asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will give particulars of electricity supply for 1960/61 in the terms of a reply of 9th March, 1961.
Written Answers. - Electricity Supply and Generation.
110.
The particulars required by the Deputy in regard to the year, 1960/61 are set out in the following tabular statement.
ITEMS (1) AND (2)
|
Year ended 31st March |
Output (Units) Generated) kwh × 106 |
Generating Plant Capacity M.W. |
|
1961 |
2,260 |
723.500 |
ITEMS (3), (4) AND (5)
Year ended 31st March, 1961.
|
£ |
|||
|
Generation |
48,443,846 |
||
|
Transmission |
14,413,381 |
||
|
Distribution |
42,869,538 |
||
|
General |
3,352,399 |
||
|
Work in Progress |
3,436,557 |
||
|
TOTAL |
£112,515,721 |
ITEMS (6a) AND (6b)
|
Name of Station |
Type of Fuel |
Total Cost of Generation per Unit Sent Out Year ended 31st March, 1961 |
|
Shannon |
Hydro |
0.254 pence |
|
Erne |
,, |
0.371 ,, |
|
Liffey |
,, |
0.553 ,, |
|
Lee |
,, |
0.679 ,, |
|
Clady |
Hydro |
1.138 pence |
|
Portarlington |
Sod Peat |
1.320 ,, |
|
Allenwood |
,, ,, |
1.230 ,, |
|
4—5MW Stations |
,, ,, |
2.101 ,, |
|
Lanesborough |
,, ,, |
0.985 ,, |
|
Ferbane |
Milled Peat |
1.204 ,, |
|
Rhode |
,, ,, |
1.161 ,, |
|
Ringsend |
Coal/Oil |
1.022 ,, |
|
Pigeon House |
,, ,, (Stand-by station only. Negligible running) |
— |
|
Marina |
,, ,, |
1.213 ,, |
|
North Wall |
Oil |
2.094 ,, |
|
Arigna |
Native Coal |
0.895 ,, |
ITEM (6c)
|
Station |
Actual Cost |
Unit Cost on Load Factor Parity Basis |
|
pence |
(pence) |
|
|
Portarlington |
1.320 |
1.568 |
|
Allenwood |
1.230 |
1.438 |
|
North Wall |
2.094 |
1.068 |
|
Marina |
1.213 |
1.035 |
|
Ringsend |
1.022 |
1.041 |
|
Ferbane |
1.204 |
1.250 |
|
Rhode |
1.161 |
1.059 |
|
Lanesborough |
0.985 |
1.184 |
|
Arigna |
0.895 |
1.204 |
|
4—5MW Stations |
2.101 |
1.591 |
111.
asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will give particulars of electricity generation for the year 1960/61 in the form of a reply of 11th April, 1961.
The particulars required by the Deputy in regard to the year 1960/61 are set out in the following tabular statement.
YEAR 1960-61
|
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 |
42.960 |
2,093,200 |
11.694 |
93,600 |
.523 |
338,900 |
1.893 |
|
Marina |
Coal/Oil |
144.855 |
3,661,200 |
6.066 |
163,700 |
.271 |
685,000 |
1.135 |
|
Ringsend |
do. |
291.213 |
6,337,600 |
5.223 |
280,700 |
.231 |
1,155,700 |
.952 |
|
Arigna |
Coal |
91.556 |
828,000 |
2.170 |
41,300 |
.108 |
322,700 |
.846 |
|
Portarlington |
Sod Peat |
121.995 |
1,503,000 |
2.957 |
67,100 |
.132 |
627,700 |
1.235 |
|
Allenwood |
do. |
189.253 |
2,488,800 |
3.156 |
111,000 |
.141 |
909,500 |
1.153 |
|
Lanesboro |
do. |
102.754 |
1,003,000 |
2.343 |
50,900 |
.119 |
402,000 |
.939 |
|
Ferbane |
Milled Peat |
207.115 |
3,948,700 |
4.576 |
180,000 |
.209 |
951,800 |
1.103 |
|
Rhode |
do. |
92.139 |
2,294,900 |
5.977 |
85,400 |
.222 |
415,000 |
1.081 |
|
Four 5 MW |
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|
Stations |
Sod Peat |
38.557 |
1,454,000 |
9.050 |
69,700 |
.434 |
309,000 |
1.923 |
|
(Cahirciveen, Miltown-Malbay, Screeb, Gweedore). |
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|
*Pigeon House (Stand-by). |
Coal/Oil |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Shannon |
Water |
430.190 |
5,471,800 |
3.053 |
243,200 |
.136 |
451,400 |
.252 |
|
Erne |
do. |
306.540 |
7,593,000 |
5.945 |
294,200 |
.230 |
468,800 |
.367 |
|
Liffey |
do. |
69.136 |
1,871,300 |
6.496 |
83,300 |
.289 |
156,900 |
.545 |
|
Lee |
do. |
109.267 |
4,614,000 |
10.134 |
219,600 |
.482 |
308,300 |
.677 |
|
Clady |
do. |
13.442 |
1,089,300 |
19.449 |
44,200 |
.789 |
63,000 |
1.125 |
* During the year ended 31st March, 1961, Pigeon House Station was used exclusively for stand-by purposes and, in the circumstances, the cost figures are not comparable with those of any of the other stations.