HC Deb 21 March 1967 vol 743 cc220-1W
47. Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Minister of Power if he will state the names of the power stations to be completed during the next 12 years, the kind of fuel that will be used, and the output in megawatts per station.

Mr. Freeson

The information available is as follows:

STATIONS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR ORDERED BY THE CENTRAL ELECTRICITY GENERATING BOARD
Name of Station Fuel Output (MW)
Aberthaw B Coal 1,500
Cottam Coal 2,000
Didcot Coal 2,000
Drakelow C Coal 720
Drax (part) Coal 1,980
Dungeness B Nuclear 1,200
Eggborough Coal 2,000
Fawley Oil 2,000
Ferrybridge C Coal 2,000
Fiddler's Ferry Coal 2,000
Hinkley Point B Nuclear 1,320
Ironbridge B Coal 1,000
Kingsnorth Oil/Coal 2,000
Oldbury Nuclear 600
Pembroke Oil 2,000
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Coal 2,000
Rugeley B Coal 1,000
Tilbury B Coal 1,400
West Burton A Coal 2,000
Wylfa Nuclear 1,180
31,900

STATIONS FOR WHICH THE BOARD HAVE STATUTORY CONSENT BUT WHICH WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW IN FUTURE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
Name of Station Fuel Proposed Output (MW)
Drax (remainder) Coal 1,980
Littlebrook D Coal 1,500
3,480

STATIONS FOR WHICH THE BOARD'S APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION
Name of Station Fuel Proposed Output (MW)
West Burton B Coal about 2,000
Isle of Grain Oil about 3,300
Heysham Nuclear about 2,500
Seaton Carew Nuclear about 1,300
9,100

Note: The stations in the first group will be completed within the next six to seven years; for the stations in the second and third groups the type of fuel to be used would be subject to review, and their completion would depend on the starting dates for construction.