This statistic shows the total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2015 to 2019, by generation type. The total installed capacity across the network amounted to 70,809 megawatts in 2019.
Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019, by generation type
(in megawatts)
2016
2017
2018
2019
Coal*
14,270
14,040
11,420
7,861
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)
28,441
28,441
27,691
27,691
Open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) and conventional Thermal Gas
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 30, 2020). Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019, by generation type (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019, by generation type (in megawatts)." Chart. July 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2020). Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019, by generation type (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Total Installed Capacity of The Transmission Network in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2019, by Generation Type (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2019, by generation type (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/ (last visited September 19, 2020)
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