RWE GENERATION UK PLCTHE ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 (SECTION 36C)THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING STATIONS (VARIATION OF CONSENTS) (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2013 – REGULATION 5 (‘THE VARIATION REGULATIONS’)

RWE GENERATION UK PLCTHE ELECTRICITY ACT 1989 (SECTION 36C) THE ELECTRICITY GENERATING STATIONS (VARIATION OF CONSENTS) (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2013 – REGULATION 5 (‘THE VARIATION REGULATIONS’)

Notice of an application to vary the Section 36 Consent for Staythorpe Power Station, Nr Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG23 5PS.

Notice is hereby given that RWE Generation UK plc, (Company Number 03892782) (the ‘Applicant’) having their registered office at Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, SN5 6PB, has made an application to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (the ‘Appropriate Authority’) to vary the current consent and deemed planning permission for the construction and operation of Staythorpe Power Station granted under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 on 26th May 1993 and varied on 2nd May 1995 and 23rd June 2022 (the ‘Section 36 Consent’).The application requests that the Appropriate Authority in the exercise of their powers under Section 36C of the Electricity Act 1989 varies the Section 36 Consent to authorise the construction and operation of post combustion carbon capture technology at Staythorpe Power Station (the ‘Variation Application’).

The Applicant has received notice from the Appropriate Authority that the clarifications provided to the Appropriate Authority in connection with the Section 36C variation application constitutes ’further environmental information’ for the purposes of Regulation 26ofTheElectricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017. Consequently, in accordance with the legislation, the Applicant has published further environmental information.

For further details about the Variation Application and to view copies of the further environmental information, please visit the application website at:https://staythorpeccs.com/

Copies of the further environmental information may be viewed at Newark-on-Trent Library, Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark, NG24 1UW at the following times:

The information can also be viewed at Southwell Library, The Bramley Centre, King St, Southwell, NG25 0EH at the following times

A hard copy of the further environmental information is available at a fee. Requests for the documents should be made to info@staythorpeccs.com or via the telephone number 0808 303 7087.

The full Environmental Statement is available to view online via https://staythorpeccs.com/. Interested persons can access the online documents at the two listed libraries which provide publicly accessible computers.

Any person wishing to make objections to or representations about the Variation Application to the Appropriate Authority must do so no later than 23:59 on Friday 19th December by sending any such representations by email to: energyinfrastructureplanning@energysecurity.gov.uk or in writing to the Energy Infrastructure Planning, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, 3–8 Whitehall lace, London, SW1A 2AW.

Pursuant to Regulation 8 of the Variation Regulations the Appropriate Authority may cause a public inquiry to be held if it considers it appropriate to do so having considered:

(a) Any representation made about the Variation Application to the Appropriate Authority –

(i) which a relevant planning authority makes within two months of the date on which a copy of the Variation Application was served on it under Regulations 5(2B) of the Variation Regulations; and

(ii) which any other person makes on or before the date specified in accordance with Regulation 5(5) (b)(iii) or the Variation Regulations, where those representations are not withdrawn; and

(b) all other material considerations.

Representations received by the Appropriate Authority will be handled in compliance with Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Privacy Notice (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/desnz-correspondence-privacy-notice/privacy-notice-relating-to-correspondence-received-by-desnz).

Any representations received by the Appropriate Authority will be shared with Newark and Sherwood District Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and the Applicant, with personal information removed.

The Appropriate Authority may decide to vary the consent or may refuse to vary the consent.