§ 53. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications he has received from the Central Electricity Generating Board for the installation of gas turbine plants to be built in this country; what is the size of the plants in megawatts; and what are the areas in which they are to be built.
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§ Mr. RidleySix. Three were granted last year for Watford and Letchworth 150 mw each and Ocker Hill (West Bromwich) 300 mw. Three are under consideration for Bull's Bridge (Hillingdon and Ealing) 300 mw, Taylor's Lane (Willesdon) 150 mw, and Leicester 150 mw.
FUEL BURNED BY CENTRAL ELECTRICITY GENERATING BOARD (Million tons of coal equivalent) Year Coal Coke and Coke Breeze Oil Nuclear Other (including natural gas) Total 1962 … 55.3 0.9 9.4 [5.5] 0.3 — 65.9 1963 … 60.9 0.7 8.2 [4.8] 1.2 — 71.0 1964 … 62.5 0.7 9.0 [5.3] 1.4 — 73.6 1965 … 63.8 0.4 9.9 [5.8] 3.7 — 77.8 1966 … 62.6 0.5 10.7 [6.3] 5.5 — 79.3 1967 … 62.0 0.6 10.4 [6.1] 6.7 * 79.7 1968 … 67.1 0.4 8.8 [5.2] 7.7 * 84.0 1969 … 68.9 0.2 11.6 [6.8] 8.0 * 88.7 1970 … 69.4 0.1 17.5 [10.3] 6.8 0.1 93.9 1971 … 65.0 0.1 20.1 [11.8] 7.2 0.6 93.0 * Less than 50,000 tons. [ ] = Million tons of oil