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Energy: Infrastructure

Asked by Sarah GibsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 102263

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the National Energy System Operator on the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The methodology for the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) was formally approved in May 2025 by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, together with Ofgem. As announced by NESO, the final SSEP will now be delivered in Autumn 2027, with pathway options submitted for decision by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in summer 2026.

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