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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 Apr 1961

Vol. 188 No. 1

Written Answers. - Electricity Generation.

51.

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.

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

Total

(Pence) per unit

Total

(Pence) per unit

Total

(Pence) per unit

£

£

£

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

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