Fife power station

Fife power station was a 120 megawatt gas-fired combined cycle gas turbine generating station at Cardenden in Fife, Scotland. It was a 1+1 configuration module built around a 74 MW General Electric Frame 6F gas turbine providing for a combined cycle output of 109 MW, exhaust duct firing is employed to reach the stations maximum output.

Type: Brownfield land
Description: gas-fired power station in Fife, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Fife Power Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loch Ore and Lochgelly railway station.

Loch Ore

Park

Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Ore is a loch situated in Fife, Scotland. It forms the core of Lochore Meadows Country Park. It is used mainly for leisure purposes, especially yachting, although the uneven depth can make speed boating problematic. Loch Ore is situated 2 miles southwest of Fife power station.

Lochgelly railway station

Railway station

Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochgelly railway station is a railway station in Lochgelly, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Fife Circle Line, 25 miles north of Edinburgh Waverley. Lochgelly railway station is situated 2½ miles south of Fife power station.

Benarty Hill

Peak

Photo: Viewfinder, Public domain.

Benarty Hill, locally simply Benarty, rises above and to the west of Ballingry, in the west of Fife, Scotland. The summit ridge, known as Mulla Craig, forms the boundary with Perth and Kinross. Benarty Hill is situated 2½ miles west of Fife power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballingry and Lochore.

Ballingry

Town

Photo: edward mcmaihin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballingry; Scots: Ballingry, Bingry, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Iongrach) is a town in Fife, Scotland. It is near the boundary with Perth and Kinross, north of Lochgelly.

Lochore

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lochore is a former mining village in Fife, Scotland. It takes its name from the nearby Loch Ore. It is largely joined to the adjacent villages of Ballingry to the north and Crosshill to the south.