HC Deb 07 March 1988 vol 129 cc30-1W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) if he will publish what information he has regarding the proportion of electricity generation in each of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development members states which are currently met by(a) nuclear, (b) coal-fired, (c) oil fired, (d) hydro and (e) other power stations;

(2) if he will publish what information he has regarding the proportion of electricity generation in each of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member states which are expected to be met in 1988 by (a) nuclear, (b) coal-fired, (c) oil fired, (d) hydro and (e) other power stations.

Mr. Michael Spicer

The proportion of total electricity production by OECD member states estimated by the IEA for the years closest to those required by the hon. Members is as follows:

1986 1990
TWh Per cent. TWh Per cent.
Coal 2,424.5 40 2,707.9 40
Oil 523.8 9 509.1 8
Gas 521.9 9 611.9 9
Nuclear 1,319.7 23 1,598.8 24
Hydro/Geothermal 1,167.7 19 1,303.2 19
Other 22.4 0 37.0 0
Total 5,980.0 100 6,767.9 100

The IEA publication "Coal Information 1987", a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House, provides detailed information for each member state.

Department of Energy Programme Expenditure
£million Cash1 £million 1986–87 Prices1
Year Fast Reactor Fusion2 Thermal Reactor Radioactive Waste Management3 Fast Reactor Fusion2 Thermal Reactor Radioactive Waste Management3
1975–76 49.1 5.7 12.8 136.3 15.8 35.5
1976–77 53.2 6.7 15.3 130.5 16.4 37.5
1977–78 60.3 7.3 20.8 6.4 129.9 15.7 44.8 13.8
1978–79 77.9 10.9 17.0 3.8 151.6 21.2 33.1 7.4
1979–80 76.4 13.0 17.2 5.8 127.2 21.6 28.6 9.7
1980–81 90.8 14.8 22.8 5.3 127.5 20.8 32.0 7.4
1981–82 98.2 22.5 35.7 13.0 125.6 28.8 45.7 16.6
1982–83 96.4 21.6 36.0 8.4 115.0 25.8 42.9 10.0
1983–84 114.9 22.1 30.5 8.9 131.0 25.2 34.8 10.1
1984–85 102.5 25.6 25.6 9.8 112.0 28.0 28.0 10.7
1985–86 102.0 21.1 29.1 14.4 105.1 21.7 30.0 14.8
1986–87 99.4 18.9 15.6 14.0 99.4 18.9 15.6 14.0
1987–884 75.8 20.8 16.7 22.1 72.7 20.0 16.0 21.2
1 Department of Energy expenditure through the UKAEA.
2 The figures also include the contribution to the JET project, where appropriate.
3 Figures for 1975–76 and 1976–77 are not readily available.
4 Estimate.

£ million cash £ million 1986–87 prices
Year Renewables Energy Efficiency Renewables Energy Efficiency
1975–76 0.5 1.4
1976–771 1.0 0.3 2.5 0.7
1977–781 2.5 1.2 5.4 2.6
1978–791 3.6 2.1 7.0 4.1
1979–801 8.2 0.3 13.6 0.7
1980–81 11.3 5.1 15.9 7.2
1981–82 17.3 9.8 22.1 12.5
1982–83 14.7 14.6 17.5 17.4
1983–84 11.7 12.4 13.3 14.1
1984–85 14.9 18.1 16.3 19.8
1985–86 13.2 27.9 13.6 28.7
1986–87 12.0 24.5 12.0 24.5
1987–882 13.7 24.5 13.1 23.5
1 Energy efficiency expenditure shown for 1976–77 to 1979–80 is for publicity only: separate figures for energy efficiency R & D in these years are not available.
2 Provision.