HC Deb 24 November 1986 vol 106 c15W
41. Mr. McCrindle

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is his latest estimate of electricity demand for the period 1990 to 2000; and to what extent domestically produced electricity will be able to meet this demand.

Mr. Goodlad

The sales forecast for England and Wales adopted by the Electricity Council in October 1986 includes a unit requirement on the Central Electricity Generating Board of 271.3 terawatt hours in 1995–96. The board expects, as in the past, to meet the overwhelming bulk of the requirment from its own power stations.