asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will give particulars respecting electricity supply in the form of a reply of the 21st April, 1959.
Written Answers. - Electricity Supply.
81.
The particulars required by the Deputy in regard to the year 1958/59 are set out hereunder.
Particulars in respect of the year 1959/60 are not yet available.
ITEMS (1) and (2)
|
Year ended 31st March |
Output (Units generated) KWH × 10 6 |
Generating Plant Capacity M.W. |
|
1959 |
1,895 |
688.5 |
ITEMS (3), (4) and (5)
|
Year ended 31st |
Generation |
Transmission |
Distribution |
General |
Work in Progress |
Total |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1959 |
45,249,404 |
13,420,210 |
37,397,000 |
2,793,622 |
4,052,618 |
102,912,854 |
ITEMS 6 (a) and 6 (b)
|
Name of Station |
Type of Fuel |
Total cost of generation per unit sent out year ended 31st March, 1959 |
|
Shannon |
Hydro |
0.267 pence |
|
Erne |
,, |
0.413 ,, |
|
Liffey |
,, |
0.618 ,, |
|
Lee |
,, |
0.802 ,, |
|
Clady |
,, |
|
|
(Recently commissioned— no figures available) |
||
|
Portarlington |
Sod Peat |
1.584 ,, |
|
Allenwood |
,, ,, |
1.909 ,, |
|
Four 5 MW Stations |
,, ,, |
3.324 ,, |
|
Lanesborough |
,, ,, |
|
|
(Recently commissioned— no figures available) |
||
|
Ferbane |
Milled Peat |
1.033 ,, |
|
Ringsend |
Coal/Oil |
1.059 ,, |
|
Pigeon House |
,, ,, |
|
|
(Stand-by station only. Negligible running) |
||
|
Marina |
Coal/Oil |
1.051 ,, |
|
North Wall |
Oil |
1.673 ,, |
|
Arigna |
Native Coal |
|
|
(Recently commissioned— no figures available) |
ITEMS 6 (c)
|
Station |
Actual Cost (pence) |
Cost on equal parity basis (pence) |
|
Portarlington |
1.584 |
1.540 |
|
Allenwood |
1.909 |
1.622 |
|
North Wall |
1.673 |
1.122 |
|
Marina |
1.051 |
1.204 |
|
Ringsend |
1.059 |
1.220 |
|
Ferbane |
1.033 |
1.162 |