§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) how many of the 22 power stations which will be closed under the accelerated closure programme of the Central Electricity Generating Board will be oil-fired, coal-fired, gas-fired or designed for dual fuel systems, respectively;
PLANT IT IS PROPOSED TO DECOMMISSION AND EITHER CLOSE OR PLACE IN RESERVE IN OCTOBER 1981 Station and CEGB Region Capacity (MW sent out) Fuel Age (years) Close (C) Reserve (R) North East Region Dunston … … … 98 Coal 32 C Huddersfield … … … 56 Coal 28 C Mexborough … … … 113 Coal 36 C North West Region Bold A … … … 120 Coal 28 C Bromborough … … … 197 Oil 30 C Fleetwood … … … 90 Coal 26 C Ince A … … … 240 Oil 27 R Lister Drive GT … … 110 Oil 16 R Midlands Region Hams Hall B … … … 306 Coal 39 C Nottingham (HP and IP) … 148 Coal 34 C South East Region Ashford … … … 8 Oil 27 C Bankside … … … 94 Oil 18 C Barking … … … 220 Oil 29 C Blackwall Point … … 86 Coal 30 C Croydon (Steam) … … 198 Coal 31 C Little Barford A … … 120 Coal 40 C Littlebroook C … … 229 Oil 29 R Tilbury A … … … 348 Oil 25 R South West Region Aberthaw A (2 sets) … … 188 Oil 21 R Plymouth … … … 205 Oil 30 R Uskmouth A … … … 228 Coal 27 C Total … … 3,402