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The contractor will mobilise this summer before starting demolition works later this year on what remains one of the UK\u2019s largest industrial clearance projects.<\/p>\n
Over the next four years Erith will strip out and demolish all former structures, remove waste materials and leave the 700-acre site ready for redevelopment.<\/p>\n
The main power station and turbine hall buildings are not expected to be demolished before mid-2028, while the cooling towers are currently scheduled to remain standing until at least 2029. The chimney stack will follow later in the sequence.<\/p>\n
The carefully phased programme reflects the scale of the site and the need to coordinate works alongside National Rail, National Highways and East Midlands Airport.<\/p>\n
Andy Dyson, Operations Director, Erith said: \u201cRatcliffe-on-Soar Power Station is a significant site, both in terms of its scale and its role in the UK\u2019s energy history. The transition following the end of coal-fired generation marks an important stage in how legacy infrastructure is managed and sites are repurposed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The demolition clears the way for redevelopment of one of the Midlands\u2019 most strategically located brownfield sites.<\/p>\n
The former coal-fired power station already benefits from a Local Development Order permitting low-carbon energy projects, battery manufacturing, energy storage facilities and data centre development. Part of the site also sits within the East Midlands Freeport.<\/p>\n
Ratcliffe is a cornerstone site within the Trent Arc growth corridor between Derby and Nottingham, where regional leaders believe future investment could support more than 40,000 jobs and add \u00a32.4bn a year to the economy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n