§ Mr. Norman Hoggasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of Scotland's electricity generating capacity and demand once Torness nuclear power station is commissioned.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe forecasting of electricity demand is the responsibility in the first instance of the Scottish electricity boards. I understand from recent load forecasts that by the early 1990s the boards estimate that the all-Scotland demand will be approaching 7,000MW. At that time the operational capacity is expected to be of the order of 10,000MW, excluding plant in store.