Select committee: Welsh Affairs Committee
Recommendation 17
Second Report - Floating Offshore Wind in Wales
Published 8 Mar 2023
Paragraph 72
Addressed to Wales Office
Welsh Affairs Committee Floating Offshore Wind in Wales All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
Strategic planning of grid infrastructure will be essential for accommodating future GW targets in the Celtic Sea. National Grid ESO have stated that proposals on how to develop the network in the region will be given when more detail is known on the capacity and location of future floating offshore wind projects. Visibility of future targets in the Celtic Sea and a clear roadmap will therefore be essential for the timely planning of grid infrastructure. To accommodate these targets in time the UK Government will also need to provide anticipatory investment and seek ways to overcome delays in improving the network.
From: Welsh Affairs Committee, Second Report - Floating Offshore Wind in Wales (HC 1182), paragraph 72, 8 March 2023
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 May 2023 (deadline 8 May 2023).