Power Stations of the UK

Pylon in front of the closed Longannet Power Station

Longannet was a 2,400 MW power station on the north bank of the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The stations four units were commissioned around 1972 and the power station closed in 2016.

Longannet Power Station, Fife, Scotland

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Unit 1 high-pressure line in the foreground with the intermediate-pressure line behind.

The turbine hall at Longannet housed four cross-compound generating units arranged in eight turbine lines. Each English Electric / GEC unit had a total capacity of 600 MW.

Longannet Power Station – Turbines

Unit 3 boiler with Foster Wheeler John Brown makers signage

The boiler house at Longannet contains four boilers manufactured by Foster Wheeler John Brown.

Longannet Power Station – Boiler House and Mills

The control room at Longannet had been upgraded with APACS control system.

Longannet Power Station – Control Room

The workshops at Longannet were quite expansive and well equipped with various machines for metalworking.