❓ A parliamentary question regarding the recommissioning of Muja AB power station units due to a gas crisis. The Minister for Energy clarifies that no license variations were sought, the existing license expires on September 30, 2008, and the units will operate until the gas crisis subsides, the summer peak passes, and new generators come online.
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MUJA AB POWER STATION — RECOMMISSIONING
I refer to the current gas crisis and to the recommissioning of Muja A and B units. (1) What licence variations has the minister sought to enable these units to be brought online? (2) What is the term of the new licence variations? (3) When does the current licence for Muja AB expire? (4) What criteria will be used to determine when to decommission these units again? Hon KIM CHANCE
I refer to the current gas crisis and to the recommissioning of Muja A and B units. (1) What licence variations has the minister sought to enable these units to be brought online? (2) What is the term of the new licence variations? (3) When does the current licence for Muja AB expire? (4) What criteria will be used to determine when to decommission these units again? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(1) What licence variations has the minister sought to enable these units to be brought online? (2) What is the term of the new licence variations? (3) When does the current licence for Muja AB expire? (4) What criteria will be used to determine when to decommission these units again? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(2) What is the term of the new licence variations? (3) When does the current licence for Muja AB expire? (4) What criteria will be used to determine when to decommission these units again? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(3) When does the current licence for Muja AB expire? (4) What criteria will be used to determine when to decommission these units again? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(4) What criteria will be used to determine when to decommission these units again? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(1) What licence variations has the minister sought to enable these units to be brought online? (2) What is the term of the new licence variations? (3) When does the current licence for Muja AB expire? (4) What criteria will be used to determine when to decommission these units again? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(2) What is the term of the new licence variations? (3) When does the current licence for Muja AB expire? (4) What criteria will be used to determine when to decommission these units again? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(3) When does the current licence for Muja AB expire? (4) What criteria will be used to determine when to decommission these units again? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(4) What criteria will be used to determine when to decommission these units again? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
I thank Hon Paul Llewellyn for providing some notice of his question. (1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(1) None. (2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(2) Not applicable. (3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(3) 30 September 2008. (4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
(4) These units will continue to be made available until the current gas crisis is over, the summer peak has passed and the new generators in the market are commissioned and contributing electricity to the system.
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