Pylons: Powys
Commons · Question 48748 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 7 May 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Witherden
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the Vyrnwy-Frankton pylon project and (b) other pylon projects on local businesses that rely on tourism.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 7 May 2025
Developers of electricity network projects in England & Wales must assess the impacts of their proposals in line with the National Policy Statement for electricity network infrastructure (NPS EN-5). Government assesses specific projects only once they...