{"value":{"id":1756502,"askingMemberId":4601,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-17T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-21T00:00:00","uin":"24663","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of interconnectors with other countries.","answeringBodyId":215,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Energy Security and Net Zero","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4998,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-27T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Clean Power 2030 Action Plan outlines our approach to delivering a clean electricity system, including our approach to electricity interconnectors. It expects 12-14GW of electricity interconnection by 2030, up from the 9.8GW currently installed.</p><p> </p><p>Under the UK-EU reset we are working with the EU to identify areas (such as electricity interconnection) where we can strengthen cooperation for mutual benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Interconnector development is a developer-led process in GB. Projects are given regulatory approval through Ofgem, a process that is undertaken independent of Government in line with Ofgem’s role as Great Britain’s independent regulator.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Electricity Interconnectors","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1756502","method":"GET"}]}