§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information she has collated on the proportion of electricity supply met by(a) nuclear power, (b) coal-fired generation, (c) gas-fired generation, (d) oil-fired generation and (e) renewables for (i) each member country of the EU, (ii) the USA, (iii) Canada, (iv) Australia, (v) Russia, (vi) India and (vii) China. [11764]
§ Ms HewittAvailable information gives the proportion of gross electricity production in each country met from each fuel source. Some of the electricity produced may be exported while some countries may import electricity. The data are the latest available and relate to 1999.
Proportion of each country's gross electricity production met from each energy source Percentage Nuclear Coal1 Gas2 Oil Renewables3 EU member stares Austria — 9 14 5 72 Belgium 58 15 23 1 3 Denmark — 52 23 13 12 Finland 33 21 14 1 31 France 75 6 2 2 15 Germany 31 51 10 1 7 Greece — 65 8 17 10 Ireland — 34 32 28 6 Italy — 11 33 34 22 Luxembourg — — 20 — 80 Netherlands 4 25 57 8 6 Portugal — 35 19 25 21 Spain 28 36 9 12 15 Sweden 47 2 — 2 49 UK 26 29 39 1 5 USA 20 51 16 3 10 Canada 13 19 4 3 61 Australia — 78 11 1 10 Russia 14 19 43 5 19 India 2 75 6 1 16 China 1 77 1 4 17 1 Includes hard coal, sub bituminous coal, lignite and peat. 2 Includes natural gas and manufactured gases. 3 Includes geothermal, solar, wind, tide, wave, ocean, hydro and combustible renewables. Sources
EU, USA, Canada and Australia—"Electricity Information, 2001" published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The information for Russia, India, China is taken from the IEA's database.