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First Report - Grid Capacity in Wales

Welsh Affairs Committee HC 218 Published 21 October 2022

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

33 items (14 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 30 of 33 classified

Accepted 13

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 11

Deferred 1

Rejected 4

Recommendations

1 result

16 Accepted in Part

We are encouraged to see the new Electricity Networks Commissioner appointed with a remit to...

Recommendation

We are encouraged to see the new Electricity Networks Commissioner appointed with a remit to reduce timelines and look forward to understanding in more detail how this will be achieved. However, it is not clear that the UK Government appreciates … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government recognises the need for a step change and outlines actions from the Electricity Networks Strategic Framework (ENSF) and BESS to cut timescales. They mention amending National Policy Statements and a National Infrastructure Planning Reform Programme but do not commit to a projected timeline for reducing processing times by 50% within a year.

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