Seal Sands Power Station
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 Location of Seal Sands Power Station in County Durham
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| Official name | Seal Sands Power Station |
| Country | England |
| Location | County Durham, North East England |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Commission date | 1997 |
| Operator(s) | Viking Power (1997-2004) PX Ltd (2004-present) |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural gas-fired |
| grid reference NZ516238 | |
Seal Sands Power Station (also known as Viking Power Station) is a gas-fired gas turbine power station situated on the River Tees at Seal Sands near Billingham, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, which is part of County Durham, North East England.
Operations
Construction of the plant began in 1997, it was built as a collaboration between National Power and Kværner Construction, costing £25 million to construct.[1] When it opened in the spring of 1999, it used the first Rolls-Royce Trent engine to be put into industrial service. The station uses a single 50 megawatt gas turbine, which is fueled by natural gas.[2] Northern Electric originally supplied the gas for the station, as well as distributing the electricity generated. The plant has a 40% efficiency at 15 °C.[3] As of September 2004, PX Limited have maintained the station, while Viking Power own the station.[4]
