Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 115776
Electricity Interconnectors
Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026
Question
Tim Roca
Labour — Macclesfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what energy security assessment has been made of electricity supplied to the UK via international interconnectors.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Capacity Market is our main tool for ensuring security of electricity supply and has already successfully secured the electricity capacity GB consumers need out to 2028/29. Interconnectors are part of the capacity mix that it secures. Like all technol...
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