Ratcliffe On Soar Power Station Drone Footage DJI Avata 360

Drone footage of Ratcliffe On Soar Power Station using DJI Avata 360. Some artifacts on image due to USB dust cover being open. Ratcliffe-on-Soar, the UK’s last coal-fired power station, closed its doors for the final time on 30 September 2024, ending over 140 years of coal-fired generation in the UK. Construction began in 1963 with the first of four 500MW units becoming operational on 16 December 1967. Following this, Unit 2 was commissioned on 18 September 1968, Unit 3 on 30 January 1969 and the plant became fully operational with the commission of Unit 4 on 17th October 1970. On completion, Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station had a capacity of 2GW, enough to power 2 million homes and has played a key role in keeping the nation’s lights on.