Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 June 2005
349 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the distribution of electricity generation by fuel source over the past five years; and the way in which this compares with 1990. [22568/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by ESB National Grid that the distribution of electricity generation by fuel source in percentage terms over the past five years is as set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Coal |
Heavy Fuel Oil |
Light Fuel Oil |
Gas |
Native (peat) |
Hydro |
IPP1 |
Small-Scale Generation including Wind |
Total |
|
2004 |
25.7 |
12.2 |
0.2 |
25.1 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
19.7 |
3.4 |
93.62 |
|
2003 |
25.4 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
29.8 |
8.2 |
2.3 |
21.7 |
2.7 |
100 |
|
2002 |
27.9 |
15.0 |
0.2 |
32.6 |
8.4 |
3.6 |
9.7 |
2.6 |
100 |
|
2001 |
28.7 |
20.9 |
0.3 |
36.8 |
8.9 |
2.3 |
— |
2.2 |
100 |
|
2000 |
30.0 |
18.9 |
0.3 |
37.6 |
7.5 |
3.5 |
— |
2.1 |
100 |
Notes
1IPP refers to independent power producers who use gas as their energy source.
2The balance for 2004 is accounted for by electricity brought into the country via the North/South
The percentage figures for 1990 provided by ESB National Grid are as follows:
|
Year |
Coal |
Heavy Fuel Oil |
Light Fuel Oil |
Gas |
Native (peat) |
Hydro |
IPP |
Small-Scale Generation |
Total |
|
1990 |
41.7 |
10.0 |
— |
27.4 |
16.0 |
4.9 |
— |
— |
100 |
ESB National Grid points out that in 1990 ESB was the only generator on the system and therefore no figures are provided for independent power producers and small-scale generation. In addition, I am informed that light fuel oil was unavailable as a fuel source in 1990.
