Cockenzie Power Station - Aerial Footage

Cockenzie power station was officially opened on the 24th May 1968 by the Secretary of State for Scotland, The Rt. Hon. William Ross. In its lifetime it generated more than 150 Terawatt Hours (TWh) of electricity, enough to power the average annual electricity needs of more than 1 million homes every year during its 45 years of operation.

Designed by Sir Robert Matthew (who also designed Edinburgh Airport and the Royal Commonwealth Pool), and famous for its distinctive twin chimney stacks, the station was built with a generating capacity of 1,200MW, comprising four identical units, each capable of generating 300MW.