The total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 amounted to 68.5 gigawatts. Combined cycle gas turbines accounted for the largest share, at approximately 29.4 gigawatts that year.
Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022, by generation type
(in megawatts)
Characteristic
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Coal*
14,040
11,420
7,861
5,900
5,900
4,779
Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)
30,630
29,520
29,520
29,520
29,520
29,390
Open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) and conventional Thermal Gas
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, 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 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. 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 2017 to 2022, by Generation Type (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, 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 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Total installed capacity of the transmission network in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2022, by generation type (in megawatts) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547210/uk-energy-transmission-network-capacity/
