Hydroelectric Power: Storage
Lords · Question HL10330 · Tabled 8 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Wigley
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the number and capacity of hydroelectric pump storage facilities in (1) Wales, (2) England, and (3) Scotland; how many such facilities have been approved and are under construction; and how ma
Answer
Answered by Lord Wilson of Sedgefield, 22 Sep 2025
The Clean Power 2030 Action Plan sets an ambition of 4-6GW of long duration electricity storage (LDES) capacity, which includes pumped storage hydropower (PSH), by 2030. This is being enabled through an LDES cap and floor investment support scheme, which ...