List of power stations in Northern Ireland


This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Northern Ireland, sorted by type and name, with installed capacity.
Note that the Digest of United Kingdom energy statistics maintains a comprehensive list of United Kingdom power stations, accessible through the Department of Energy and Climate Change
NameOperatorLocationTypeCapacity CommissionedClosed
Ballylumford AAES CorporationIslandmagee, County AntrimCoal66019431974
Ballylumford BAES CorporationIslandmagee, County Antrimgas/oil/OCGT6561968-
Ballylumford CAES CorporationIslandmagee, County AntrimCCGT6162003-
Kilroot power stationAES CorporationKilroot, County AntrimOil/Coal6621981-
Belfast EastBelfast CorporationBelfastCoal174.75operating 1959
Belfast WestBelfast CorporationBelfastCoal240operating 1959
East Bridge StreetBelfast CorporationBelfastCoal12operating 1959
Londonderry CorporationLondonderry CorporationDerryCoal181894
Curran PointNorthern Ireland Electricity BoardLarneCoal5.7operating 1959
LimavadyNorthern Ireland Electricity Boardhydro electricoperating 1959
GruigRES-Gen LtdLoughguile, County AntrimWind252009-
Coolkeeragh power stationCoolkeeragh ESB LtdDerry, County LondonderryCCGT4082005-
Slieve DivenaInfinis WindfarmGarvaghy, County TyroneWind302009-
Lendrum's BridgeRES-Gen LtdFintona, County TyroneWind132000-
AltahullionRES-Gen LtdLimavady, County LondonderryWind262003-
Altahullion2RES-Gen LtdLimavady, County LondonderryWind122007-
Lough HillRES-Gen LtdDrumquin, County TyroneWind82007-
Bessy Bell 1E.On UKNewtownstewart, County TyroneWind51995-
Bessy Bell 2E.On UKNewtownstewart, County TyroneWind92008-
Bin MountainAirtricityBenaughlin Mountain, County FermanaghWind92007-
TappaghanAirtricityLack, County FermanaghWind292005-
CallagheenScottish PowerBelleek, County FermanaghWind172006-
CorkeyScottish PowerCloughmills, County AntrimWind51994-
Elliots HillScottish PowerBallyclare, County AntrimWind51995-
Rigged HillScottish PowerLimavady, County LondonderryWind51994-
Wolf BogScottish PowerBallyclare, County AntrimWind102008-
SeaGenMarine Current TurbinesStrangford Lough, County DownTidal1.22008-

Joint venture with Scottish and Southern Energy

Tidal Power

Northern Ireland was home to the world's first commercially viable tidal stream generator. Trials were begun in Scotland then in England, before Marine Current Turbines installed the thousand-tonne SeaGen turbine at the mouth of Strangford Lough. The lough was chosen because it has one of the fastest tidal flows in the world. The installation went live and was connected to the grid in mid-December, 2008, injecting an extra 1.2 megawatts of electricity.
The turbine is scheduled to produce power for five years, though Marine Current Turbines were reported to have asked for an extension beyond their 2013 contract. By March 2010, the turbine had passed an operating time of over 1,000 hours - a first for any marine energy device.
Impact to the environment was closely scrutinised. The device, built in Belfast's famous Harland and Wolff shipyard, is rigged with a sonar device which stops the motion of the rotor blades when it detects marine lifeform near it. While there has been no negative affect to the environment - a special protected wildlife area - it has been noticed that porpoises stop communicating while passing the device.