£350 million extension to Keadby Power Station set to create 490 jobs
Residents have welcomed revised plans for an extension to Keadby Power Station – which is set to bring the creation of 490 jobs and cost up to £350m.
Developers SSE held two public exhibitions to update local residents on plans that had been initially granted planning permission in 1993, to progress an extension to Keadby Power Station.
The development, which will be referred to as Keadby 2, will see a second Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) electricity generating station installed at the site.
SSE has revisited the design of the proposed plant following advances in engineering since the planning permission was granted almost 20 years ago.
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The plans were initially shelved in 2000 after the government introduced a moratorium on gas-fired power stations. Now with the call to meet capacity, the project has been revisited.
The revised plans mean that there will be more efficient power generation, while reducing the proposed scale of the site.
Around 100 people attended the exhibitions held at St Oswald's Church Hall, Keadby and Crowle Community Hub, many of whom had been concerned about traffic and enquiring about employment.
Alasdair MacSween, head of gas developments at SSE, said: "We have been speaking to people over the last couple of days who have raised concerns mainly about the construction traffic. I think we alleviate the concerns with the completed construction of North Pilfrey Bridge – it has led to improved access for construction vehicles which will now be able to avoid local villages like Keadby and Ealand.
"A lot of people we have spoken to are looking for work because this is a big investment in jobs and will provide long term security for existing staff. There will be a total of 490 people required to work on site over three years including both the construction and operational phase.
"Around 53 people currently work at the power station and we plan to create an additional 18 staff once operational. "
New designs are expected to be submitted to North Lincolnshire Council for approval later this year.
Crowle and Ealand Town Councillor and town mayor Julie Reed, said: "Any job creation is welcomed.
"North Pilfrey Bridge makes it possible with little disturbance to local resident because many were concerned about the traffic coming through the villages."
Comments
by Sparks2400
Thursday, November 15 2012, 8:58PM
“You speak with forked tongue Englander61,
Where ever we travel to work in the UK we are not local labour.
If you read the story you will see that there are very few full time jobs when the project is finished and they will be the technical staff that run the power station.
They already have 53 people working there with an additional 18 to be added for the completed works.
ST always bandies massive job figures because that is what they do, it sells papers with such far reaching statements as 490 jobs, but you can rest assured they will not come from the locale unless they are the ancilliary workers who will be laid off at job completion, like the rest of us.
Unfortunately for the local labour they won't travel for work like you and I do.
Not to worry, let's crack on to the next one, regardless.”
by englander61
Thursday, November 15 2012, 7:43PM
“Sparks2400 I also have traveled working on power stations my point was with the paper always saying local jobs , I too will try to get a start , Its the way they report it . at least it will be full time jobs .”
by Sparks2400
Thursday, November 15 2012, 7:17PM
“You shouldn't be so negative Englander61,
I've travelled UK upgrading power stations and couldn't care less about using local labour, this is business and you use the best people for the job.
Hopefully I can get on this one and not have to travel miles to work.”
by englander61
Thursday, November 15 2012, 6:52PM
“most contractors will use their own men , and that's a fact , good news is its not another wind farm and may employ a few locals .”