Subject	Predicate	Object
rIMYkvMj	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	w0pKWDUX
	answer has answering person	Charles Hendry
	answer text	Since 1 January 2007, 18 consents for new gas-fired electricity generating stations or extensions to existing gas-fired stations have been granted under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 ("S36") in England and Wales. The total capacity comprised in those consents is 20,360 MW. In addition, the Scottish Government granted consent for a 1,000 MW gas-fired generating station in October 2011.There are currently two live applications for consent under S36 for gas-fired generating stations in England and Wales. The total capacity for those proposed stations is 2,155 MW. There are no live applications for consent for gas-fired power stations in Scotland.
	answer given date	2012-04-16
	answer has answering body	Department of Energy and Climate Change
	written answer has answering body	Department of Energy and Climate Change
Department of Energy and Climate Change	answering body has written answer	rIMYkvMj
Department of Energy and Climate Change	answering body has answer	rIMYkvMj
w0pKWDUX	question has answer	rIMYkvMj
Charles Hendry	answering person has answer	rIMYkvMj