Funding and approval framework for onshore transitional Centralised Strategic Network Plan 2 projects: decision
Decision
- Publication date
- Industry sector
- Transmission Network
Related links
- Proposed regulatory funding and approval framework for onshore transitional Centralised Strategic Network Plan 2 projects
- Beyond 2030
- RIIO-3 Sector Specific Methodology Decision for the Gas Distribution, Gas Transmission and Electricity Transmission Sectors
- Decision on accelerating onshore electricity transmission investment
- Decision allowing National Grid Electricity System Operator Limited to submit the NOA methodology by 31 March 2025 and publish the updated NOA report by 31 January 2026
In March 2024 the Electricity System Operator (ESO) published its second transitional Centralised Strategic Network Plan, proposing a co-ordinated onshore and offshore network design that facilitates the connection of 21GW additional offshore wind generation as well as reinforcing the electricity transmission network in support of the government's decarbonisation and Net Zero objectives.
This document sets out our decisions to implement a regulatory approval and funding framework for the onshore electricity transmission projects recommended by the ESO, including plans for how projects will be approved and funded following the next iteration of the ESO's network planning process.
This decision also sets out how the projects involved interact with Ofgem's implementation of onshore competition and provides guidance for a new governance process to deal with scope changes on major electricity transmission projects.