Llynfi Power Station
1941-42 Edmundsons' Electricity Corporation were responsible for the building of Llynfi power-station in the record time of nineteen months from entry to the site to the initial commissioning (sic)[1] for the South Wales Power Co.
The power station was built north of Bridgend, adjacent to the Afon Llynfi and the Bridgend to Maesteg railway line, which facilitated access to cooling water for the condensers and coal supplies for the boilers. The generating plant consisted of four 30 MW English Electric turbo-alternators, generating current at 11 kV. supplied with steam from four boilers.
The first generating sets was commissioned in December 1943, the second in April 1944, the third in January 1951, and the final set in November 1951.
1977 The station was decommissioned.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Obituary of Harry Ewbank
- [1] Wikipedia