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Why is ScottishPower considering options for a CCGT Power Station and Gas Pipeline project at Cockenzie?

April 26, 2017ccgt cockenzie considering Gas Options pipeline power project scottishpower station

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Why is ScottishPower considering options for a CCGT Power Station and Gas Pipeline project at Cockenzie?

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The existing coal-fired power station is reaching the end of its operational life and must close by 31 December 2015. Therefore, ScottishPower is examining an option to replace it with a new Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station. Should this option be taken forward there would also be a requirement for a gas pipeline in order to supply the new CCGT power station with fuel. The pipeline would connect the new power station to the national transmission gas system, which is located approximately 17km (10.5 miles) to the east at East Fortune.