Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 17189

Electricity and Hydrogen: Infrastructure

Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that viable investment for projects is being considered in the development of the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) will start from a baseline, comprising network and generation included in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, and projects which have regulatory funding. Regulatory funding includes contracts for difference, capacity...

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