Taylors Lane
Taylors Lane is a 144 MW oil-fired power station in London, England, operated by Uniper UK. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Single cycle
- London
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 144 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Fossil Fuel Β· Single cycle
- Operator
- Uniper UK
- Region
- London
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- HV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- NW10 8JP
- Coordinates
- 51.6410, -0.1996
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 Taylors Lane 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 LondonNearby power stations
- Swanland Β· 5 MW solar farm5.8 km
- Potters Bar Β· 5 MW solar farm7.6 km
- Enfield Β· 408 MW CCGT gas power station8.9 km
- Londonwaste Ltd Β· 58 MW energy-from-waste plant10.7 km
- Bankside Power Station Β· 300 MW coal-fired power station16.4 km
- Battersea Power Station Β· 509 MW coal-fired power station18.1 km
- Rye House Β· 715 MW gas-fired power station20.0 km
- SELCHP Β· 35 MW energy-from-waste plant20.2 km
Also operated by Uniper UK
Uniper UK operates 8 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Grain Β· gas-fired power station1,517 MW
- Connahs Quay Β· gas-fired power station1,380 MW
- Killingholme Β· open-cycle gas power station600 MW
- Cottam Development Centre Β· CCGT gas power station445 MW
- Enfield Β· CCGT gas power station408 MW
- Grain (OCGT) Β· oil-fired power station50 MW
- Ratcliffe (OCGT) Β· oil-fired power station34 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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