Closure of UK coal and nuclear plants 'to create supply gap'by 2025

摘要

The government's policy to close all coal-fired power stations by 2025, combined with the retirement of the majority of the UK's ageing nuclear fleet and growing electricity demand, will leave the UK facing a 40-55% electricity supply gap, according to a report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). The report: Engineering the UK Electricity Gap says that plans to plug the gap by building combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants are unrealistic, as the UK would need to build about 3 0 new CCGT plants in less than 10 years, having built just four in the last decade. In addition, in 2005 twenty nuclear sites were listed for decommissioning, leaving a significant gap to be filled.