Thursday 16 January 2014

Stephen Metcalfe MP urges Minister to help bring forward £500m investment in Thurrock

Stephen Metcalfe, local MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, today called upon the Minister of State for Energy to help bring forward £500m worth of investment to Thurrock.

Global power generation firm, InterGen, are keen to build a new super efficient, gas fired power station in Coryton. Contracted by Siemens, the new station would bring half a billion pounds worth of investment into the local economy in Thurrock.

InterGen’s Chinese owners and the pension fund operators are however delaying the investment until InterGen has won a ‘contract to supply’ at the capacity auction which is due to take place in December.

The local MP called on the Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP to meet with him and InterGen to try and bring this investment forward, to which the Minster agreed. 

Mr Metcalfe commented: “The sooner Thurrock can benefit from this £500m investment the better. The delay is an unnecessary one and I am delighted that the Minister will meet with me and other interested parties to discuss bringing this forward. I hope that InterGen will reconsider their current position and I look forward to seeing work start on this plant as soon as is feasibly possible.”