HC Deb 25 July 1991 vol 195 c825W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy, pursuant to his answer of 15 July,Official Report, column 2, what total declared net capacity of electricity generation he anticipates being installed by the year 2000.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

The need for additional capacity by 2000 is uncertain and will depend upon a number of factors including the future demand for electricity and commercial judgments on the economic life of existing plant. A range of scenarios for net capacity changes is provided in Energy Paper No. 58 (table 4.9) published in January 1990 a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. The scenarios cover the period 1990–2005.