asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will give particulars of electricity generation for 1959-60 and for 1960-61 in the form of a reply of 6th April, 1960.
Written Answers. - Electricity Generation.
The particulars required by the Deputy in regard to the year 1959-60 are set out in the following tabular statement.
Particulars in respect of the year 1960-61 are not yet available.
YEAR 1959-60
Station |
Motive Power |
Generated Million Units |
Capital Cost |
Annual Capital Charges (Interest and Sinking Fund) |
Capital Charges plus depreciation and other generation costs |
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Total |
(Pence) per unit |
Total |
(Pence) per unit |
Total |
(Pence) per unit |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
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North Wall |
Oil |
72.945 |
2,093,200 |
6.887 |
93,500 |
.308 |
419,900 |
1.382 |
Marina |
Coal/Oil |
175.631 |
3,661,100 |
5.003 |
163,700 |
.224 |
802,400 |
1.096 |
Ringsend |
do. |
317.344 |
6,334,500 |
4.791 |
280,300 |
.212 |
1,288,200 |
.974 |
Arigna |
Coal |
73.553 |
828,000 |
2.702 |
37,900 |
.124 |
255,500 |
.834 |
Portarlington |
Sod Peat |
140.655 |
1,505,300 |
2.568 |
67,100 |
.114 |
657,200 |
1.121 |
Allenwood |
do. |
209.059 |
2,471,100 |
2.837 |
110,200 |
.127 |
951,800 |
1.093 |
Lanesboro |
do. |
54.514 |
1,001,900 |
4.411 |
48,500 |
.214 |
270,000 |
1.189 |
Ferbane |
Milled Peat |
245.571 |
3,925,900 |
3.837 |
179,000 |
.175 |
999,400 |
.977 |
Four 5 MW Stations (Cahirciveen, Miltown-Malbay, Screeb, Gweedore). |
Sod Peat |
49.024 |
1,447,500 |
7.086 |
68,900 |
.337 |
328,700 |
1.609 |
Pigeon House (Stand-by). |
Coal Oil |
26.381 |
2,162,200 |
19.671 |
103,900 |
.945 |
376,000 |
3.421 |
Shannon |
Water |
332.348 |
5,424,500 |
3.917 |
238,700 |
.172 |
416,300 |
.801 |
Erne |
do. |
266.753 |
7,583,300 |
6.823 |
293,800 |
.264 |
460,400 |
.414 |
Liffey |
do. |
46.724 |
1,867,700 |
9.594 |
83,200 |
.427 |
149,700 |
.769 |
Lee |
do. |
96.953 |
4,518,900 |
11.186 |
217,500 |
.538 |
305,300 |
.756 |
Clady |
do. |
13.518 |
1,039,500 |
18.455 |
42,400 |
.753 |
56,000 |
.994 |