§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which electricity generating stations of the South of Scotland Electricity Board use oil.
§ Mr. RossThe information is as follows:
OIL-BURNING THERMAL STATIONS Oil-fired Capacity M.W. Total Capacity M.W. Clyde's Mill* … 50 266 Dalmarnock* … 130 246 Pinkston … 49 49 Townhill, Dunfermline … 12 12 GAS TURBINES Clydes Mill … 55 Townhill, Dunfermline … 140 * Low pressure and intermediate pressure boiler sections of these stations burn oil. The high pressure boiler sections use coal.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which generating stations of the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board use coal; and what would be the estimated saving in costs if they were converted to oil.
§ Mr. RossThe coal-burning stations in the North Board's area are Aberdeen (55 MW) and Carolina Port, Dundee (70 MW).
The Board considers that the Aberdeen station is not suitable for conversion to oil-burning. It estimates that, capitalised at 8 per cent., the present value of the savings from converting the coal-burning sets at Carolina Port would be in the region of £400,000, after allowing for the cost of conversion.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what requests he has had from electricity boards in Scotland to convert coal-fired generating stations to oil; and what reply he has sent.
§ Mr. RossIn 1965 I gave consent to the conversion of Pinkston generating station (49 MW) and the intermediate pressure boiler section of Dalmarnock generating station (96 MW). On 28th February, 1967 I advised the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board that I96W could not approve the conversion of the remaining coal-fired sets at the Carolina Port, Dundee, station (70 MW). Applications from the South of Scotland Electricity Board for my consent to the conversion of Dalmarnock high pressure boiler section (116 MW) and Braehead generating station (254 MW) are under consideration.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland which electricity generating stations in Scotland have been converted from coal to oil firing; and what has been the effect on costs of generation.
§ Mr. RossPinkston power station and the low pressure and intermediate pressure boiler sections of Clyde's Mill and Dalmarnock power stations have been converted from coal to oil firing. This has not affected the costs of generation at Clyde's Mill and the low pressure boiler section at Dalmarnock. The estimated savings in generation costs in the last twelve months at Pinkston were about £100,000 and in the intermediate pressure boiler section at Dalmarnock about £300,000.