Question reference: S3W-10020
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Ochil, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 19 February 2008
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Current status: Answered by Jim Mather on 3 March 2008
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the potential for a North Sea underwater energy transmission network for the large-scale transmission of energy between different parts of Scotland, as an objective separate from the aim of internationally transmitting energy for export which is generally associated with such a scheme.
Answer
The current focus of the Scottish Government on the electricity grid is twofold. Firstly, to secure fairer transmission charging and access to the onshore grid and, in the longer term, to achieve economic benefits from export of renewable energy.