About Uniper in the United Kingdom

About Uniper UK

A broad portfolio of assets for a secure energy supply

Uniper in the UK

In the UK, Uniper owns and operates a flexible generation portfolio of power stations, a fast-cycle gas storage facility and two gas pipelines, from Theddlethorpe to Killingholme, and from Blyborough to Cottam. We also have significant long-term regasification capacity at the Grain LNG terminal in Kent, to convert LNG back to natural gas.

Our generation fleet makes a tangible contribution to the UK’s supply security. We work to ensure that our power plants can continue to operate efficiently and flexibly and are complementary to renewables. In this way, our plants can function as cost-effective complements to renewables, helping to deliver power when and where it’s needed.

We make our power production available to the market through our trading activities and provide balancing customised services to the UK system operator.

Uniper UK Country Chair

Mike Lockett

Mike has been Uniper UK Country Chair since 2019, a role that he has previously combined with the role of Chief Commercial Officer Power for the Uniper Group.

Mike has worked in various engineering and commercial roles since joining the UK electricity industry in 1997. A chartered electrical engineer, he spent the first years of his career with Midlands Electricity in its networks business. In 2008 Mike moved to Düsseldorf to set up E.ON’s commodity trading business, where he subsequently held a range of leadership roles.

In 2015, he became a Board Member of the newly-established Uniper UK Ltd company. He was appointed Uniper UK Country Chair in January 2019.

In 2017, Mike was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer for Uniper’s power business, a role he held until July 2024. In this role, he was responsible for power and fuels commodity trading and optimisation, and dispatch of Uniper’s generation portfolio.

Mike is a member of the Supervisory Board of the European Energy Exchange (Leipzig, Germany), and the Independent Generators Group (UK).

The latest UK news and press releases

11 December 2025

Uniper set to develop its first solar scheme in Scotland
19 November 2025

Nottingham musicians create musical legacy in Ratcliffe-on-Soar’s famous cooling towers
18 November 2025

Calling future engineers! Students are invited to test their engineering skills at Uniper’s Connah’s Quay power station
11 November 2025

Public consultation launched for a new carbon capture project at North Killingholme

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Power plants in the United Kingdom

In the UK, Uniper operates a flexible generation portfolio of power stations and a fast-cycle gas storage facility

Uniper's power plants in the UK

Projects in the United Kingdom

Find out about the current projects for Uniper in the United Kingdom

Projects in the UK

Consultation responses

Uniper UK responds to invitations for comment on a wide range of consultation documents published by the UK Government, regulators and other organisations

Uniper UK Consultation Responses