Cowes
Cowes is a 140 MW oil-fired power station in South East England, operated by RWE Npower. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Single cycle
- South East
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 140 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Fossil Fuel Β· Single cycle
- Operator
- RWE Npower
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- LV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- PO32 6JF
- Coordinates
- 50.7396, -1.3144
Location
Map position from the published coordinates. For small sites this can be an approximate point rather than the exact boundary. Map Β© OpenStreetMap contributors.
How Cowes compares
Oil-fired stations and diesel engines are now used mainly for back-up, island systems and short periods of peak demand in the UK.
All oil-fired power stations Power stations in South EastNearby power stations
- Chawton Β· 3.65 MW solar farm1.0 km
- Isle of Wight Β· 6.23 MW solar farm5.1 km
- Fawley (Langley) Β· 5 MW solar farm8.0 km
- Marvel (Stone Farm) Β· 5 MW solar farm8.0 km
- Mopley/Cadland Β· 3.02 MW solar farm8.3 km
- Stables Farm Β· 1 MW solar farm8.9 km
- Shalfleet Β· 5 MW solar farm9.3 km
- Homestead Β· 3.95 MW solar farm10.4 km
Also operated by RWE Npower
RWE Npower operates 90 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Pembroke Β· gas-fired power station2,199 MW
- Didcot A Power Station Β· coal-fired power station2,000 MW
- Staythorpe Β· CCGT gas power station1,828 MW
- Didcot B Β· gas-fired power station1,450 MW
- Tilbury B Power Station Β· coal-fired power station1,050 MW
- Triton Knoll Β· offshore wind farm857 MW
- Little Barford Β· CCGT gas power station735 MW
- London Array Β· offshore wind farm630 MW
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom β operational at end of May 2025.
Capacity is installed capacity as published, not current output. Status reflects the source date, not live operation.
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Last checked by Octary: 15 July 2026
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