Grain Power Station

Grain Power Station
CountryEngland
LocationIsle of Grain
Kent
Coordinates51°26′46″N 0°42′47″E / 51.44611°N 0.71306°E / 51.44611; 0.71306
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Construction began1975
Commission date1979
Decommission date2012
OwnersCentral Electricity Generating Board
(1979–1990)
PowerGen
(1990–2002)
E.ON UK
(2002–2012))
OperatorAs owner
Thermal power station
Primary fuelOil-fired
Tertiary fuelNatural gas
Site area100 hectare
ChimneysOne (244 metres)
Cooling towersNone
Cooling sourceRiver / sea water
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Units operational5 (2 oil, 3 gas) 660 MW
Units decommissionedAll
Nameplate capacity1,320 MW (1,770,000 hp) (oil)
Annual net outputSee text

grid reference TQ886753

Grain Power Station is a 1,275 megawatts (1,710,000 hp) operational CCGT power station in Kent, England, owned by Uniper (formerly E.ON UK). It was also the name of an oil-fired, now demolished, 1,320MW power station in operation from 1979 to 2012.