Electricity (Hansard, 27 January 1988)

HC Deb 27 January 1988 vol 126 c241W 241W

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the total annual generation of electricity by standard measure in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) West Germany, (c) France, and (d) Japan, in 1958, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and each year from 1979 to 1987.

§ Mr. Michael Spicer
The total annual generation of electricity in the following countries in the years indicated was:

TWh

United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany France Japan

1958 114.6 97.5 64.4 85.4

1960 138.5 120.5 74.8 115.5

1965 196.2 172.3 106.1 192.1

1970 249.1 242.6 146.8 359.5

1975 271.9 300.5 185.3 475.6

1979 299.8 372.1 241.3 589.6

1980 285.3 368.7 257.9 576.3

1981 277.7 368.8 276.4 583.2

1982 272.7 366.8 279.2 581.3

1983 277.4 373.8 296.8 618.3

1984 282.4 394.8 324.5 648.6

1985 297.5 408.7 344.3 672.1

¹1986 301.1 407.5 362.0 678.5

¹ Estimated.

Figures on a comparable basis for 1987 are not yet available.
Sources: OECD and IEA.