Teesside CCUS power plant gets UK government approval

The Net Zero Teesside (NZT) power project, a joint venture between BP and Equinor, has received development consent from the UK government, it said on February 16. The project is dedicated to the development of gas-fired power stations with carbon capture.

The NZT project encompasses a combined-cycle gas turbine electricity generating station with an abated capacity of up to 860 MW output, featuring a carbon dioxide (CO2) capture plant. The Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) project, a joint venture between BP, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, complements NZT Power by providing CO2 transportation and storage services.

The granted development consent follows a joint application by NZT Power and NEP and includes various components such as a CO2 gathering network on Teesside, a CO2 gathering/booster station, and an onshore section of a CO2 transport pipeline for the transportation of captured CO2 to the offshore Endurance store.

NZT Power aims to supply power to approximately 1.3mn UK homes and capture up to 2mn tonnes/year of CO2. The joint venture is currently in negotiations for support through relevant business models to enable a final investment decision in September 2024 or earlier.