Spalding Expansion OCGT
Spalding Expansion OCGT is a 300 MW open-cycle gas power station in East Midlands England, operated by Intergen. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Single cycle
- East Midlands
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 300 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Fossil Fuel Β· Single cycle
- Operator
- Intergen
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- HV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- PE11 3BB
- Coordinates
- 52.8074, -0.1368
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 Spalding Expansion OCGT 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 East MidlandsNearby power stations
- Spalding Energy Company Ltd Β· 950 MW CCGT gas power station4.8 km
- Deeping Β· 16 MW onshore wind farm10.2 km
- Kirton Β· 3.51 MW solar farm14.2 km
- Bicker Fen Β· 26 MW onshore wind farm15.5 km
- French Farm Wind Farm Β· 4 MW onshore wind farm16.1 km
- Red House Β· 12 MW onshore wind farm16.8 km
- Moor Solar 1 Β· 1.67 MW solar farm18.4 km
- Moor Solar 2 Β· 1.07 MW solar farm18.4 km
Also operated by Intergen
Intergen operates 4 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 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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