Table 5: The impact of interest rate changes on electricity generation costs.

Interest rate (%)

Electricity generation cost (euros/MWh)

Nuclear power plant

Coal-fired condensing power plant

Combined cycle gas turbine plant

Peat-fired condensing power plant

4.0

20.62

23.73

25.83

30.47

4.5

21.45

24.08

26.08

30.87

5.0

22.31

24.43

26.33

31.27

5.5

23.20

24.80

26.58

31.69

6.0

24.10

25.17

26.85

32.11


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