The latest explosive demolition is due to take place at a Thames-side power plant this morning.

Two steel structures will be brought down simultaneously at 10am, bringing the number of blasts at the former Tilbury Power Station site to 12 in the past two years.

The *D Pass Precipitator No 7 measures 17.4m long by 9.3m wide by 30m high and the DA Bay for Units 7&8 is 113m long, 17.5m wide and 44m high.

To protect everyone an exclusion zone will be in place before, during and immediately after the explosion.

There will be no public access to the site on the northern bank of the river or impact on the local road network.

Although the explosion and collapse may be heard off site, any noise will be over very quickly.

The other main structures, including Boiler House 7 and 8, are scheduled to be brought down through the remainder of the year and into 2019.

As the final stages are completed, the Tilbury Energy Centre project is also moving forward.

RWE Generation S.E. spokesman Kelly Nye said: "We believe the Tilbury site remains extremely well suited to power generation. As a result, we are in the process of developing plans for a new highly efficient gas-fired power station on the site, which will also include an additional, smaller power station which can respond quickly to demand for electricity on the grid, an energy storage facility and a new gas pipeline.

"In February and March this year we conducted one round of consultation, which enabled people to see our initial proposals and to feedback while our plans were being developed.

"A second phase of consultation will run in October and November and will give people an opportunity to see more detail about the proposals for the Tilbury Energy Centre and to provide additional feedback."

• To find out more go to www.rwe.com/tilburyenergycentre or email rwegenerationuk@rwe.com or call 08450 770 150.