National Grid has funding certainty from Ofgem for just 4% of the network investment necessary to support Boris Johnson’s offshore wind target of 40GW by 2030, the company’s head of strategy has warned. Delivering evidence to a House of Lords select committee, Claire Dykta said that “15 major projects” are required in order to connect the additional offshore generation needed to meet the target to the onshore power grid.
Uncertainty over network investment jeopardising offshore wind target
