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Willington Power Station
Willington Power Station at sunset
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CountryEngland
LocationWillington, Derbyshire
Coordinates52°51′23″N 1°32′33″W / 52.856337°N 1.542558°W / 52.856337; -1.542558
StatusDemolished, cooling towers still standing
Construction beganStation A: 1954
Station B: 1959
Commission dateStation A: 1957
Station B: 1962
Decommission dateStation A: 1995
Station B: 1999
Owner(s)Central Electricity Generating Board
(1957–1990)
National Power
(1990–1999)
Operator(s)Central Electricity Generating Board
(1957–1990)
National Power
(1990–1999)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
ChimneysStation A: 2
Station B: 1
Cooling towersStation B: 5
Cooling sourceCooling Towers
River Trent
Power generation
Nameplate capacity400 MW A Station
400 MW B Station
External links
Websitewww.crepello.net/Willington/PowerStation.htm
Willington power relays

Willington Power Station is a pair of partly demolished coal-fired power stations that were constructed in the 1950s. The two stations were built on a site off Twyford Road, between Willington and Twyford in Derbyshire, England. The two power stations had an installed capacity totaling 804 MW. The two stations consisted of the 'A' Station, and the 'B' Station.[1]

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