Thor Cogeneration Power Station
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| Thor Cogeneration Power Station | |
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 The proposed Thor Cogeneration Power Station | |
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| Country | England |
| Location | County Durham, North East England |
| Coordinates | 54°36′11″N 1°12′10″W / 54.603145°N 1.202748°W |
| Status | Undeveloped |
| Commission date | 2012 (planned) |
| Operator | PX Limited |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas |
| Cogeneration? | Yes |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,020 MW |
grid reference NZ516234 | |
Thor Cogeneration is a planned, but undeveloped, gas-fired cogeneration plant, which was to be built on Seal Sands near Billingham, in County Durham, North East England.
On 19 January 2007, newly established business venture Thor Cogeneration, a subsidiary of Teesside-based PX Group, announced plans for a new power station on Teesside.[1] The station is proposed as a 1,020 megawatt (MW) combined heat and power combined cycle gas turbine plant.[2] Stockton Borough Council gave their approval for the station in April 2007. The station's licence for the generation of electricity was also granted later in 2007.[3] On 28 August 2008, government approval for the station to be built was granted by Energy minister Malcolm Wicks.[4] Construction was expected to begin in 2009, with operations predicted for early in 2012.[3]
The development did not progress beyond the design stage.
Thor Cogeneration Limited held an Electricity Generation licence under the Electricity Act 1989. In May 2013 Thor Cogeneration Limited applied to Ofgem to have the Licence revoked. The Licence was revoked with effect from 22 September 2013.[5]
