§ Norman BakerTO ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what figures she has collated on the percentage of electricity generated lost in(a) transmission and (b) distribution in each EU country. [122217]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 30 June 2003]: Information on electricity transmission and distribution losses in 2000 is to be found in "Electricity Information 2002" published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The information requested is given in the following table. Transmission and distribution losses are not separately identified by the IEA.
Country Electricity supplied (TWh) Transmission and distribution losses (TWh) Losses as a percentage of electricity supplied Luxembourg 5.9 0.1 1.7 Finland 79.1 2.8 3.5 Netherlands 104.9 4.1 3.9 Belgium 82.8 3.7 4.5 Germany 530.6 25.2 4.7 Italy 298.5 19.2 6.4 Denmark 35.3 2.3 6.5 France 440.6 29.9 6.8 Austria 57.4 4.1 7.1 Sweden 142.4 11.7 8.2 United Kingdom 369.3 30.8 8.3 Portugal 42.6 3.6 8.5 Greece 49.3 4.3 8.7 Ireland 22.3 2.0 9.0 Spain 214.8 20.0 9.3