GALWAY, IRELAND--April 21, 2014 --Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) The U.K. arm of French energy giant Electricité de France SA (EDF) (EPA: EDF) (Paris) has officially opened a new gas-fired power plant and an offshore windfarm in the U.K.

The West Burton Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station and the Teesside offshore windfarm were both officially opened by the U.K.'s Energy Minister, Michael Fallon, and the Chairman and CEO of EDF Group, Henri Proglio.