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Renewable Energy: Imports

Asked by Richard BakerLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 30 October 2024UIN 10594

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of importing renewable energy from the Global South if there is a gap in domestic green power supply.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Interconnectors are the physical assets that enable electricity to be traded between GB and energy markets in other jurisdictions. We are currently trading electricity, including renewable generation, from Europe via nine interconnectors. The Government considers that interconnection should, and will, play an important role in GB’s future decarbonised energy system.

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