Viking
Viking is a 50 MW open-cycle gas power station in North East England, operated by River Nene. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- Single cycle
- North East
- England
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 50 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Fossil Fuel Β· Single cycle
- Operator
- River Nene
- Region
- North East
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- HV
- Combined heat & power
- No
- Postcode
- TS2 1UB
- Coordinates
- 54.6102, -1.1766
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 Viking 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 North EastNearby power stations
- Wilton 10 Biomass Β· 33.3 MW biomass power station5.0 km
- Wilton 11 Β· 49 MW energy-from-waste plant6.2 km
- Teesside Β· 62 MW offshore wind farm6.5 km
- Blue House Β· 4.98 MW solar farm6.8 km
- Hartlepool Β· 1,185 MW nuclear power station7.0 km
- Low Burntoft Β· 5 MW solar farm8.4 km
- Wilton International Β· 120 MW gas-fired power station8.5 km
- Red Gap Β· 12.5 MW onshore wind farm10.1 km
Also operated by River Nene
River Nene operates 8 sites in the register. Largest first:
- Peterborough Power Station Β· open-cycle gas power station245 MW
- Heartlands Β· open-cycle gas power station100 MW
- Croydon Β· open-cycle gas power station50 MW
- Derby Β· open-cycle gas power station50 MW
- Exeter Β· open-cycle gas power station50 MW
- Peterborough Power Station PPL2 Gas Engines Β· open-cycle gas power station49 MW
- Thornhill Β· open-cycle gas power station40 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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