Question follow-through · 24535
National Grid: Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Ofgem's decision to allow a pause in new grid connections on the ability of the (a) Alaw Môn and (b) Maen Hir energy projects to connect
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 16 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Ofgem's decision to allow a pause in new grid connections on the ability of the (a) Alaw Môn and (b) Maen Hir energy projects to connect
21 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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21 Jan 2025
Answer published
Grid connections for individual projects are a matter for the National Energy System Operator (NESO) and the network companies. The short pause on connection applications for generation customers is a necessary transitional step in delivering fundamental ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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