Littlebrook Power Station

Littlebrook is an oil-fired power station. The station was built in the 1980’s and is located in Kent on south bank of the River Thames next to the Queen Elizabeth 2 Bridge and the Dartford Tunnel. Littlebrook has an installed generating capacity of 1245MW - enough to meet the needs of over 1 million households.

The original Littlebrook Power Station first started generating electricity in 1939. The current station is the fourth to be built on the site, and began commercial operation in 1981.

Littlebrook Power Station has three turbine generating units - two of the generating units are in commercial operation and one is in reserve. In addition, the station has three sets of gas-turbine units capable of providing additional support to the National Grid system when required.

Littlebrook operates as an opted out station under the Large Combustion Plant Directive (LCPD).