HC Deb 11 July 1984 vol 63 cc588-9W
Rev. Ian Paisley

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many units of electricity have been generated in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and what is the number of units generated by (a) coal-fired power stations, (b) oil-fired power stations and (c) hydroelectric and pumped storage stations.

Mr. Butler

The information requested is as follows:

Units of electricity generated in Northern Ireland 1979–84
Million units
Year 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84
Coal fired units 1,184.1 1,119.6 1,020.4 1,079.8 1,181.4
Oil fired units 4,710.3 4,382.0 4,430.5 4,234.7 4,293.5
Total 5,894.4 5,501.6 5,450.9 5,314.5 5,474.9

No units have been generated by hydro-electric or pumped storage stations in any of the last five years.