Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1990) Powergen (1990–1994)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel
Coal
Chimneys
2
Cooling towers
4
Cooling source
River water and cooling towers
Power generation
Units operational
6 × 100 MW
Make and model
Metropolitan-Vickers
Units decommissioned
All decommissioned
Nameplate capacity
600MW
Annual net output
2,072 GWh (1980-81)
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Castle Donington Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Trent near Castle Donington, Leicestershire, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Derby. Construction began in 1951, and the station opened in 1958.[4]
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