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The North Killingholme IGCC Project was a 520-megawatt proposed power station proposed by [[C.GEN]] to be built near the existing gas-fired [[Killingholme Power Station]] in Kent, England.
In March 2011 project sponsor [[C.GEN]] stated that the plant being studied would have an installed capacity of 520 megawatts with possible fuels varying from coal to a blend of "unconventional hard coal", petcoke and wood/biomass or as a pure gas-fired project. In a presentation on the project, C.GEN stated that it owns land adjoining the existing Killingholme power station. The company stated in early 2011 that [[Parsons-Brinkerhof]] "started permitting procedure 2010" and that in February 2011 it had filed an application to the European Union's New Entrant Reserve scheme for funding proposed CCS projects. The company claims that the project could be in "commercial operation" by 2015-2016.<ref>C.GEN, [http://www.globalccsinstitute.com/project/cgen-north-killingholme-power-project "C.GEN’s GEN North Killingholme IGCC Power Project"], accessed March 15, 2011.</ref> In March 2011 a pre-feasibility study for the project completed.<ref name=Planning/>
The In 2012 the company's website refers referred to the project as a 475 megawatt plant which could be "either as a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) or as an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plant, allowing for carbon capture and storage capabilities to be retrofitted." The company also states that "the with a target date for the start of commercial operation is by 2016-2017."<ref>C.GEN, [http://www.cgenpower.com/kgh/index.html "Project Killingholme"], CGEN website, accessed October 2012.</ref>
The As of 2014 the project is currently being considered for a Development Consent Order, a process summarized by the company as follows:<ref name=Planning>[http://www.cgenpower.com/kgh/kgh_planning_consultation.html "Planning,"] C.GEN website, accessed July 2014</ref>
:Under Section 31 of the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) a Development Consent Order is required to authorise a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP). In England, an onshore electricity generating station is considered to be a NSIP if the generating capacity is more than 50 MWe. North Killingholme Power Project is 470 MW, so it is a NSIP.
:Development consent for a NSIP (and associated development) may only be granted by a DCO following an application under Section 37 of the PA 2008 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011). In certain circumstances an application for a DCO needs to be accompanied by an Environmental Statement. North Killingholme Power Project requires an Environmental Statement to accompany the DCO.