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20/03/2015
Union To Fight Closure Of Two Gas-Fired Power Stations
The proposed closure of two gas-fired power stations at Killingholme in north Lincolnshire with the loss of about 100 skilled jobs will be fought by Unite the union.
The union said that the closure of these two plants with the loss of jobs, such as engineers, technicians and maintenance staff, would be 'a huge blow to the local economy'.
On Thursday E.ON announced that it was closing its power station with the loss of 57 jobs within the next 18 months, which comes just three weeks after Centrica announced that it was shutting down its plant next door.
Both power stations - as well as a Centrica-owned one at nearby Brigg - are closing, after losing out in 'the capacity market auction' which allocates contracts to supply electricity to the National Grid under a government scheme that pays for certain plants to remain online until 2018-2019.
Unite regional coordinating officer Paresh Patel was in consultation talks with Centrica 'to explore every avenue to protect jobs'.
Similar talks with E.ON have yet to be announced.
The union said that the closure of these two plants with the loss of jobs, such as engineers, technicians and maintenance staff, would be 'a huge blow to the local economy'.
On Thursday E.ON announced that it was closing its power station with the loss of 57 jobs within the next 18 months, which comes just three weeks after Centrica announced that it was shutting down its plant next door.
Both power stations - as well as a Centrica-owned one at nearby Brigg - are closing, after losing out in 'the capacity market auction' which allocates contracts to supply electricity to the National Grid under a government scheme that pays for certain plants to remain online until 2018-2019.
Unite regional coordinating officer Paresh Patel was in consultation talks with Centrica 'to explore every avenue to protect jobs'.
Similar talks with E.ON have yet to be announced.
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