Gas Fired Electricity Generation24 Apr 2026 10:17
There are over 40 active natural gas-fired power stations providing electricity to the UK National Grid, including Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plants for base load and Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) plants for peak demand.
Below is a list of major gas-fired power stations and their primary operators:
Major Gas Power Station Operators
RWE Generation UK: Operates several major plants, including Pembroke (largest in the UK), Staythorpe C, Didcot B, Great Yarmouth, and Little Barford.
SSE plc (Thermal): Operates Keadby, Medway, Peterhead, and partial ownership of Marchwood and Seabank.
Uniper UK Limited: Operates Connah's Quay, Cottam Development Centre, Enfield, and Grain CHP.
Vitol: Operates VPI Immingham, Damhead Creek, and Shoreham.
InterGen: Operates Rocksavage, Coryton, and Spalding.
ESB: Operates Carrington, Corby, and Coolkeeragh.
EPUKi (EP UK Investments): Operates South Humber Bank, Langage, and Ballylumford.
Triton Power (Equinor/SSE): Operates Salt End.
TotalEnergies: Operates West Burton B.
Notable Active Gas-Fired Stations
Pembroke Power Station (Wales, 2,200 MW, RWE)
Staythorpe C Power Station (East Midlands, 1,772 MW, RWE)
Grain CHP (South East, 1,520 MW, Uniper)
Didcot B Power Station (South East, 1,450 MW, RWE)
Connah's Quay Power Station (Wales, 1,380 MW, Uniper)
South Humber Bank Power Station (Yorkshire & Humber, 1,370 MW, EPUKi)
VPI Immingham (Yorkshire & Humber, 1,250 MW, Vitol)
Seabank Power Station (South West, 1,230 MW, SSE/CKI)
Saltend Power Station (Yorkshire & Humber, 1,200 MW, Triton Power)
Peterhead Power Station (Scotland, 1,180 MW, SSE)
Spalding Power Station (East Midlands, 950 MW, InterGen)
Carrington Power Station (North West, 910 MW, ESB)
Marchwood Power Station (South East, 898 MW, Marchwood Power)
Langage Power Station (South West, 885 MW, EPUKi)
Severn Power Station (Wales, 850 MW, Calon Energy)
Sutton Bridge Power Station (East of England, 819 MW, Calon Energy)
Rocksavage Power Station (North West, 810 MW, InterGen)
Damhead Creek Power Station (South East, 805 MW, ScottishPower/Vitol)
Coryton Power Station (East England, 800 MW, InterGen)
Medway Power Station (South East, 755 MW, SSE)
Keadby Power Station (Yorkshire & Humber, 735 MW, SSE)
Little Barford Power Station (East England, 723 MW, RWE)
Rye House Power Station (East England, 715 MW, Drax/Vitol)
Ballylumford Power Station (Northern Ireland, 616 MW, EPUKi)
Killingholme Power Station (Yorkshire & Humber, 600 MW, Uniper)
Great Yarmouth Power Station (East England, 420 MW, RWE)
Shoreham Power Station (South East, 420 MW, Vitol)
Enfield Power Station (London, 408 MW, Uniper)
Coolkeeragh Power Station (Northern Ireland, 400 MW, ESB)
Corby Power Station (East Midlands, 350 MW, ESB)
Companies not on this list, such as QDE are clearly very insignificant.