Balfour Beatty lands £833m carbon capture power plant job

Aaron Morby 2 months ago
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Balfour Beatty has sealed an £833m deal to build the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage at the Net Zero Teesside project.

Plan for world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage
Plan for world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage

The firm will deliver major onshore works for the plant as construction partner to Technip Energies, working alongside GE Vernova and Shell Catalysts & Technologies.

The landmark scheme, backed by bp and Equinor, will see a 742MW combined-cycle gas power station constructed alongside a post-combustion carbon capture unit capable of removing up to 2m tonnes of CO₂ annually.

Captured emissions will be compressed and piped offshore for storage under the North Sea via the Northern Endurance Partnership – a joint venture between bp, Equinor and TotalEnergies.

Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty group chief executive, said: “Net Zero Teesside Power is an ambitious scheme, forging the path towards the sustainable infrastructure of the future and positioning the UK as a leader in cleaner, greener energy consumption.”

The contract win follows a £21.7bn government pledge last year to support UK carbon capture projects. Net Zero Teesside secured final investment approval in December 2024.

The full value of the contract will hit Balfour Beatty’s order book by the end of Q2 2025.

Main construction is due to start later this year with completion set for 2028. At peak, the project will support 1,500 jobs.

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