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Dáil Éireann - Volume 435 - 02 November, 1993

Written Answers. - Cost of Electricity Generation.

Mr. Deasy Mr. Deasy

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[647] 104. Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the comparative cost of generating electricity from the main sources, including nuclear energy.

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Mr. Cowen) Brian Cowen

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Mr. Cowen): The following data are estimates of the cost of producing power from the sources listed below. The costs are indicative only, using present-day price estimates for fuel, operation and maintenance, and capital. Capital cost estimates are site-dependent, and vary considerably.

	IRp/k Wh
Conventional Coal Power Plant	3.5
Integrated Coal Gasification with Combined Cycle	3.5
Gas-fired Combined Cycle	3.4
Peat-fired Generation Unit	4
Nuclear (PWR)	5
Windfarm	7

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