Avon Power Station

Part of the Global Gas Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor and Center for Media and Democracy project.

Avon Power Station was a proposed 1,800-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in Gloucestershire County, United Kingdom.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the proposed power station in Severn Beach, Gloucestershire County, United Kingdom.

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Background

Planning for this power station began circa 2010, however the plans stalled around 2015. In 2018, Scottishpower, the company that had been planning to build Avon Power Station, sold its remaining gas-fired power stations and announced it was switching to 100% wind power.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Scottishpower plc
• Parent company: Iberdrola Sa
• Location: Severn Beach, Gloucestershire County, United Kingdom
• Coordinates: 51.5620, -2.6617 (approximate)
• Gross capacity (canceled): 1,800 MW
  • Combined-cycle units 1-2: 750 MW per unit
  • Gas turbine unit: 300 MW