Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 112240

Portsmouth International Port: Energy Supply

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 16 February 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 February 2026 to Question 110889, when the shore power trial at Portsmouth International Port began; what the outcomes have been; and whether any evaluation has been produced.

Answer

Keir Mather

The shore power demonstrator trial at Portsmouth International Port was publicly awarded nearly £20m of R&D funding in September 2023. Portsmouth International Port began delivery of the project shortly afterwards as part of the UK SHORE Zero Emission...

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