VPI
VPI is a 1,252 MW CCGT gas power station in Yorkshire and the Humber, England, operated by Vitol. The UK government lists it as operational in its register of power stations (DUKES table 5.11, May 2025).
- CCGT
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- England
- Combined heat and power
Key facts
- Installed capacity
- 1,252 MW
- Status
- Operational
- Technology
- Fossil Fuel Β· CCGT
- Operator
- Vitol
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Country
- England
- Grid connection (DUKES)
- HV
- Combined heat & power
- Yes
- Postcode
- DN40 3DZ
- Coordinates
- 53.5948, -0.2157
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 VPI 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 HumberNearby power stations
- EP SHB LTD Β· 1,365 MW CCGT gas power station3.9 km
- South Humber Bank Power Station Β· 1,365 MW power station5.0 km
- Triton Knoll Β· 857 MW offshore wind farm7.3 km
- Killingholme Β· 600 MW open-cycle gas power station7.6 km
- Grimsby Β· 40 MW open-cycle gas power station7.6 km
- Killingholme A Power Station Β· 900 MW power station7.6 km
- Laceby CIC1 Β· 5 MW solar farm8.9 km
- Laceby CIC2 Β· 5 MW solar farm8.9 km
Also operated by Vitol
Vitol operates 5 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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