Teesside to get carbon capture power station

Balfour Beatty has been awarded the £833 million contract to build Net Zero Teesside Power – an Onshore Power, Capture and Compression project, poised to become the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage.

Balfour Beatty will work alongside Technip Energies and GE Vernova – with the support of technology partner Shell Catalysts & Technologies – to construct the large-scale combined cycle gas-powered generation plant for Net Zero Teesside Power, a joint venture between bp and Equinor.

In addition, the company will build the post-combustion carbon capture system, which is expected to capture up to two million tonnes of CO₂ per year.

On completion, it is expected that the new power station will produce up to 742 megawatts of flexible, dispatchable low-carbon power, equivalent to the average annual electricity requirements of more than one million UK homes.

Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty Group Chief Executive, said: “Net Zero Teesside Power is an ambitious scheme, forging the path towards the sustainable infrastructure of the future and positioning the UK as a leader in cleaner, greener energy consumption.

“The scheme will not only be a critical driver in achieving net zero but will also play a key role in boosting regional economic growth in the North East of England; generating thousands of employment opportunities both in the immediate term and in the future.”