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Charles Hendry approves Kent power station with enough power to supply 1.5 million homes

Energy Minister Charles Hendry today gave the go-ahead for ScottishPower to construct a new 1,000 megawatt gas-fired power station near Hoo…

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Energy Minister Charles Hendry today gave the go-ahead for ScottishPower to construct a new 1,000 megawatt gas-fired power station near Hoo St Werburgh in Kent, adjacent to the existing Damhead Creek 800 MW gas-fired power station.

Charles Hendry said:

“This power plant will play a vital role in providing secure electricity supplies for the South East, as well as creating jobs in the region.

“It will be one of the most efficient power plants in the world, and be built carbon capture ready, which means that eventually CO2 produced by the plant could be captured and transported for storage under the North Sea.

“There is also potential, in the future, to use the heat created by the plant to supply the local area.”

The Damhead Creek 2 Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plant could generate enough electricity to supply almost 1.5 million homes.


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Published 25 January 2011