Mr. SahnondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many licence applications have been received in each of the last five years for gas-fired power projects; and if he will give details of their generation capacity.
§ Mr. EggarThe following is the information requested.
Year Number Capacity (MW) 1988–89 0 0 1989–90 4 3,280 1990–91 11 9,485 1991–92 15 8,508 11992–93 4 989 1 To date. Notes:
1. Prior to section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 coming into effect on 31 March 1989 application for consent for power stations, other than those made by the Central Electricity Generating Board, were made to local planning authorities under the Town and Country Planning Acts.
2. Applications for consent for power stations with a capacity of 50 MW or less are dealt with under the Town and Country Planning Acts and my Department does not have information on such applications.
3. Power stations in Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for my right hon. Friends, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland respectively.
§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many gas-fired power projects are(a) currently under construction or (b) already in operation; and what is the output/generation capacity of each.
§ Mr. EggarMajor—above 50MW—gas-fired generating stations in England and Wales are as follows:
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Station Location Proposer Capacity Commissioned Killingholme South Humberside PowerGen 900MW Roosecote Cumbria Lakeland Power 230MW Under construction Barking London Barking Power 1,000MW Brigg South Humberside Regional Power Generators 240MW Calder Hall Cumbria British Nuclear Fuels 160MW Corby Northamptonshire Corby Power 350MW Deeside Clwyd Deeside Power Development Company (National Power) 450MW Keadby 1 Near Scunthorpe Keadby Power 680MW Killingholme"A" (phase 1) South Humberside National Power 650MW Little Barford Bedfordshire National Power 680MW
Station Location Proposer Capacity Medway Kent Medway Power 660MW Peterborough Cambridgeshire Peterborough Power 355MW Rye House Hertfordshire PowerGen 680MW Spondon Near Derby Derwent Cogeneration 318MW Wilton Teesside Teesside Power 1,750MW Power stations in Scotland and Northern Ireland are matters for the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, respectively.