High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alcan Lynemouth Power Station (generally known as Lynemouth Power Station) is a coal and biomass fired power station which provides electricity for the Alcan Lynemouth Aluminium Smelter and the National Grid. It is located on the coast of Northumberland, north east of the town of Ashington in North East England. The station has stood as a landmark on the Northumberland coast since it opened in 1972, and has been privately owned by aluminium company Rio Tinto Alcan (formerly Alcan) throughout its operation.