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Commons · Question 7029 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

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Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of providing electricity to power the Limerick-based Aughinish Alumina plant as a result of the Single Electricity Market on (a) Russia's w

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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...