Rugeley power station closes weeks earlier than expected
Rugeley Power Station has closed weeks earlier than expected after burning the last of its coal reserves.
The facility, which has been operating for more than 40 years, had been scheduled to shut at the end of this month. But its link to the National Grid was cut yesterday after it stopped producing electricity.
A total of 120 jobs were expected to be lost at the end of June, with 30 workers remaining on site for a further nine months as part of the decommissioning process.
Owners of the site, French firm ENGIE, confirmed this was still the case.
George Adamson, leader of Cannock Chase District Council, said it was 'very sad' that the station had closed early.
And people took to social media to mourn the demise of its iconic towers.
Councillor Adamson said: "They stopped taking coal deliveries some time ago, and since then they have been burning the remaining coal off.
