§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the combined heat and power schemes sanctioned this year and those schemes for which there are applications for consent outstanding, indicating the capacity of the scheme. [59165]
§ Mr. BattleThe following is the information requested:
Consents granted under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 during 1998 (England and Wales1)
- British Sugar, Bury St. Edmunds: 80 MWe
- Bridgewater Paper, Ellesmere Port: 65 MWe
Applications currently under consideration under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 (England and Wales1)
- Shotton Paper, Flintshire: 215 MWe
- BNFL/Urenco, Capenhurst: 65 MWe
- ICI Runcorn, Cheshire: 140 MWe
- British Sugar, York: 70 MWe
- Hickson & Welch, Castleford: 56 MWe
- Sappi Europe, Blackburn: 60 MWe
- Slough Heat and Power, Slough': 92 MWe
- Michelin Tyres, Stoke on Trent: 58 MWe
Clearances given under section 14(1) of the Energy Act 1976 (Great Britain2)
- British Sugar, Bury St. Edmunds: 80 MWe
- Bridgewater Paper, Ellesmere Port: 65 MWe
- BPB Paperboard, Mugiemoss: 49 MWe
- BP Grangemouth, Stirlingshire: 130 MWe
Notifications currently under consideration under section 14(1) of the Energy Act 1976 (Great Britain2)
Three notifications are currently under consideration. However these contain information which is classified as commercially confidential. When a decision on the particular notification is made it will be announced by way of Press Notice and placed in the Library of the House.1The Secretary of State for Scotland is responsible for those applications relating to Scotland.
142W2Section 14(1) empowers the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to regulate, for reasons of energy policy, the construction of power stations to be fuelled by natural gas or oil.
3 This is an increase from 80 MWe to 92 MWe of an existing combined heat and power station. The increase will be fuelled by bio-fuel.