E.ON has announced that initial demolition work has started at Grain-A (1350 MW oil fired station) and Kingsnorth (2000 MW coal fired station), following the closure of both plants.

Like many other power stations around the country, the EU's Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD) legislation required the plants to close after generating for 20,000 hours from 1 January 2008 or before the end of 2015, whichever came first.


Grain-A was closed in 2012 due to not being economically viable in the current market, and Kingsnorth in March 2013 after completing its 20,000 hours generation under the LCPD regulation.

Neil Wright, Civil Team Leader at E.ON, said: "We have been working with our contractors to ensure that the initial demolition process is conducted safely, efficiently and with minimum disruption to the local community and wildlife in the surrounding areas."

(CD/JP)