asked the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy if he will furnish figures for the fuel consumption by energy form, in millions of tons of oil equivalent, for the year 1978; and the apportionment of these fuels in various forms over the domestic, industrial, transport and commercial sectors for the same year.
Written Answers. - Fuel Consumption Figures.
440.
The following was the fuel consumption by primary energy form, in millions of tonnes of oil equivalent (MTOE) for 1978.
|
Peat |
Coal |
Oil |
Gas |
Hydro |
Total |
|
1.18 |
0.55 |
5.59 |
0.30 |
0.19 |
7.81 |
Final figures for the apportionment of these fuels in various forms over the domestic, industrial, transport and commercial sectors for 1978 will not be available for some months but provisional figures (in MTOE) are shown hereunder:
|
Energy Form |
Domestic |
Industrial |
Transport |
Commercial |
Total |
|
Peat |
0.57 |
0.01 |
— |
0.06 |
0.64 |
|
Coal |
0.43 |
0.03 |
— |
0.05 |
0.51 |
|
Oil (excluding refinery fuels) |
0.32 |
1.44 |
1.79 |
0.31 |
3.86 |
|
Gas |
0.21 |
0.05 |
— |
0.04 |
0.30 |
|
Electricity |
0.99 |
0.91 |
— |
0.48 |
2.38 |
|
Refinery Fuels |
— |
0.12 |
— |
— |
0.12 |
|
Total |
2.52 |
2.56 |
1.79 |
0.94 |
7.81 |
|
32% |
33% |
23% |
12% |
100% |
Note: In the above table the figures shown for peat and oil consumption respectively do not include the quantities of such fuels used in electricity generation.