Mucking

The Mucking landfill gas (LFG) power station sits adjacent to the now closed Mucking landfill—once one of the largest landfills in western Europe.

At a glance

  • Project name:

    Mucking Power Station

  • Owner, operator:

    EDL

  • Start of operation:

    2001

  • Location:

    Essex, United Kingdom

  • Generating capacity:
    6 MW
  • Primary fuel:

    Landfill gas

  • Electricity generated:

    ~28 GWh p.a.

  • Equivalent homes powered:

    ~7,000 p.a.

  • Avoided emissions:

    ~27,500 tonnes CO2-e p.a.

  • Equivalent cars off the road:

    ~15,000 p.a.

  • *Data sourced from:

    CY23

About the power station

The Mucking landfill was the major refuse for the City of London, greater London and environs. Waste was floated 30 miles down the River Thames in barges from the City of London.

In 2007, the landfill was granted an extension for over tipping and eventually closed in 2011. Despite the landfill no longer operating, EDL’s Mucking Power Station is expected to produce LFG for electricity generation beyond 2030.