Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 12912

Energy Supply: Infrastructure

Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 13 November 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of how many miles of pylons and power lines will need to be built in England to meet the 2030 clean power target.

Answer

Michael Shanks
The Government does not design or develop the electricity network, and it is for the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to assess and recommend high-level reinforcements to the electricity network. Transmission Owners then develop the network on the b...
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