Renewable Energy Exporters

HC Deb 27 February 2003 vol 400 cc645-6W

Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to her answer of 30 January 2003,Official Report, column 984W, on renewable energy exporters, if she will provide a breakdown of the renewable energy technologies represented by the three applications for support under the renewable energy initiative of the ECGD. [99333]

Ms Hewitt

ECGD has received applications that could be considered under this initiative in respect of the following renewable energy technologies:

Mini-hydros

Offshore wave energy

Waste to energy

The initiative comes into effect in April 2003 making ECGD cover available for at least £50 million of projects that meet the minimum risk standards.