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<p>Generation capacity information for GB can be located on the TEC Register on the
National Grid ESO website at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalgrideso.com%2Fdocument%2F149106%2Fdownload&data=02%7C01%7CShamim.Choudhury%40beis.gov.uk%7Cb0ce89e6f28f418f7a3c08d73141cd7b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637032030991952732&sdata=A8FrzHurWMySTYT4zjecivZspgX5IZ6osF5KIGujfG0%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.nationalgrideso.com/document/149106/download</a></p><p>
</p><p>Generation capacity information for NI can be located in the annual All-Island
Generation Capacity Statement produced by the Transmission System Operators for Ireland
and Northern Ireland, the most recent of which can be found at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eirgridgroup.com%2Fsite-files%2Flibrary%2FEirGrid%2FGeneration_Capacity_Statement_2018.pdf&data=02%7C01%7CShamim.Choudhury%40beis.gov.uk%7Cb0ce89e6f28f418f7a3c08d73141cd7b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637032030991962734&sdata=MdDKvLyklDmG%2B%2FG3M4pnZCyq49Ufne%2FVpOdy%2B0%2Bjjts%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">http://www.eirgridgroup.com/site-files/library/EirGrid/Generation_Capacity_Statement_2018.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Capacity Market provides an effective mechanism for bringing forward capacity
in GB as and when it is needed. The Capacity Market registers (available at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrdeliverybody.com%2FCM%2FRegisters.aspx&data=02%7C01%7CShamim.Choudhury%40beis.gov.uk%7Cb0ce89e6f28f418f7a3c08d73141cd7b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637032030991962734&sdata=Hpo4fN%2B81MocmnaBo%2BIvIeY816tzELYb8cb6Hrgxyps%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.emrdeliverybody.com/CM/Registers.aspx</a>) provide a record
of which capacity providers in GB have legal agreements requiring them to make their
capacity available over coming years.</p><p> </p><p>Energy policy in Northern Ireland
is largely a transferred (devolved) matter and a Capacity Market was introduced as
part of the relaunched Single Electricity Market in October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Decommissioning
decisions are a commercial matter for the company concerned. Following consultation
in November 2016 the Government confirmed its commitment to put an end to unabated
coal power generation in GB from 2025.</p>
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