§ 47. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked 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. FreesonThe 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.