§ Mr. BakerTo ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if she will make a statement on her policy on the use of the NFFO for incineration plants for waste to energy; [7613]
(2) what discussions have taken place with VEDCO in respect of the possible incineration plant in East Sussex; [7754]
(3) what moneys have been allocated to VEDCO under the NFFO scheme to develop a waste to energy plant in East Sussex. [7738]
§ Mr. BattleI have already announced that I will initiate shortly a consultation exercise with the relevant trade bodies of the renewable energy industry, OFFER and the regional electricity companies on a fifth non-fossil fuel obligation (NFFO-5) order for renewable energy in England and Wales, leading to an announcement later in the year. VEDCO Energy Ltd were contracted by the regional electricity companies to generate 18.311 MW of electricity in an energy from waste plant at Newhaven, East Sussex in order to secure the capacity required by the last NFFO order, NFFO-4. Under the contract VEDCO Energy Ltd would be paid within the range of 2.66 to 2.80 p/kWh for the electricity generated. They will need to obtain planning permission for their project unless they have already done so. No discussions with VEDCO Energy Ltd in respect of this project.