# EPH to build 1.7GW gas power plant and 299MW battery storage in UK

Czech energy group EPH, through its subsidiary EP UK Investments, secured provisional 15-year contracts to build a 1.7GW combined-cycle gas turbine power plant and a 299MW battery storage facility at the former Eggborough coal station site in East Yorkshire, UK. Total investment exceeds £1bn ($1.2bn).

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-02-22
- Where: East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Value: $1.20B (1.00B GBP)
- Starts operating: Q4 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.7GW CCGT, 299MW battery
- Products: electricity, battery storage
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [EPH](https://endata.com/companies/36383.md)
- [EP UK Investments](https://endata.com/companies/25040.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [power-technology.com](https://www.power-technology.com/news/eph-power-facilities-uk/), 2023-02-22: "The high-efficiency H-class CCGT project will be the single largest flexible generation asset to be commissioned in the UK since 2012"

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