Labour councillors say they are staying away because of the project's low level of social housing.
The coal-fired power station was decommissioned in 1983 - at its peak, it generated a fifth of the capital's electricity
Councillors say they will not turn up to the opening of Battersea Power Station after its £9bn redevelopment. The Grade II-listed building in Nine Elms, Wandsworth, boasts thousands of homes as well as shops and bars. It will open to the public on 14 October.Following May's local elections, Labour took control of Wandsworth Council for the first time in 44 years.
"In Wandsworth, the council is focused on building 1,000 new council homes for local people and their families." A Battersea Power Station Development Company spokesperson said the project had created "a new town centre for the borough of Wandsworth".
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