E.ON UK - Kingsnorth cleaner coal plant

Kingsnorth cleaner coal plant

E.ON UK is planning to replace the existing coal-fired units at Kingsnorth Power Station with two new cleaner coal units.

We're currently developing plans for a £1bn investment to build two high efficiency units using state-of-the-art technology to produce power from coal far more efficiently and far more cleanly than ever before in the UK.

If approved, these would be the UK's first supercritical coal-fired units, and they would produce enough electricity to supply around 1.5m homes. Rated at 800MW each, the new units would be considerably more efficient than the existing units, leading to a reduction in carbon emissions of almost two million tonnes a year.

Project Manager Adrian Smith said: "If built, these units would be the first new coal build in the UK for over 20 years and could set a new benchmark for cleaner coal-fired generation in the UK."

3D animation of the proposed Kingsnorth supercritical units (WMV, 2.1MB)

Still from animation of Kingsnorth Supercritical plant

Newsflash

We have submitted additional environmental information to supplement the Environmental Statement submitted in December 2006. The information provides further detail provided during the consultation period with the statutory bodies on specific ecological and environmental areas of consideration for the project.

Supplementary Environmental Information - introduction (PDF, 453KB)