HC Deb 24 October 1988 vol 139 cc54-5W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has as to those western countries in which the generation of electricity depends for more than 50 per cent. on (i) coal, (ii) hydro electric power, (iii) oil, (iv) gas and (v) nuclear power.

Mr. Michael Spicer

The western countries of the IEA and OECD in which the generation of electricity depends for more than 50 per cent. on one fuel are as follows:

per cent.
(i) Coal
United States of America 57.2
West Germany 54.4
Luxembourg 50.0
Australia 77.2
Greece 71.8
United Kingdom 71.0
Denmark 95.9
Yugoslavia 58.1
(ii) Hydro electricity
Canada 62.5
Norway 98.7
New Zealand 80.4
Luxembourg 50.0
Austria 73.1
Switzerland 58.9
Iceland 100.0
(iii) Gas
Netherlands 59.4
(iv) Nuclear
Belgium 65.7
France 69.9

This information is based on estimated data for 1987 contained in the IEA publication "Coal Information 1988".

Table 13—"Electricity Production by Fuel".