Aberthaw power stations
| Aberthaw Power Station | |
|---|---|
Aberthaw B from the foreshore | |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Location | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan |
| Coordinates | 51°23′14″N 3°24′18″W / 51.387312°N 3.404866°W |
| Status | In Decommissioning Process |
| Construction began | 1957 (Aberthaw A) 1967 (Aberthaw B) |
| Commission date | 1963 (Aberthaw A) 1971 (Aberthaw B) |
| Decommission date | 1995 (Aberthaw A) 2020 (Aberthaw B) |
| Construction cost | £50m (Aberthaw B) |
| Owner | RWE |
| Operator | RWE |
| Employees | ≈5 |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 3 x 520 MW |
| Make and model | Associated Electrical Industries |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,560 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | https://uk-ireland.rwe.com/locations/aberthaw-power-plant |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Two decommissioned coal-fired and co-fired biomass power stations, both known as Aberthaw power station, have operated at Limpert Bay, near the villages of Gileston and West Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan. The most recent of the two, Aberthaw B Power Station, co-fired biomass and had a generating capacity of 1,560 megawatts (MW). The power station closed on 31 March 2020.
The station was the location of a carbon capture trial system to determine whether the technology could be scaled up from lab conditions. The system consumed 1 MW.