Drax Power Station: Subsidies
Commons · Question 18603 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, If he will delay announcing subsidy decisions on Drax until after he has received Ofgem’s report on the compliance of Drax with sustainability rules during the last financial year.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 16 Dec 2024
The Government only supports sustainable biomass and generators only receive subsidies for biomass that complies with our criteria. The results of Ofgem’s investigation into Drax’s compliance with biomass sustainability criteria was published in August 20...