HC Deb 30 January 1989 vol 146 cc87-8W
42. Mr. Butler

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he has made estimates of the future contribution to United Kingdom energy needs from barrage schemes.

Mr. Michael Spicer

Feasibility studies of major barrages are currently under way. If they could be constructed, the Severn barrage would provide the equivalent of around 6 per cent. of today's electricity requirement and the Mersey around 0.5 per cent. Energy paper 55 provided a maximum estimate equivalent to 10 per cent. of current electricity requirement by the year 2025.

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