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date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what operational interconnectors there are in the UK; and what the MW capacity is of each of those interconnectors.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK currently has 4GW (4000MW) of operational interconnection capacity:</p><p> </p><ul><li>IFA (Interconnexion France-Angleterre); 2GW (2000MW) from Folkestone, Kent to Calais, France, operating since 1986;</li><li>Moyle; 500MW between South Ayrshire, Scotland and County Antrim, Northern Ireland, operating since 2002;</li><li>Britned; 1GW (1000MW) from the Isle of Grain, Kent, to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, operating since 2011;</li><li>East-West (EWIC); 500MW connecting Barkby Beach, North Wales to Dublin, Ireland, operating since 2012.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:42:46 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748343

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many megawatts of new interconnector capacity are proposed by (a) 2020 and (b) 2025.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has a pipeline of interconnector projects that are expected to play a role in providing reliable, affordable, and clean energy.</p><p> </p><p>Based on current project timelines and assuming all projects are able to complete, 3GW (3000MW) of new interconnector capacity are expected to be operational by 2020. A further 1.4GW is also currently under construction for delivery after 2020. There are a further 9.5GW of projects which have sought regulatory approval.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/07/2017 10:27:54 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

748344

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of electricity will be supplied by interconnectors in (a) 2020 and (b) 2025.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	2898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of electricity that will be supplied by electricity imports by 2020 is expected to be 7.6%.</p><p> </p><p>The power supply sector is projected using the reference case scenario from the Energy and Emissions Projections 2016 (published March 2017), which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Up to 2020, the reference scenario reflects current power sector policies. Beyond 2020, the reference scenario includes assumptions that go beyond current Government policy. The results do not indicate a preferred outcome and should be treated as illustrative.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2017 14:44:28 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash