![]() Ballylumford converted to natural gas in 1996. Construction lasted three years (1994-1996) and was completed on time and on budget. to build a submarine interconnector, the Scotland-Northern Ireland pipeline (SNIP), a 135 km pipe (40.4 km under sea) with a diameter of 0.61 m. A condition of the sale was that the plant must be converted from heavy oil to gas-fired. As a result, Northern Ireland Electricity sold the Ballylumford site to Premier Power, a subsidiary of British Gas. In 1992 the supply of electricity in Northern Ireland was privatised. In 1993 the remainder of NIE (transmission, supply and retail businesses) was privatised as Northern Ireland Electricity plc. In 1992 the four power stations at Belfast Harbour, Ballylumford, Derry (Coolkeeragh) and Carrickfergus (Kilroot) were demerged and sold. ![]() In 1991 the nationalised power company, Northern Ireland Electricity, was incorporated as a government owned public limited company. The closure of the plant together with the wider strike resulted in the collapse of the Sunningdale Agreement. Supplying all of Belfast and most of the eastern half of the province, Northern Ireland was effectively brought to a standstill when the mainly Protestant workers of the plant were persuaded to join the strike. The station was a key factor in the 1974 Ulster Workers' Council strike. The "A" station operated until 1974, when the "B" station was completed. Ballylumford electricity supply statistics The growth in electricity supply in the mid-1950s is demonstrated in the table. Two 30 MW Parsons 33 kV turbo-alternatorsĬondenser cooling water, 6.09 million gallons per hour (7.69 m 3/s) was drawn from the sea.One 31.5 MW Metropolitan-Vickers 33 kV turbo-alternator.One 30 MW Metropolitan-Vickers 33 kV turbo-alternator.The boilers fed steam to four turbo-alternators: By 1958 the generating capacity was 124.5 MW. Further equipment was installed to increase the capacity by 31.5 MW (June 1945), another 31.5 MW (November 1948), and 31.5 MW (January 1951). It was a coal-fired generating station with an initial capacity of 30 MW. The first Ballylumford power station, the "A" station, was commissioned in 1943. ![]() East of the station is the Ballycronan More converter station, the Northern Ireland end of the Moyle Interconnector, a subsea HVDC interconnector connecting the NI electricity system to Great Britain. The 3 chimneys of the now decommissioned "B" station are 126 metres tall. The lough is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The plant is located at the tip of the Islandmagee peninsula, which separates Larne Lough from the Irish Sea. With its main plant generating 600 megawatts of electricity, it is Northern Ireland's largest power station and provides half its power. Ballylumford power station "C" station is a natural-gas-fired power station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.
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