Baglan Bay Power Station
GE's Welsh showcase plant. Baglan Bay Power Station is a 525 MW power station in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, operated by General Electric.
- Neath Port Talbot
- Wales
- Commissioned 2002
- Closed 2021
- Planning (completed)
- Consented (completed)
- Construction (completed)
- Operating2002 (completed)
- Closed2021 (current stage)
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 525 MW
- Status
- Decommissioned
- Technology
- Gas_ccgt
- Operator
- General Electric
- Region
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.6089, -3.7822
- Commissioned
- 2002
- Closed
- 2021
- Gas turbine
- GE 9H
- Showcase plant
- Yes
Location
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How Baglan Bay Power Station compares
About Baglan Bay Power Station
Baglan Bay in Wales was a 525 MW CCGT built by GE as a showcase for its H-class gas turbine technology. Closed in 2021.
History
Commissioned in 2002 to demonstrate GE's 9H gas turbine β then the most advanced and hottest-firing turbine in the world. Originally rated at 510 MW. Despite its showcase status, the plant was closed in 2021 due to market conditions and ongoing technical challenges.
The site today
Closed 2021. Being decommissioned.
Did you know?
- Showcase for GE's H-class turbine technology
- Hottest-firing gas turbine of its era
- Closed 2021 despite being relatively modern
- On the site of the former BP Baglan petrochemical complex
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Source
Baglan Bay Power Station.
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