Richborough Power Station

Richborough Power Station
Country	UK
Location	Richborough Kent
Coordinates	51°18′36″N 1°20′46″E / 51.310°N 1.346°E / 51.310; 1.346
Status	Decommissioned and demolished
Construction began	1958
Commission date	1962
Decommission date	1996
Owner(s)	Central Electricity Generating Board (1962–1990)
Operator(s)	CEGB
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal (1962-71), Oil (1971-89), Orimulsion (1989-96)
Chimneys	1 (127 metres)
Cooling towers	Three
Cooling source	Recirculating water
Power generation
Units operational	3 × 120 MW
Nameplate capacity	336 MW
Annual net output	See graph in text
External links
Commons	Related media on Commons
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Richborough power station was a 336 MW power station close to the mouth of the River Stour near Sandwich, on the east coast of Kent. It was built on land within the Port of Richborough but being on the northern edge its site lies mostly within the neighbouring parish of Minster, Kent. It operated from 1962 to 1996; the towers were demolished on 11 March 2012. BFL Management Ltd, the current owners of the site plan to bring it back into use as the £750 million Richborough Energy Park.