§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy, pursuant to his statement of 5 November,Official Report, columns 329–31, which new projects from the first approved tranche of renewable energy contracts have so far proceeded to commencement of construction: and what arrangement he has made to recycle entitlement from projects approved but not proceeded with, to those not approved but still active.
§ Mr. MoynihanOf the 42 new projects which secured contracts under the 1990 renewables non-fossil fuel obligation (NFFO), some 12 have already been commissioned. The other 30 are planned to commission by the end of 1994 at the latest. The Government are committed to make further renewables orders during the 1990s to provide up to 600 MW of capacity, in addition to that forthcoming from the 1990 NFFO. The 1991 Renewables Order which I announced on 5 November made a substantial contribution to this commitment.