The following is a list of coal fired power stations within the UK. For a map<click here> and for annual statistics<click here>.
Station Name | Representation | Company | Address | Capacity |
Aberthaw B | Generation Aggregates | RWE Npower | The Leys, Aberthaw, Barry, South Glamorgan, CF62 4ZW | 1,489 |
Cockenzie | ScotAsh | Scottish Power | Prestopans, East Lothian | 1,152 |
Cottam | EDF | EDF Energy | Cottam Power Company, PO Box 4, nr Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 0ET | 1,970 |
Didcot A | Generation Aggregates | RWE NPower | Didcot, Nr Oxford, OX11 7HA | 2,020 |
Drax | Hargreaves CCP | Drax Power Ltd | Drax, Selby, North Yorks, YO8 8PQ | 3,870 |
Eggborough | British Energy | British Energy | Eggborough, Goole, North Humberside, DN14 0BS | 1,960 |
Ferrybridge C | Scottish and Southern | Scottish and Southern | PO Box 39, Stranglands Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8SQ | 1,955 |
Fiddlers Ferry | Scottish and Southern | Scottish and Southern | Widnes Road, Cuerdley, Warrington, WA5 2UT | 1,961 |
Ironbridge | E'ON (UK) | E'ON (UK) | Buildwas Road, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7BL | 970 |
Kingsnorth | E'ON (UK) | E'ON (UK) | Hoo Saint Werburgh, Rochester, Kent, ME3 9NQ | 1,974 |
Longannet | ScotAsh | Scottish Power | ScotAsh Ltd, Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife, FK10 4AA | 2,304 |
Lynemouth | Alcan | Alcan Primary Metal - Europe | Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YH | 420 |
Ratcliffe | E'ON (UK) | E'ON (UK) | Ratcliife on Soar, Nottingham, NG11 0EE | 2,000 |
Rugeley | International Power | International Power | Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, Rugeley, WS15 1PR | 976 |
Tilbury B | Generation Aggregates | RWE Innogy PLC | Fort Road, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 8UJ | 1,020 |
West Burton | EDF | EDF Energy | West Burton Power Company, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 9BL | 1,932 |
Wilton | Hargreaves CCP | ICI | PO Box 1985, Wilton International, Middlesborough, TS90 8WS | 100 |
Uskmouth | Hargreaves CCP | Uskmouth Power Ltd | West Nash Road, Nash Common, Newport, NP18 2BZ | 393 |
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Kilroot | AES Electric | Larne Road, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, BT38 7LX | 520 | |
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Drakelow | PowerGen | Near Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, DE15 9TZ | 976 | |
High Marnham | PowerGen | High Marnham, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 6SE | 945 |
Click the map for a high resolution version of the map;
The following are annual statistics for by-products from coal fired generation over recent years. NB: Statistics were not collected for 1998. These show the proportions of products utilised and main applications and they are in PDF format;;