Turner & Townsend has been appointed to provide project controls and commercial management services for Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) and the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP).
The four‑year commission will see the project management consultancy deliver integrated support across project controls, performance, commercial management and assurance. The company said it will work with the project team to reduce cost and schedule risks during the construction phase.
NZT Power is billed by its backers as a gas‑fired power station equipped with post‑combustion carbon capture technology. The plant will be capable of producing up to 742MW of flexible, dispatchable low‑carbon power – roughly equivalent to the average annual electricity consumption of more than 1M UK homes – and capturing up to 2Mt of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year. Captured carbon would be transported by pipeline and stored in subsea sites beneath the North Sea using infrastructure being developed by NEP.
The NEP, which will build and operate the onshore and offshore CO2 transport and storage network, is a joint venture between bp, Equinor and TotalEnergies.
NZT Power is being delivered by a consortium led by Technip Energies, with GE Vernova, construction partner Balfour Beatty and technology support from Shell Catalysts & Technologies.
In the summer, Balfour Beatty was officially awarded an £833M contract to build the combined‑cycle gas turbine plant and the associated capture system for the NZT Power project.
Overview of Net Zero Teesside Power
The project forms part of the UK government’s broader plan to create industrial decarbonisation clusters around the country. The East Coast Cluster – which covers projects on Teesside and in the Humber – has been promoted by industry and ministers as a testbed for large‑scale carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) in the UK’s industrial heartlands.
Industry analysts say CCUS projects face substantial technical and commercial challenges, including high capital costs, the complexity of integrating capture with power generation and securing long‑term revenue streams. Supporters argue clusters such as the East Coast project can reduce costs through shared infrastructure and create opportunities to preserve industrial jobs while cutting emissions.
Turner & Townsend UK managing director, energy and natural resources Alan Sinclair said: “We’re proud to be trusted with the responsibility of delivering the highest standards of performance and assurance on one of the UK’s most ambitious decarbonisation projects.
“This appointment strengthens our portfolio in complex infrastructure delivery and supports the UK’s transition to net zero.”
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