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Arrests made at power station 'climate camp'
A total of 22 people are held over the planned protest at Drax Power Station in Selby, police say.
BBC News
Drax power station is a large biomass power station in Drax, North Yorkshire, England. It has a 2.6 GW capacity for biomass and had a 1.29 GW capacity for coal that was retired in 2021. Its name comes from the nearby village of Drax. It is situated on the River Ouse between Selby and Goole. Its generating capacity of 3,906 megawatts (MW), which includes the shut down coal units, is the highest of any power station in the United Kingdom, providing about 6% of the United Kingdom's electricity supply.
A total of 22 people are held over the planned protest at Drax Power Station in Selby, police say.
A total of 22 people are held over the planned protest at Drax Power Station in Selby, police say.