A local MP has warned the region’s renewable energy projects will fail if the government doesn’t increase funding for surrounding infrastructure.
Peter Aldous, MP for Waveney, said in a speech to the House of Commons that the infrastructure needed to support the construction of projects like the East Anglia THREE windfarm and the Sizewell C nuclear power plant was “woefully inadequate”, and called on the government to do more to support the region.
He said: “The government need to recognise the role being taken on by the east of England of hosting various power stations in the funding made available and by adopting a strategic approach to the provision of utility networks.”
Among his suggestions for getting the region ready for these large-scale developments was improving education to prepare people for jobs in the sector, strengthening supply chains, and improving the transmission networks that transport electricity, hydrogen and water.
Last year, Martin Dronfield, executive chair of the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) highlighted the need for "collaboration, integration and ongoing communication" for the industry to remain successful.
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