In 1939 the CEB permitted the Company close its older power stations at Smethwick and Hereford. This Act consolidated into one volume the numerous Acts that the Company operated under for many years. In 1938 the Company obtained a Local Act of Parliament: the Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Electric Power (Consolidation) Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo.
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In 1938 the CEB directed the company to install an additional 30 MW of plant at Stourport including boilers in time for commercial operation in 1940. The CEB also constructed the national grid (1927–33) to connect power stations within a region. The CEB identified high efficiency ‘selected’ power stations that would supply electricity most efficient and effectively Stourport became a 'selected' station. Under the terms of the Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 the Central Electricity Board (CEB) was established. The power station was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin on 2 June 1927. The Company built the A power station on a riverside site (52☂0'01"N 2☁6'28"W) south of the town. These powers were obtained under the provisions of the Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Electric Power Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. Legal powers were sought to build a power station at Stourport. However, the scheme was not taken forward on financial grounds. The new power stations were to be at Nechells with two 15 MW generating sets and at Stourport with three 15 MW generating sets. In 1916 the Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Electric Power Company and Birmingham Corporation developed a scheme to build two large power stations to meet their combined needs for electricity. The Company built and operated power stations at Dudley, Kidderminster and Smethwick. These Acts included the Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Electric Power Act 1905 (5 Edw. The company changed its name and obtained several Local Acts of Parliament to generate and supply electricity to areas of Shropshire and Worcestershire in the West Midlands. The Shropshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire Electric Power Company had been founded in 1903 as the Shropshire and Worcestershire Electric Power Company.
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