Question follow-through · 27994
National Grid: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department’s latest estimate is of the total capital cost of the transmission network upgrades required to deliver Clean Power 2030.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 8 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 16 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what her Department’s latest estimate is of the total capital cost of the transmission network upgrades required to deliver Clean Power 2030.
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Sept 2026
Answer published
Ofgem estimates that transmission owners will invest up to around £70 billion in Great Britain's electricity transmission network between 2025-26 and 2030-31. The majority of this spend remains subject to further in-period approval. As well as supporting ...
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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