Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the curtailment restriction on new Bio Mass energy installations wishing to connect to the national grid.

The Government is working with Ofgem and the network companies to release network capacity and improve the connection process, which should bring forward unrestricted connections for electricity generators, including for biomass. However, connection agreements with curtailment can provide benefits by allowing generators to connect sooner, while the network is being upgraded to facilitate an unrestricted connection.