Fawley power station to close
The oil powered plant will shut down next March.
Fawley Power Station is being closed down next March.
RWE npower has announced the move today.
The oil powered facility opted out of the EU’s Large Combustion Plant Directive, which aims to reduce emissions across Europe.
It meant that the power station would have had to have closed by 2015 anyway.
Commenting on the announcement, Volker Beckers CEO RWE npower said:
”Both of these stations were built more than 40 years ago, and have been the unsung heroes of our economy ever since, helping to keep the lights on and Britain working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”
"This is a time to reflect on the fantastic teams we have at both of these stations, who have helped to deliver over 80 years of generation for the UK.
"These closures, driven by Government policy, reflect the changing shape of power generation in the UK with modern, low carbon power generation replacing older, less efficient power stations. RWE has invested more than £3 billion in the UK over the past three years and now operates the largest installed capacity of both renewable and gas-fired power stations in the country.
"We will be working hard with all our people at these sites throughout the coming months, to help identify new opportunities within our business wherever possible.”
Didcot A and Fawley Power Stations were both opted out of the EU’s Large Combustion Plant Directive, which is aimed at reducing emissions across Europe. The stations were therefore required to cease generation by the end of December 2015 at the latest or once an allocated number of operational hours were completed (20,000 hours for coal or 10,000 hours for oil.)
Fawley and Didcot A Power Stations’ open cycle gas turbines will remain operational until further notice.
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