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Severn Estuary: Tidal Power

Commons · Question 54503 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 6 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Rachel Gilmour

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the viability of tidal range power projects in the Severn Estuary.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 6 Jun 2025

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has launched a research innovation project to model the impacts and value of tidal range, we are expecting the report from this work soon and will consider its findings alongside the recently published Severn Est...