List of active gas fired power stations in the United Kingdom


There are currently 32 active gas fired combined cycle power plants operating in the United Kingdom, which have a total generating capacity of 30.2GW.

Decline of gas for power in the United Kingdom

In 2016 gas fired power stations generated a total of 127 TWh of electricity. Generation has dropped to 119 TWh in 2017, 115 TWh in 2018 and 114 TWh in 2019.
The decline in total gas generation is largely due to the increase in renewable sources outweighing the decline of coal, and an overall reduction in demand.

List of active gas power stations

The list is compiled from chapter 5 of the 2019 Digest of UK Energy Statistics.
NameLocationOwnerDate CommissionedPlanned Closure DateTotal capacity NotesImage
Baglan BayWalesCalon Energy20020.52
Ballylumford CNorthern IrelandAES20030.62
CarringtonNorth WestESB20160.91
Connahs QuayWalesUniper19961.38
CoolkeeraghNorthern IrelandESB20040.41
CorbyEast MidlandsESB19940.41
CorytonEast EnglandIntergen20020.80
CottamEast MidlandsUniper19980.45
Damhead CreekSouth EastDrax Group20000.81
Didcot BSouth EastRWE npower19981.45
EnfieldLondonUniper19990.41
Grain CHPSouth EastUniper20111.52
Great YarmouthEast EnglandRWE npower20010.42
KeadbyYorkshire and HumberSSE plc19940.74
LangageSouth WestEPUKi20100.91
Little BarfordEast EnglandRWE npower19950.72
MarchwoodSouth EastMarchwood Power20090.90
MedwaySouth EastSSE plc19950.76
PembrokeWalesRWE npower20122.20
PeterheadScotlandSSE plc19801.18
RocksavageNorth WestIntergen19980.81
Rye HouseEast EnglandDrax Group19930.72
SaltendYorkshire and HumberEnergy Capital Partners20001.20
SeabankSouth WestSeabank Power20001.23
Severn PowerWalesCalon Energy20100.85
ShorehamSouth EastDrax Group20000.42
South Humber BankYorkshire and HumberEPUKi19971.37
SpaldingEast MidlandsIntergen20040.95
Staythorpe CEast MidlandsRWE npower20101.77Built on the site of two former CEGB coal-fired power stations, the 360 MW Staythorpe A and B
Sutton BridgeEast MidlandsCalon Energy19990.82
VPI ImminghamYorkshire and HumberVitol20041.25
West BurtonEast MidlandsEDF Energy20131.33