Kings Lynn Power Station

Infobox UK power station
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static_image_caption=King's Lynn Power Station.
os_grid_reference=TF608170
latitude=52.727256
longitude=0.380117
country=England
region=East of England
shire_county=Norfolk
operator=Centrica Energy
fuel=Gas
fuel_capacity=325MW
opened=1997

Kings Lynn Power Station is in the English county of Norfolk. The station is located on Willows Business Park, Saddlebow,
King's Lynn. The plant is gas-fired which is supplied using gas from National Grid's National Transmission System.

History

Construction of this power station began in October 1994 and was completed and started producing electricity in December 1997 [ [http://www.centrica.com/index.asp?pageid=954] Centrica Website] The owners of the plant, TXU sold the plant to Centrica in October 2001.

pecifications

The CCGT power station has one single shaft 237MW Siemens V94.3 Gas driven Turbine with electrical generator running at 3000rpm. The terminal voltage of 21kV. There is a triple pressure heat recovery steam generator, built by International Combustion Ltd (since 1997 known as ABB Combustion Services Ltd). The plant has one steam turbine that is coupled to the generator via a self synchronizing clutch. The plant operates with one air cooled condenser which compromises of 16 cooling modules of fins, tubes and fan arranged in four by four configuration, connected to the 132kV electrical distribution system. The total output of the station is 325MWe. The power station employs around forty staff.

References

External links

* [http://www.centricaenergy.com/index.asp?pageid=19&area=kings Centrica Energy]