Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 65391

Electricity Interconnectors: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist PartyUpper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the condition is of the Moyle Interconnector; and what plans he has for the development of new energy interconnectors between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Moyle is a point-to-point interconnector that has been in operation since 2002. It is a commercially developed interconnector and operates without government financial support. On future interconnection between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ofgem ga...

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