§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what percentage of electricity is generated by nuclear power and by coal in the United States of America, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and in each of the European Community countries.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe percentages are as follows:
Percentage of electricity generation by fuel type 1986 Country By nuclear power By coal United States of America 16.6 56.2 Japan 24.9 14.7 Australia — 73.7 New Zealand — 1.8 Canada 15.2 15.3 Belgium 67.1 23.9 Denmark — 92.5 Federal Republic of Germany 29.3 55.8 France 70.1 9.4 Greece — 66.7 Irish Republic — 14.2 Italy 4.6 16.2 Luxembourg — 140.0 Netherlands 6.3 25.9 Portugal — 16.2 Spain 29.1 42.7 United Kingdom 19.6 67.3 1 approximate figure This information is based on data contained in the IEA publication "Coal Information 1988".
Table 13—"Electricity Production by Fuel".
"Coal Information 1988" also contains estimates and projections of these countries' electricity generation programmes in 1987 and future years.
Similar information for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is not readily available.