NZT Power Marks First Year of Delivery with £1 billion of UK Subcontracts
- £1 billion in UK subcontracts awarded through competitive tenders
- £1 million invested in local skills, with 175 young people starting training for clean-energy careers
NZT Power, the project set to become the world’s first gas-fired power station with carbon capture and storage, today marks one year since reaching financial close.
NZT Power reached financial close in December 2024 alongside the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP). Since then, NZT Power has actively engaged UK industry through its major contractors, with £1 billion in UK subcontracts already awarded via competitive tenders. All major contracts remain on track to deliver more than 50% UK content across the project build.
Technip Energies, leading the Power, Capture and Compression (PCC) consortium with GE Vernova, awarded the main construction subcontract to UK firm Balfour Beatty in 2025. To date, Balfour Beatty had spent more than £15.5 million across over 90 UK suppliers (materials and subcontracts), with 53% of awarded subcontract packages going to small and medium sized enterprises.
Recent UK supply chain examples include:
Sarens UK Ltd. – Middlesbrough-based provider of heavy-lift and self-propelled modular transporter (SPMT) services. Sarens is recruiting at least two trainee SPMT operators to work on the project alongside experienced operatives.
Heidelberg Materials UK – Operations on Teesside supplying low-carbon concrete – that incorporates locally sourced aggregates – from its batching plant at Teesworks. A new dedicated batching plant for NZT Power has created three additional full-time roles.
Peerless – A CECO Environmental Brand with multiple locations and brands across the UK will supply the cooling tower side-stream filters, gas/ liquid filters, and coalescers for the project. The contract will secure jobs and provide a steady income stream.
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company responsible for the onshore CO₂ gathering system, gas and high-voltage connections, is working with several UK supply chain partners, including AE Yates, which is delivering civil engineering works. The project is supporting around 80 direct jobs, including apprenticeships, and sustaining many more across the local supply chain. To date, Costain has created approximately 300 jobs in relation to the wider project, with 90% of talent and materials sourced locally.
UK contractors have been engaged for several years ahead of construction to identify opportunities, and packages are listed on the North Sea Transition Authority’s Pathfinder portal to ensure transparency.
NZT Power and NEP are investing in local skills so people can access clean energy careers. Approximately £1 million has been committed to regional programmes, with 175 young people starting college courses through partnerships with local institutions and the Tees Valley Combined Authority. Technip Energies and Balfour Beatty, operating from 10,000 square feet of office space at Wilton Centre in Redcar, have delivered more than 150 hours of outreach to over 1,000 students, supported targeted recruitment, and aligned training with local industry needs.
Ian Hunter, Managing Director of NZT Power, said: “A year on from reaching financial close, Net Zero Teesside Power is set to be the world’s first commercial‑scale gas‑fired power station with carbon capture. The significant UK content we are seeing as we ramp up construction is proof that decarbonising industry can also drive investment, growth and opportunity across the UK economy.”
Technip Energies and Balfour Beatty Supply Chain Map
