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Energy Supply: Planning

Asked by John MilneLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 9 April 2025UIN 43336

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who is responsible for the (a) design and (b) delivery of the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The UK, Scottish and Welsh governments have commissioned the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to develop the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan. NESO is independently producing the plan, with oversight from the three governments and Ofgem.

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