Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“What steps he is taking to increase grid capacity.”
Tabled: 12 September 2024Answered: 8 October 2024
Asked by
Tessa Munt
Liberal Democrat — Wells and Mendip Hills
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (Michael Shanks)
We are halving the development time for new transmission infrastructure through reforms of planning, supply chains and other areas, delivering the grid capacity that is needed to achieve clean power by 2030 and meet a doubling of electricity demand by 2050.