Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Lord Robathan (Conservative). It was answered by David Kidney (Labour) on Thursday, 8 April 2010 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Electricity Demand/Capacity
- Question
- What recent estimate he has made of the level of additional electricity generating capacity that will be required by 2015.
- Answer
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It is estimated that around 16 GW of existing electricity generating capacity—coal, gas, oil and nuclear—will close by 2015. Some 2.3 GW of new generating capacity was commissioned last year, 10.1 GW is currently under construction, 11.3 GW has both planning permission and permission to connect to the grid, and a further 18.5 GW is in the planning process in England and Wales. This new capacity, as well as energy efficiency measures, means that there will be sufficient capacity in 2015.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 508 c1173
- 325616
- Session
- 2009-10
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Electricity generation
- Link
- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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