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Coryton Power Station 
Coryton Power StationLocation of Coryton Power Station
Country England, United Kingdom Location East of England, Essex Coordinates 51°30′43″N 0°30′29″E / 51.512000°N 0.508000°ECoordinates: 51°30′43″N 0°30′29″E / 51.512000°N 0.508000°E Commission date 2002 Owner(s) Intergen Operator(s) Coryton Energy Ltd Turbine information Manufacturer(s) Alstom Power station information Primary fuel natural gas Generation units 2 Combined cycle? yes Power generation information Installed capacity 732 MW Coryton Power Station is a 732 MW gas-fired power station named after the nearby Petroplus Coryton Refinery in Thurrock.
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History
The site is run by Coryton Energy Ltd. It opened in 2002 and was built by Bechtel, is owned by Intergen, based in Burlington, Essex, and cost £470 million.
Specification
It is a CCGT type power station that uses natural gas. It has two ABB Alstom GT26 gas turbines from which the exhaust gas leads to two heat recovery steam generators. These power one steam turbine. The station connects to the National Grid at the nearby 400 kV Coryton South substation.
The boiler design is a villager type. Optimised running in marginal markets is not possible due to these weaknesses.
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Electricity generation in the East of England Power stations ActiveElean · Tilbury B (co-fires) · WissingtonFuturePeterborough · Tilbury DocksActiveTilbury BClosedCliff Quay · Goldington · Great Yarmouth · Little Barford · Norwich · Peterborough · Rye House · Watford · West ThurrockProposedTilbury (clean coal)ActiveClosedLetchworthFutureKing's Lynn BFuturePeterboroughActiveSizwell BClosedBradwell · Sizewell AProposed/FutureSizwell CActiveTilbury B (co-fires)ClosedTilbury AActiveProposed/Future
Organisations Categories:- Natural gas-fired power stations in England
- Buildings and structures in Essex
- Power stations in the East of England
- Power stations on the River Thames
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