Thurrock Data Centre — United Kingdom

Thurrock Data Centre is a 258.5 MW oil power station in Essex, United Kingdom. It ranks #120 of 2,860 United Kingdom power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 4.4% of United Kingdom's electricity; the national grid averages 217 gCO₂/kWh (64.4% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_thurrockdatacentre_united.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 258.5 MW, Thurrock Data Centre is well above the median oil plant in United Kingdom (45 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #2 largest oil power plant of 14 in United Kingdom by capacity.

United Kingdom has 14 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 2,134 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Ockendon 'B' Landfill Scheme · Waste · 4.5 MW · England
• Sandy Lane Landfill Scheme · Waste · 2.3 MW · England
• Little Belhus Restoration Site · Wind · 1 MW · England
• Aveley Landfill Scheme · Waste · 2.1 MW · England
• Aveley · Waste · 1.2 MW · England
• Ockendon Area III · Waste · 8.5 MW · England

Location

Coordinates 51.49354853, 0.284848855 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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