West Ham Power Station
Former coal-fired power station in London, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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West Ham Power Station was a coal-fired power station on Bow Creek (the tidal mouth of the River Lea) at Canning Town, in east London. It was often referred to informally as Canning Town Power Station.
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West Ham Power Station | |
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Country | England |
Location | Greater London |
Coordinates | 51.5180°N 0.0014°E / 51.5180; 0.0014 |
Status | Decommissioned and demolished |
Commission date | 1904 (West Ham A) 1951 (West Ham B) |
Decommission date | 1968 (West Ham A) 1983 (West Ham B) |
Operator(s) | West Ham Borough Council (1904–1947) British Electricity Authority (1947–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1983) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Chimneys | 3 |
Cooling towers | ? × Wooden , 2 × concrete parabolic |
Cooling source | Recirculating water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 1 × 30 MW, 3 × 130 MW |
Units decommissioned | All |
Nameplate capacity | 114 MW |
Annual net output | (See graph in text) |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference TQ388818 |
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