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Ports: Electrification

Commons · Question 13760 · Tabled 12 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the electrification of onshore marine ports.

Answer

Answered by Mike Kane, 19 Nov 2024

We are committed to Britain becoming a Clean Energy Superpower and ports are a key part of that mission. Ports are primarily private entities and the cost of electrification of onshore marine ports varies from port to port depending on the port's needs. T...