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Mr. Ron Davis
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will outline by area the sulphur content, thermal content and cost per tonne of coal delivered to power stations operated by the South of Scotland Electricity Board and the Central Electricity Generating Board.
Mr. Goodlad
The CEGB advises that, on the basis of its latest evaluation, the sulphur content and thermal content per tonne of coal delivered to CEGB power stations from the various NCB sales areas and other suppliers is as follows:-
CV (net giga joules per tonne) | Sulphur (percentage b) weight) | |
Scotland | 23·0 | 1·0 |
North Eastern | 24·7 | 1·6 |
Yorkshire | 23·2 | 1·7 |
North Midlands | 22·9 | 1·5 |
South Midlands | 22·0 | 1·7 |
Western | 23·9 | 1·6 |
South Wales | 25·2 | 1·2 |
CEGB Average | 23·4 | 1·6 |
CV (net giga joules per tonne) | Sulphur (percentage by weight) | |
SSEB | 21·6 | 0·76 |