In a report entitled Engineering the UK Electricity Gap, the IMechE highlights the adverse consequences of recent policy changes such as cuts to wind and solar subsidies, the closure of all coal-fired power stations by 2025, and the retirement of the majority of the UK’s ageing nuclear plants.
The IMechE says government plans to plug the supply gap by building combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants are unrealistic, as the UK would need to build around 30 new CCGT plants in less than ten years.
