Lord Kennedy of Southwark – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark on 2016-05-25.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the future contribution of tidal lagoons to meeting the UK’s energy requirements and decarbonisation targets.

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

The Government recognises the potential that could exist in harnessing tidal energy around the coastline of the UK. That is why we have commissioned an independent strategic review to assess the case for tidal lagoons and consider whether they could represent value for money for the consumer. Charles Hendry will lead the independent review.

The review is underway and the Government will carefully consider the recommendations from the review before making decisions on future development of tidal lagoons.