 2Grimsby Evening Telegraph Saturday 9 October 1993, page 2
A 7 km line of 47 metre high pylons, with 30 towers was built near Ulceby, North Lincolnshire in September 1991 by Eve Transmission, which connected to the 4KG transmission line from Keadby to the Grimsby West substation.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Monday 2 September 1991, page 9
Specification
The power station used three Alstom GT-13D 145 MW gas turbines each with a heat recovery steam generator which lead to one Alstom 227 MW steam turbine.{{cite web|url=http://www.centrica.com/files/pdf/centrica_energy/about_killingholme.pdf|title=Killingholme|publisher=Centrica|access-date=8 August 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406053000/http://www.centrica.com/files/pdf/centrica_energy/about_killingholme.pdf|archive-date=6 April 2012}} The power station was owned by Centrica and employed 52 people.{{cite web|url=https://www.centrica.com/media-centre/news/2004/centrica-boosts-generation-capacity-with-killingholme-acquisition/|title=Centrica boosts generation capacity with Killingholme acquisition|publisher=Centrica|access-date=8 August 2015}}
The plant opened in 1994 and was operated by National Power until 2000 when it was bought by NRG Energy for £390 million. It was then purchased in 2003 by a consortium of twenty banks when NRG got into financial difficulty{{cite web|url=http://www.industcards.com/cc-england-east-mid.htm|title=Gas Turbine and Combined-Cycle Power Plants in East England & the Midlands|access-date=8 August 2015|url-status=usurped|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160522082926/http://www.industcards.com/cc%2Dengland%2Deast%2Dmid.htm|archive-date=22 May 2016}} and was then bought by Centrica in July 2004 for £142 million.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/3786851.stm|title=Power station sold in £142m deal|publisher=BBC News|date=8 June 2004|access-date=8 August 2015}}
In early 2014, Centrica began to seek buyers for a number of its gas power plants, including its South Humber and Killingholme plants,{{cite news|title=Centrica selling off two South Humber power stations|url= http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Centrica-selling-South-Humber-power-stations/story-21075701-detail/story.html|date=8 May 2014|work=Scunthorpe Telegraph|access-date=8 August 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120630/http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/Centrica-selling-South-Humber-power-stations/story-21075701-detail/story.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} and in early 2015, began discussion on the closure of the plant, having received no acceptable bids for the plant.{{cite news|title=Third jobs bombshell: Centrica describes closure of two power stations as 'difficult decision'|url= http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/jobs-bombshell-Centrica-describes-closure-power/story-26054383-detail/story.html|date=20 February 2015|work=Grimsby Telegraph|access-date=8 August 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150702091313/http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/jobs-bombshell-Centrica-describes-closure-power/story-26054383-detail/story.html|archive-date=2 July 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Killingholme power station to close with loss of 50 jobs|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-33191418|access-date=26 August 2021|publisher=BBC News|date=18 June 2015}}
The plant was finally decommissioned in March 2016.{{cite news|title=Centrica confirms closure date for Killingholme power station|url=https://www.centrica.com/media-centre/news/2015/centrica-confirms-closure-date-for-killingholme-power-station/|access-date=26 August 2021|work=Centrica|date=14 December 2015}} Demolition of Killingholme A commenced in late 2017.{{cite news|first=Mark|last=Page|url=http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/watch-killingholme-power-station-demolished-814318|title=Watch as Killingholme Power Station towers tumble after demolition team set off 50kg of high explosives|date=22 November 2017|work=Grimsby Telegraph|access-date=13 June 2019|issn=0307-1235}}
Gallery
File:Automatic Voltage Regulator adjustment.jpg|Automatic Voltage Regulator.
File:Killingholme A power station control room.jpg|Killingholme A control room.
File:Final run of Killingholme A power station.jpg|Killingholme A power station.
See also
{{Portal|England|Energy}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite journal|title=European Electricity Systems in Transition|editor-first=A.|editor-last=Midttun|at=Table III.4, p.66|year=1997}}
External links
{{Commons category|Killingholme A Power Station}}
- {{citation|url=http://www.centrica.com/files/pdf/centrica_energy/about_killingholme.pdf|title=Power Stations – Killingholme|work=www.centrica.com|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120406053000/http://www.centrica.com/files/pdf/centrica_energy/about_killingholme.pdf|archive-date=6 April 2012}}
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Category:Natural gas-fired power stations in England
Category:Power stations in Lincolnshire