A power station in the Vale of Glamorgan is a step closer to being demolished after more than two decades in operation.
Barry Power Station stopped running on March 31 after its owner Centrica failed to secure a new contract to continue supplying electricity, which would have allowed the site to keep operating.
Centrica has now told Vale of Glamorgan Council it intends to demolish much of the site in Sully Moors Road, Sully, including the 60m high stack, above ground installations, turbine hall, admin block, water treatment tank and oil tanks.
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The 230MW gas fired power station had been running since September 1998 and up until its closure had been supplying the National Grid as and when required on a short-term contract.
But after the power station failed to secure another contract it was deemed not commercially viable by Centrica, which previously bought the site for £39.7million in July 2003.
Barry Power Station had launched a consultation with staff on the planned closure last year, and 19 jobs were put at risk.
In a statement to the council, the company said: "Centrica has worked extensively to explore options to retain the power plant, as a part of the Centrica Power Plant Portfolio.
"However, competition with newer, more efficient and flexible assets, has meant that the site has unfortunately reached the end of its viable life and Centrica have not managed to find an operational, or commercially viable, solution to retain this asset.
"Centrica ceased operations at the site on March 31, when all commercial obligations concluded and are proposing to undertake demolition works to return the site to an appropriate condition."
Demolition works are expected to start by the summer and last for up to eight months.
Centrica had bought the power station for £39.7million in July 2003.
