§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much electricity in the UK has been generated through(a) coal, (b) gas, (c) nuclear power, (d) renewable and (e) other sources in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [129942]
§ Mr. TimmsThe available data are shown in the following table.
TWh Coal Gas Nuclear power Renewable1 other sources2 Total 1998 123.0 117.8 99.5 9.2 13.2 362.7 1999 106.2 142.9 95.1 10.2 13.8 368.2 2000 120.0 148.1 85.1 10.4 13.6 377.1 2001 131.5 142.0 89.9 10.1 11.3 384.7 2002 124.4 152.1 88.0 11.3 11.2 387.1 1 Includes electricity generated from biofuels, hydro-natural flow, wind, wave and solar photovoltaics. 2 Includes oil, coke oven gas, blast furnace gas, waste products from chemical processes and hydro-pumped storage.
§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much(a) coal and (b) gas has been used for the generation of electricity in the UK in each of the last five years for which figures are available; how much of these totals has been imported; and if she will make a statement. [129943]
§ Mr. TimmsThe available information is shown in the following table:
Selected fuels used for electricity generation in the UK Coal (million tonnes) Gas TWh Imported coal1 (million tonnes) 1998 48.6 267.8 9.7 1999 41.2 315.5 8.1 2000 46.2 324.6 14.1 2001 50.9 309.8 23.2 2002 47.7 326.3 19.4 1 These figures show the level of coal imports by electricity generators. Sources:
Digest of UK Energy Statistics and major power producers.
Although the Department collects information on gas supplied to power stations from dedicated pipelines from indigenous production there is no central record for distinguishing how much of the gas that they take from the National Transmission System has been imported as the origin of gas cannot be distinguished once it has entered the NTS.