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Protesters have climbed one of the towers at Didcot Power Station. Protesters who breached security at Didcot Power station in Oxfordshire claim to have halted production.
Twenty-five people, who claim to be from campaign group Greenpeace, breached security at the Oxfordshire station at about 0530 GMT. A team from campaign group Greenpeace climbed a 650ft (200m) tower at the station at about 0545 GMT.
A spokesman for NPower, which manages the plant, said there is an incident at the base and the company has been trying to determine who the group are. A spokesman for plant managers Npower said 15 protesters had gained entry. Greenpeace said 30 were present.
The campaigners claim they have shut down the station, but NPower insists it is still operational. Protesters have demanded that the government closes the coal-fuelled plant, saying it makes a massive contribution to climate change.
'Occupy chimney' Laura Yates, one of the protesters, told BBC News: "One team have attached themselves to the conveyer belt which carries coal into the boilers so they're preventing any more coal going in there.
Laura Yates, one of the protesters, told BBC News: "We've got two teams of people in there at the moment. Campaigners' demands
"One team have attached themselves to the conveyer belt which carries coal into the boilers so they're preventing any more coal going in there.
"Another team are in the process of climbing the 200m high chimney and they're prepared to occupy that chimney.""Another team are in the process of climbing the 200m high chimney and they're prepared to occupy that chimney."
In July, campaigners from Reclaim Power climbed a 131ft (40m) lighting tower at the site to unveil a banner which read "Climate Crime", before they were removed by police. A Greenpeace campaign spokesman said: "The campaigners are demanding that the government phases out this kind of coal-fired power station and instead backs localised or decentralised power generation, which is much more efficient."
An Npower spokeswoman said: "The power station has not been shut down but protesters have chained themselves to the coal intake and have climbed a chimney.
"We are working with local police and we are investigating how they entered the site."
In July, campaigners from Reclaim Power climbed a 131ft (40m) lighting tower at the site to unveil a banner which read Climate Crime before they were removed by police.