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Severn Estuary: Tidal Power

Asked by Rachel GilmourLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 6 June 2025UIN 54503

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the viability of tidal range power projects in the Severn Estuary.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has launched a research innovation project to model the impacts and value of tidal range, we are expecting the report from this work soon and will consider its findings alongside the recently published Severn Estuary Commission report.

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