Baglan Bay power station

Baglan Bay power station
Baglan Bay Power Station
Country	Wales, United Kingdom
Location	Swansea
Coordinates	51°36′57″N 3°50′08″W
Status	Operational
Commission date	2003
Operator	General Electric
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Power generation
Units operational	1 x 525 MW
Nameplate capacity	525 MW
External links
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Baglan Bay power station is a 525MWe gas-fired power station situated on Baglan Moors just west of Port Talbot in Wales.

History

The power station was built on the site of the former Isopropanol BP chemicals plant in September 2003, costing £300m. At the time of its development, it was considered the most advanced CCGT (Combined-cycle gas turbine) facility of its kind. It was built by the GE Energy division of General Electric, who are its current operators. It was sold by GE in October 2012 to a group of financial investors, led by Macquarie.

Specification

It is a CCGT-type power station that runs on natural gas. It has one General Electric H system (9H) gas turbine with a heat recovery steam generator and a GE steam turbine. It has black start capability, using a 33MWe GE LM2500 gas turbine. It connects to the National Grid at 275kV. It is 60% thermally efficient.

See also

• Baglan
• Baglan Bay

External links

• General Electric
• Power-technology.com Details
• Visit by the Queen and Duke and his black eye in October 2004
• Power station opens in 2003
• Planning permission given in 1999