UK Drax Biomass gets nod for two 299-MW biomass-to-energy projects

Aug 11, 2011 - The UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) yesterday announced the approval of two biomass-to-energy projects of 299-MW capacity each proposed by Drax Biomass, a unit of utility Drax Group plc (LON:DRX).

One of the projects will be located at the existing 4,000-MW Drax Power Station coal-fired site in Selby, North Yorkshire. The other project will be built near Immingham in North Lincolnshire.

Each of the two biomass-fired power plants will generate enough electricity to supply some 500,000 households, according to the DECC statement.

Both projects will create some 600 construction jobs and 150 permanent jobs, the DECC added.

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