Saltend Power Station
The CHP giant of the Humber. Saltend Power Station is a 1,200 MW gas-fired power station in Yorkshire and the Humber, England, operated by Energy Capital Partners. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- England
- Commissioned 2000
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 1,200 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Gas
- Operator
- Energy Capital Partners
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Country
- England
- Coordinates
- 53.7442, -0.3367
- Commissioned
- 2000
- Chp thermal mw
- 1000
- Host site
- BP Saltend Chemicals Park
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 Saltend Power Station compares
Gas-fired power stations burn natural gas. Combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants reuse exhaust heat to raise steam for a second turbine, making them more efficient than single-cycle (open-cycle) gas turbines, which are used mainly for short peaks in demand.
All gas-fired power stations Power stations in Yorkshire and the HumberAbout Saltend Power Station
History
Commissioned in 2000. Located within the BP Saltend Chemicals Park. Provides both electricity to the grid and steam to the chemical works β around 1,000 MW of thermal energy at peak. Owned by Triton Power (Energy Capital Partners). Part of the Humber industrial cluster being assessed for carbon capture and storage retrofits.
Did you know?
- One of the UK's largest CHP plants
- Integrated with BP chemicals park
- Candidate for Humber CCS retrofit
- Supplies steam to industrial customers
Nearby power stations
- Bransholme Solar Β· 5 MW solar farm7.3 km
- Carlam Hill Education Β· 5 MW solar farm7.3 km
- Killingholme A Power Station Β· 900 MW power station10.8 km
- Killingholme Β· 600 MW open-cycle gas power station11.3 km
- Hall Farm Wind Farm Β· 24.6 MW onshore wind farm14.5 km
- South Humber Bank Power Station Β· 1,365 MW power station14.9 km
- Roos Wind Farm (GB) Β· 17.1 MW onshore wind farm17.6 km
- Ottringham Β· 6.07 MW solar farm18.3 km
Also operated by Energy Capital Partners
Energy Capital Partners operates 2 sites in the register. Largest first:
Source
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES), table 5.11: power stations in the United Kingdom.
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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