Roger Seshan, Commercial Development Director at ScottishPower, said: “We are pleased to have received consent from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for a new 1000MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power station next to our existing Damhead Creek plant, near Hoo in Medway.

“This is a major achievement and an important milestone for the proposed project. Our immediate plans will see further development work carried out at the site in the coming months. This will fully establish our plans for the site and determine the future timetable for the project.”

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