Welsh government announces of 'Deep Dive Into Renewable Energy'

As a Senedd we have a shared commitment to decarbonisation and have set net-zero targets demonstrating how Wales can lead the way on the number one global challenge facing us. Our ambitions must be driven by scaling up of renewable energy generation and I am committed to establishing Wales as a leader in this area.

To push towards achieving our goals I am pleased to announce that today I have begun a deep dive into renewable energy. The deep dive will involve a small core group of experts from both within the sector and outside to provide input and challenge. The purpose of the exercise is to identify the opportunities we have in Wales to significantly scale up renewable generation, consider the barriers and the steps required to overcome them. We will look at short-, medium- and long-term steps, and in doing so we will have a focus on retaining wealth and ownership in Wales. The Terms of Reference for this group have been agreed today and can be read in Annex A.

It is anticipated that the early outcomes of the discussions will be reported back to the Senedd prior to the Christmas break in an Oral Statement. It is my intention that this statement will be supported by an action plan setting out how we can best overcome the issues identified.

Documents

• Annex A, file type: pdf, file size: 448 KB

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