E.ON's construction and commissioning of a state of the art gas-fired power station on the Isle of Grain in Kent has passed a major milestone following 'first fire' of Unit 6 Gas Turbine.

The £500 million, gas-fired Grain power station will not only generate electricity but will also supply heat to the neighbouring National Grid LNG terminal, resulting in a reduction of up to 350,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide being emitted from the terminal each year.

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Dave Draper, E.ON's Technical Project Manager for the project who is overseeing the commissioning, said: "This is an exciting moment, particularly for some us who have been working on the Grain CHP Project since its inception in 2006. Everything seems to have gone extremely well and we're now looking forward to firing up Units 7 and 8 as well.

"E.ON is committed to reducing the carbon intensity of its generation and building one of the world's largest combined heat and power plants at Grain is just one example of how this is being achieved."

Construction of the new power station began in 2007, with commercial operations due to begin at the end of this year. When operating fully it will be capable of providing 1,275MW of electricity and will export 340MW of 'waste' heat to National Grid's nearby LNG terminal.

(CD/GK)