Independent report

Accelerating electricity transmission network deployment: Electricity Networks Commissioner’s recommendations

Independent recommendations from the UK’s Electricity Networks Commissioner, Nick Winser, on how to accelerate the deployment of electricity transmission infrastructure.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 4 August 2023

Documents

Electricity Networks Commissioner's principal areas of recommendation

PDF, 293 KB, 12 pages

Electricity Networks Commissioner: companion report findings and recommendations

PDF, 1.79 MB, 71 pages

Letter from Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero thanking the Electricity Networks Commissioner for his work

PDF, 127 KB, 3 pages

Details

The UK’s Electricity Networks Commissioner, Nick Winser, was appointed in July 2022 as an independent advisor to government.

He engaged with stakeholders across the electricity transmission network deployment process between July 2022 and July 2023.

This is his independent report setting out recommendations to halve the total development time for transmission infrastructure.

The Secretary of State has written to Nick thanking him for his report.

Published 4 August 2023