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Lynemouth Power Limited

Lynemouth Power Limited is a 420 MW biomass power station in North East England, operated by EPUKi. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).

  • Bioenergy
  • North East
  • England
Project stageOperating
  1. PlanningJan 2015 (completed)
  2. ConsentedMar 2015 (completed)
  3. ConstructionJan 2016 (completed)
  4. OperatingNov 2018 (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
420 MW
Status
Operational
Technology
Bioenergy
Operator
EPUKi
Region
North East
Country
England
Grid connection (DUKES)
HV
Combined heat & power
No
Postcode
NE63 9NW
Coordinates
55.2067, -1.5325

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 Lynemouth Power Limited compares

3rd of 13largest biomass stations in the UK register
1st of 2in North East
7.1%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 North East

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Also operated by EPUKi

EPUKi operates 5 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
Lynemouth Power Station
Developer / operator
Lynemouth Power
Planning authority
Northumberland
Application submitted
12 January 2015
Permission granted
6 March 2015
Construction started
1 January 2016
Began operating
21 November 2018
Capacity in planning record
420 MW
Address
Woodhorn Ashington Northumberland, Northumberland, NE63 9YH
REPD reference
115

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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