§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy what percentage of electricity produced by the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1981 was produced from coal; and what are expected to be the comparable figures for 1985, 1990 and 1995.
§ Mr. MellorThe latest figure available relates to the year ending 31 March 1981 when 82.3 per cent. of electricity produced by the CEGB was produced from coal. Information for 1981–82 is due to be published at the end of July.
The percentages of electricity expected to be produced by the CEGB from coal in 1985, 1990 and 1995 are uncertain and will depends amongst other factors, on the rate of growth of electricity demand, the availability of generating plant using other fuels and the future prices of coal and other fuels. The Department will be including estimates of the future value of this percentage in its revised energy projections, which are expected to be published later in the year.