Date should be 29/04/16 
Well I'm sure you guys know all the history of this place but here's a little info anyway.
Tilbury B was a 1,428 MW co-firing oil and biomass Power Station that had operated between 1967 and 2013. Construction began in 1961 and was opened in 1968. On privatisation in 1990 it was assigned to National Power, but is now owned by RWE npower. The B station contained four generating units, one of which has been decommissioned since the stations opening and ended up being used as spare parts for maintenance of the remaining 3 units. In May 2011 RWE began converting the B station to burn biomass only but in July 2013 they announced they were halting the conversion due to difficulty in converting and financing the plant. The station was mothballed after failing to receive a government grant but is now being stripped and the parts I've been told are being used for other stations around the UK. The control room is really nice as it has all the new technology you would find in a modern power station but they have also kept the original control desks and panels with the dials and switches all still in place. This place is really big so there is a lot to see, it took me two trips to see it all , must say I really enjoyed the last visit, the sun was out and I had beer on the roof what more could anyone ask for
Well I'm sure you guys know all the history of this place but here's a little info anyway.
Tilbury B was a 1,428 MW co-firing oil and biomass Power Station that had operated between 1967 and 2013. Construction began in 1961 and was opened in 1968. On privatisation in 1990 it was assigned to National Power, but is now owned by RWE npower. The B station contained four generating units, one of which has been decommissioned since the stations opening and ended up being used as spare parts for maintenance of the remaining 3 units. In May 2011 RWE began converting the B station to burn biomass only but in July 2013 they announced they were halting the conversion due to difficulty in converting and financing the plant. The station was mothballed after failing to receive a government grant but is now being stripped and the parts I've been told are being used for other stations around the UK. The control room is really nice as it has all the new technology you would find in a modern power station but they have also kept the original control desks and panels with the dials and switches all still in place. This place is really big so there is a lot to see, it took me two trips to see it all , must say I really enjoyed the last visit, the sun was out and I had beer on the roof what more could anyone ask for
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