1.   Its original plan was to unload the problem on to the electricity generators.

2.   Much of the new demand will come from a doubling in the amount of gas consumed by electricity generators.

3.   Its original plan was to unload the problem onto the electricity generators.

4.   Motorways, electricity generators, municipal dumps were all subject to kickbacks.

5.   THOUSANDS of rail freight jobs came under threat yesterday when the English electricity generator, PowerGen, announced it was cancelling its coal haulage contract with British Rail.

6.   Mr Heseltine confirmed a stand-off between the Government and the electricity generators, National Power and PowerGen, over the crucial base price for future coal orders.

7.   THE Government refused yesterday to rule out legislation to ensure that coal has a better domestic market by requiring electricity generators to buy more.