HC Deb 08 April 1960 vol 621 cc75-6W
Mr. Lee

asked the Minister of Power whether he will supply a complete list of all the power stations of the Central Electricity Board; which of these are capable of burning oil; and what fuel each station is now burning.

Mr. Wood

A list of the 238 stations in service on 31st March, 1959, with the type of plant in each case, is given in Appendix I to the First Annual Report of the Central Electricity Generating Board. The following changes have taken place since that date:

Stations using coal Stations using oil
Closed: Closed:
Barrow Birkdale (internal
Blackpool combustion engine
Dunston A Horden (waste heat/
Exeter oil)
Great Yarmouth
Greenhill
Harrogate
Kingston A
Nelson
Brought into service: Brought into service:
Aberthaw Belvedere
Elland
High Marnham
Northfleet

The stations shown as having oil-fired plant are at present using oil as are the internal combustion engine and gas turbine stations. The remaining steam stations use coal or, in a few cases, coke breeze.