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Great British Energy: Tidal Power

Commons · Question 10591 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2024

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Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the tidal stream energy industry on how GB Energy can support that sector.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 30 Oct 2024

Six tidal stream projects were successful in Allocation Round 6, meaning that just over half of the world's tidal stream deployment is in UK waters. As Great British Energy will be operationally independent, it would not be for Ministers to engage specifi...