Priti comments on electricity grid options report
Witham MP Priti Patel has commented the publication by the Electricity System Operator (ESO) of a report outlining a series of options to transmit electricity generated from offshore wind farms to the grid. The report examines nine different options, which include alternatives to the National Grid’s current plans to cover …
Local airport enjoying flying success
Witham MP Priti Patel met with the Managing Director of Stansted Airport Gareth Powell, to discuss the airport’s strategic importance to the region, their role enabling economic growth and their expansion plans for the site. Priti is a longstanding supporter of the airport’s ambitions to expand the terminal, and during …
Pull the plug on pylons!
Priti raised the National Grid’s disastrous plans to impose over 100 miles of pylons and overhead powerlines between Norwich and Tilbury. Ms Patel urged the Government to do the work; commit to delivering the offshore grid that will provide more investment and growth in renewables and pull the plug on …
Opposition to National Grid’s pylons plans raised by Priti in Parliament
Local and regional opposition to the National Grid’s plans for over 100 miles of new pylons and overhead powerlines in the East of England was highlighted by Witham MP Priti Patel in a parliamentary debate today (25 October 2023). During the debate on the planning considerations for renewable energy infrastructure, …