Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of electricity will be supplied by interconnectors in (a) 2020 and (b) 2025.

The proportion of electricity that will be supplied by electricity imports by 2020 is expected to be 7.6%.

The power supply sector is projected using the reference case scenario from the Energy and Emissions Projections 2016 (published March 2017), which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/updated-energy-and-emissions-projections-2016

Up to 2020, the reference scenario reflects current power sector policies. Beyond 2020, the reference scenario includes assumptions that go beyond current Government policy. The results do not indicate a preferred outcome and should be treated as illustrative.