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Lombard Road power station
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CountryUnited Kingdom
LocationBattersea London
Coordinates51°28′16″N 00°10′37″W / 51.47111°N 0.17694°W / 51.47111; -0.17694
StatusDecommissioned and demolished
Construction began1897
Commission date1901
Decommission date1972
Owner(s)Borough of Battersea
(1901–1948)
British Electricity Authority
(1948–1955)
Central Electricity Authority
(1955–1957)
Central Electricity Generating Board
(1958–1972)
Operator(s)As owner
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technologySteam reciprocating engines and steam turbines
Cooling towersNone
Cooling sourceRiver water
Power generation
Units operational2 x 5 MW, 1 x 10 MW, 1 x 30 MW
Make and modelFraser & Chalmers-GEC and Westinghouse
Nameplate capacity50 MW
Annual net output62.9 GWh (1946)

Lombard Road power station supplied electricity to the Battersea area of South-East London from 1901 to 1972. It was owned and operated by the Borough of Battersea until the nationalisation of the electricity supply industry in 1948. The power station was redeveloped several times: including the incorporation of new plant in the 1910s and the 1930s. The station was decommissioned in 1972.

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