West Burton A and B power stations, Nottinghamshire, England UK


The West Burton power stations are a pair of power stations on the west bank of the River Trent near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. One is coal-fired and was commissioned in 1968; the other is a combined cycle gas turbine and was commissioned in 2011. Both are owned and operated by EDF Energy. The Sheffield to Lincoln Line supplies the station with coal.


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