§ Lord Willoughby de Brokeasked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of the United Kingdom's national energy requirement is supplied by imported French nuclear power; and at what cost, overall and per megawatt.[HL2813]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)In 2002, 0.3 per cent of the United Kingdom's national energy requirement was met by electricity imported via the French interconnector and the value of such imports, based on trade data collected by HM Customs and Excise, was £140 million (equivalent to £15 per megawatt hour). It is estimated that by 2003, this share fell to 0.2 per cent at an overall value of £90 million (£18 per megawatt hour). Figures for electricity imported from French nuclear power stations only are not available.