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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 9 Mar 1961

Vol. 187 No. 3

Written Answers. - Electricity Supply.

32.

asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will give particulars of electricity supply for 1959-60 in the form of a reply of 6th April, 1960.

The particulars required by the Deputy are set out hereunder.

ITEMS (1) and (2):

Year Ended 31st March

Output (Units Generated) kWh × 10 6

Generating Plant Capacity M.W.

1960

2,094

688.5

ITEMS (3), (4) and (5):

Year ended 31st March, 1960.

£

Generation

47,893,632

Transmission

14,087,962

Distribution

40,045,541

General

3,052,751

Work in progress

2,809,222

TOTAL

107,889,108

ITEMS (6a) and (6b):

Name of Station

Type of Fuel

Total Cost of Generation per unit Sent Out Year ended 31st March '60

Pence

Shannon

Hydro

0.303

Erne

,,

0.419

Liffey

,,

0.786

Lee

,,

0.769

Clady

,,

1.005

Portarlington

Sod Peat

1.194

Allenwood

,,

1.161

Four 5 MW

Stations

,,

1.760

Lanesborough

,,

1.258

Ferbane

Milled Peat

1.056

Ringsend

Coal/Oil

1.043

Pigeon House

Coal/Oil(Stand-by station only. Negligible running).

Marina

Coal/Oil

1.168

North Wall

Oil

1.516

Arigna

Native Coal

0.881

ITEM (6c):

Station

Actual Cost pence

Cost on Equal Priority Basis (pence)

Portarlington

1.194

1.410

Allenwood

1.161

1.341

North Wall

1.516

1.030

Marina

1.168

1.061

Ringsend

1.043

1.037

Ferbane

1.056

1.110

Lanesborough

1.258

1.140

Arigna

0.881

1.013

4-5 MW Stations

1.760

1.444

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