Drax power station is the largest gas power plant project in Europe as of 2021, with a gross generating capacity of 3.6 gigawatts, equally split in two combined cycle turbines. The British power plant is sponsored by Drax Group plc, and is expected to start operation in 2023. The second largest gas power plant is likewise located in Northern England, and is expected to have a gross generating capacity of nearly 2.5 gigawatts, with one open cycle gas turbine and three combined cycle turbines.
Largest gas power plants proposed or in construction by capacity in Europe as of 2021 (in megawatts)
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Global Energy Monitor. (September 14, 2021). Largest gas power plants proposed or in construction by capacity in Europe as of 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263488/largest-gas-plants-projects-by-capacity-europe/
Global Energy Monitor. "Largest gas power plants proposed or in construction by capacity in Europe as of 2021 (in megawatts)." Chart. September 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263488/largest-gas-plants-projects-by-capacity-europe/
Global Energy Monitor. (2021). Largest gas power plants proposed or in construction by capacity in Europe as of 2021 (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263488/largest-gas-plants-projects-by-capacity-europe/
Global Energy Monitor. "Largest Gas Power Plants Proposed or in Construction by Capacity in Europe as of 2021 (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263488/largest-gas-plants-projects-by-capacity-europe/
Global Energy Monitor, Largest gas power plants proposed or in construction by capacity in Europe as of 2021 (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263488/largest-gas-plants-projects-by-capacity-europe/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Largest gas power plants proposed or in construction by capacity in Europe as of 2021 (in megawatts) [Graph], Global Energy Monitor, September 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263488/largest-gas-plants-projects-by-capacity-europe/