Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the UK's (a) total and (b) renewable energy generating capacity is provided by hydroelectric power stations.

At the end of 2014 Q1, hydro-electricity represented 8.2 per cent of UK renewable electricity capacity, and 1.8 per cent of all generating capacity.

Source:

Hydro and renewable electricity capacity from table ET 6.1, available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-section-6-renewables

Total generating capacity (end-2012) from table DUKES 5.12, available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electricity-chapter-5-digest-of-united-kingdom-energy-statistics-dukes