Ministers to speed up delivery of new power lines for clean energy

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Grant Shapps is set to unveil plans to build more pylons and power lines for clean energy.

The plans could provoke a political backlash in some parts of the country, particularly the East Coast of England and Scotland.

Government insiders have said that they were having to work very carefully with MPs from across the House of Commons on their plans. Labour has announced plans to power the UK with "100% clean and affordable power" by 2030. This includes pledges to quadruple offshore wind to 55GW, triple solar power to 50GW, double onshore wind to 35GW, and back Hinkley Point and Sizewell C nuclear power stations.

It says by 2030, it needs to build five times as many transmission lines than have been built in the last 30, which would involve reforming the planning system and shortening the application process.Labour insiders have said "we will do whatever necessary" if the party wins the next general election.

 

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