Electricity Generation
Commons · Question 7023 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Allister
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the amount of electricity generated in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK that could be used to power the Aughinish Alumina plant in Limerick under t
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 9 Jun 2026
Energy policy is devolved in Northern Ireland, with the Northern Ireland Executive responsible for its own policy decisions. We trade electricity between Great Britain and the Single Electricity Market on the Island of Ireland over interconnectors. Interc...