Uskmouth Power Station
The Welsh station that tried to burn everything. Uskmouth Power Station is a 363 MW coal-fired power station in Newport, Wales, operated by SIMEC Atlantis.
- Newport
- Wales
- Commissioned 1959
- Closed 2017
- Planning (completed)
- Consented (completed)
- Construction (completed)
- Operating1959 (completed)
- Closed2017 (current stage)
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 363 MW
- Status
- Decommissioned
- Technology
- Coal
- Operator
- SIMEC Atlantis
- Region
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.5428, -2.9431
- Commissioned
- 1959
- Closed
- 2017
- Units
- 3
- Unit capacity mw
- 121
- Proposed fuel
- Waste-derived pellets
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 Uskmouth Power Station compares
Coal-fired stations burned coal to raise steam for turbines. Great Britain's last coal-fired power station, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, closed in September 2024.
All coal-fired power stations Power stations in NewportAbout Uskmouth Power Station
Uskmouth near Newport in South Wales operated in various forms from 1959 to 2017. Its final configuration was a 363 MW coal plant that was mothballed while waiting for conversion to burn waste pellets.
History
Originally commissioned as Uskmouth B in 1959. Closed 2002, reopened 2003, closed 2014, reopened 2016, closed 2017. Owners SIMEC Atlantis planned to convert it to burn waste-derived pellets made from non-recyclable rubbish. The conversion has faced repeated delays. Three cooling towers remain.
The site today
Closed 2017 but not yet demolished. Planned conversion to waste-derived pellet fuel has faced repeated delays. Site part of Prince of Wales's zero-carbon project.
Did you know?
- Closed and reopened multiple times
- Proposed conversion to waste-derived fuel
- Sits on the Newport Wetlands
- Site of Prince of Wales's planned zero-carbon development
Nearby power stations
- Severn Power Ltd Β· 850 MW CCGT gas power station2.4 km
- Park Farm West Β· 3.93 MW solar farm9.0 km
- Michaelston Solar Farm Β· 4.17 MW solar farm11.7 km
- Cwrt Henllys Β· 4.99 MW solar farm11.8 km
- Cardiff Β· 2.3 MW onshore wind farm11.8 km
- Sudbrook Β· 5 MW solar farm16.0 km
- Bristol Port Β· 6 MW onshore wind farm16.6 km
- Rhewl 2 Β· 3.07 MW solar farm17.8 km
Source
Uskmouth Power Station.
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