§ Mr. AingerTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much was paid by regional electricity companies to Electricité de France for supplies via the cross-channel interconnector in each of the last five years; and what proportion in cash and percentage terms was accounted for by it being electricity sourced from nuclear power stations. [15839]
§ Mr. EggarThe amounts paid for electricity supplies across the interconnector are a commercial matter for the contracting parties. I understand that those RECs with output contracts with EDF have been able to satisfy the Director General of Electricity Supply that the electricity they import from France is supplied from designated nuclear stations.
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of the electricity supplied by Electricitié de France through the cross-channel interconnector in each of the last five years. [15840]
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how much electricity was imported from France through the cross-channel interconnector in each of the last five years; and how much was produced by nuclear power. [15842]
§ Mr. EggarElectricity imports from France have been as follows:
- Electricity imports from France, GWh
- Year
- 1990: 11,749
- 1991: 16,466
- 1992: 16,786
- 1993: 16,763
- 1994: 16,942
- Source: National Grid Company plc
I understand that those regional electricity companies with output contracts with Electricitié de France have been able to satisfy the Director General of Electricity Supply that the electricity they import from France is supplied from designated nuclear stations.