Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with water companies on the potential merits of using floating solar panels on (a) lakes, (b) reservoirs, (c) industrial ponds and (d) near coastal areas on energy generation.

My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State met representatives from Thames Water Ventures on the 19^th of April 2023 to discuss their plans for floating solar across their estate of reservoirs and the merits of floating solar deployment across the UK.