§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the total cost—including capital charges at the current new build rate, specifying how this charge is calculated—the variable cost and the fuel cost per unit of electricity generated at current prices, also the variable and fuel costs only as at 1 June and for each of the last four years, according to fuel, coal, oil, nuclear and other.
§ Mr. Norman LamontThe following table, covers the last four years for which figures are available showing the fuel cost, capital charges and other costs per kwh for Magnox and main coal and oil stations commissioned in the previous 12 years:
kw of Heysham II of £650–£700/kw with the average historic cost of £162/kw for Magnox stations, and the cost of completing Drax estimated at about £380/kw, with the average historic cost of £56/kw for the fossil fuel stations included in the above table.