Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 7 May 2025.
Steve Witherden
Labour, Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Vrynwy Frankton pylon project on net zero.
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Electricity networks are a critical enabler for net zero, linking new low-carbon generation to electricity demand. To accommodate both the generation needed for clean power as well as increasing demand as heating, transport and industry electrification will require an expansion of electricity networks at a scale and pace not seen for decades, at both transmission and distribution level. Though the department does not conduct analysis for individual projects, the Vrynwy Frankton pylon project is part of this transformation.
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