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A new gas-burning power station is to be built at Kilroot, near Carrickfergus in County Antrim. | A new gas-burning power station is to be built at Kilroot, near Carrickfergus in County Antrim. |
The new facility is expected to cost more than £150m and should be operational by 2010. | The new facility is expected to cost more than £150m and should be operational by 2010. |
The coal-fired power station at Kilroot produces about one third of Northern Ireland's total electricity consumption. | The coal-fired power station at Kilroot produces about one third of Northern Ireland's total electricity consumption. |
It was designed to have a much greater capacity, but the full project was never completed. | It was designed to have a much greater capacity, but the full project was never completed. |
Now its American owners, AES, are to invest between £150-200m on a new gas turbine plant that will add a further 450 megawatts of generating capacity. | Now its American owners, AES, are to invest between £150-200m on a new gas turbine plant that will add a further 450 megawatts of generating capacity. |
This will include a 3km link to the gas pipeline. | This will include a 3km link to the gas pipeline. |
The company says 200 jobs will be created during the construction phase, which is due to start next summer. | The company says 200 jobs will be created during the construction phase, which is due to start next summer. |
Up to 80 new posts will come on-line when the plant goes into operation in 2010. | Up to 80 new posts will come on-line when the plant goes into operation in 2010. |
The additional output from Kilroot will be sold into the new all-island electricity market, in which all generators and suppliers north and south will participate. | The additional output from Kilroot will be sold into the new all-island electricity market, in which all generators and suppliers north and south will participate. |
East Antrim Alliance assembly member Sean Neeson welcomed the news. | |
"Whenever Kilroot was built, only half the project was completed and this great news signals the green light for its full completion," he said. | |
"This expansion will provide an excellent opportunity for the power station to take advantage of the single electricity market, which is to be opened up in November." |
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