Responding to the Government's modern industrial strategy, the Director of Policy and External Affairs for Energy Networks Association, representing the GB’s electricity networks, Dr. Alexandra Howe said:
“By recognising the central, long term role energy networks play in enabling growth and the transition to a decarbonised economy, the Government today has set its bold industrial strategy on the right course.
"To deliver the new infrastructure needed, upgrade existing infrastructure and maintain a resilient grid, energy networks need to continue to attract long term investment and ensure the planning process does not unnecessarily delay critical national projects.
"We stand ready to work closely with the Government on specific priorities, to make sure network development is rapid, realistic and targeted to exactly what the UK's homes and businesses require. This renewed focus on enabling us to create a grid for the future can help networks to mobilise investment into communities across the UK."
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Energy Networks Association (ENA) is the industry body representing the energy networks. Our members include every major electricity network operator in the UK. The electricity networks are at the heart of the energy transition. They directly employ more than 26,000 people in the UK, including 1,500 apprentices. They are spending and investing £33bn in our electricity grids over the coming years, to ensure safe, reliable and secure energy supplies for the millions of homes and businesses reliant on power every day.
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