§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the current contribution to electricity generation made by domestic waste incineration; and what estimate he has made for the future contribution to electricity generation from this source.
§ Mr. Charles WardleElectricity generating capacity fuelled by municipal or industrial waste amounts to about 106 MW from seven power stations in the United Kingdom. The third non-fossil fuel obligation order for renewables, which I made on 20 December 1994, required the regional electricity companies to contract for a further 241.87 MW of generating capacity from 20 projects. Energy from waste projects would recover value from about four million tonnes of waste per year and provide access to over 200,000 tonnes per year of ferrous material for recycling if all NFFO 3 projects were to go forward. Two of the existing projects have secured a beneficial use for the reject heat through combined heat and power operation, and developers of six of the NFFO 3 projects have declared their intention to do likewise.