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Plans for a tidal barrage generating power on the Severn estuary were dealt a further blow on Wednesday when the government ruled out proceeding on current plans.

The timescales involved with getting tidal stream generators on-stream also seem much shorter than waiting at least a decade before a large barrage starts generating electricity.

However, there are environmental factors to consider beyond any low-carbon electricity that the barrage might generate.

Backers claim the £25bn barrage could generate 5% of Britain's electricity.

However supporters of the scheme argue the tidal barrage could generate 5% of the UK's electricity.

Welsh Secretary David Jones, said after the meeting: "The government is open minded on using the Severn barrage to generate renewable energy and my position has not changed.

As Jamie Murray observed on 5 live sports extra's continuing coverage from Indian Wells, it would be a huge shame if tennis in Britain failed to build on the publicity barrage currently generated by his brother, the world number three.

"And there are better solutions for capturing the tidal power of the Severn that would have much less damaging consequences, and could give us green energy far sooner than the 20 years it will take a barrage to generate anything at all".

The Rockets ranked fourth in the NBA in offensive rebounding percentage this season, generating a barrage of second-chance opportunities.

The biggest dam enthusiast of all is dirt-poor Laos, which hopes to enrich itself by building enough hydropower projects to become the battery of South-East Asia.This barrage of dams generates valuable electricity, aids irrigation and regulates flooding but in the process does irreparable damage to what was, until recently, the Mekong's most valuable resource: its fisheries.

In a statement on his website, Hain said he hoped "to help secure Wales the biggest infrastructure project it has ever seen": This will require a private Bill, but I hope the Government will back it...[The Barrage] will generate at least 5% of the UK's entire electricity needs, at a time when the future of nuclear power is in doubt.