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Asked by Alison TaylorLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 25 November 2024UIN 14828

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the locations of (a) the 80 essential and (b) all 88 network projects in the National Grid’s transmission expansion plan have been identified.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Network planning at a high level is undertaken by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) which identifies where reinforcements are needed, network companies then design and propose individual projects. The NESO’s 2030 Advice identifies 80 specific projects as critical for the delivery of Clean Power by 2030. These projects are taken from NESO’s Pathway to 2030 Report (2022), and are listed in Annex N1 of the NESO’s Clean Power 2030 Data Workbook. The Government will set out further details when we publish the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan by the end of the year.

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