Oral Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
“What steps he is taking to increase grid capacity”
Tabled: 4 June 2025Answered: 10 June 2025
Asked by
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat — Didcot and Wantage
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)
Increasing grid capacity is critical. We are halving the development time for new transmission infrastructure through reforms to planning and supply chains, so that we can deliver the grid capacity needed to achieve clean power by 2030 and meet the doubling of electricity demand by 2050.