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EPR Thetford Ltd

EPR Thetford Ltd is a 41.5 MW biomass power station in East of England, England, operated by EPR. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Bioenergy
  • East of England
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJun 1994 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMay 1995 (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingOct 1998 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planning dates from the Renewable Energy Planning Database; operating status from DUKES table 5.11.

Key facts

Installed capacity
41.5 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Bioenergy
Operator
EPR
Region
East of England
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
LV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
IP24 1LX
Coordinates
52.4486, 0.7253

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 EPR Thetford Ltd compares

6th of 13largest biomass stations in the UK register
1st of 3in East of England
0.70%of listed UK biomass capacity

Biomass power stations burn organic material such as wood pellets, energy crops or agricultural residues to raise steam for a turbine.

All biomass power stations Power stations in East of England

Nearby power stations

Also operated by EPR

EPR operates 7 sites in the register. Largest first:

Planning history

From the government's Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), matched to this site by location, capacity and name.

Planning status
Operational
Site name in planning record
Thetford Biomass Power Station
Developer / operator
Energy Power Resources
Planning authority
Breckland
Application submitted
23 June 1994
Permission granted
5 May 1995
Began operating
2 October 1998
Capacity in planning record
38.5 MW
Address
Thetford Power Station , Marley Building Materials Site , Two Mile Bottom, Mundford Road, Thetford , Norfolk, Norfolk
REPD reference
4

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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