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Electric Cables: Storms

Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN HL6640, tabled on 4 March 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to review the vulnerability of electricity power lines to disruption caused by storm damage.

Answered on

18 March 2022

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has commissioned a post-incident review into Storm Arwen to identify lessons and best practice for system resilience, consumer protection and additional response support. The Interim Report was published on 17 February 2022 and can be accessed on gov.uk

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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy