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| £400m power station bid approved | £400m power station bid approved |
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| Plans for a £400m power station in Newport have been given the go-ahead by the UK Government. | Plans for a £400m power station in Newport have been given the go-ahead by the UK Government. |
| Severn Power says the project to build a gas-fired plant on the River Usk, next to the Uskmouth power plant, would create 650 construction jobs. | Severn Power says the project to build a gas-fired plant on the River Usk, next to the Uskmouth power plant, would create 650 construction jobs. |
| The 800 megawatt (MW) plant is due to open in 2010, employing 60 workers. | The 800 megawatt (MW) plant is due to open in 2010, employing 60 workers. |
| Newport East MP Jessica Morden said the decision was "great news for the whole of Wales, but particularly important for Newport East". | Newport East MP Jessica Morden said the decision was "great news for the whole of Wales, but particularly important for Newport East". |
| Severn Power is owned by Carron Energy Ltd, a privately-owned electricity generating company, which took over the coal-fired Uskmouth power station after it went into receivership in June 2004. | Severn Power is owned by Carron Energy Ltd, a privately-owned electricity generating company, which took over the coal-fired Uskmouth power station after it went into receivership in June 2004. |
| The firm first unveiled proposals for the CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) plant two years ago. Newport Council gave its approval in January this year. | The firm first unveiled proposals for the CCGT (Combined Cycle Gas Turbine) plant two years ago. Newport Council gave its approval in January this year. |
| There has been a power plant on the banks of the Usk for nearly 50 years, with the old Uskmouth A coal-fired power station demolished in 2002. | There has been a power plant on the banks of the Usk for nearly 50 years, with the old Uskmouth A coal-fired power station demolished in 2002. |
| The new plant will be built on the site of the former coal-fired power station | The new plant will be built on the site of the former coal-fired power station |
| Peter Trusser, project director for Severn Power, said the site was "about 350m in length and 200m wide". | |
| "For a very small plot plan area, it's a huge amount of power we can get out of it, compared to the coal station [nearby] which really needs over 100 acres to support it," he said. | |
| The planned new facility will take 30 months to build and will sit alongside the existing plant, Uskmouth Power (formerly Uskmouth B). | The planned new facility will take 30 months to build and will sit alongside the existing plant, Uskmouth Power (formerly Uskmouth B). |
| Carron Energy said the gas supply for the new plant would involve extending Wales and West Utilities' local gas distribution network. | Carron Energy said the gas supply for the new plant would involve extending Wales and West Utilities' local gas distribution network. |
| It said the pipeline would use "the latest below-ground horizontal drilling techniques which will mean minimal disruption to the land above it the pipeline route". | It said the pipeline would use "the latest below-ground horizontal drilling techniques which will mean minimal disruption to the land above it the pipeline route". |
| Chief executive Alex Lambie: "I would particularly like to thank Jessica Morden MP for her enthusiasm and support for this project. | Chief executive Alex Lambie: "I would particularly like to thank Jessica Morden MP for her enthusiasm and support for this project. |
| "Her dedication has been crucial to securing this vital development for Newport which will boost the economy of south Wales and contribute to the Welsh assembly's aim of energy self-sufficiency for Wales." | "Her dedication has been crucial to securing this vital development for Newport which will boost the economy of south Wales and contribute to the Welsh assembly's aim of energy self-sufficiency for Wales." |
| Neil Crumpton, who is director of Friends of the Earth Cymru, said he felt an opportunity had been missed as the planned facility was "a mid-efficiency energy technology". | |
| He said a more efficient type of technology could have been installed. |