Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 9 November 2016.
Minister, I have asked successive Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers in this institution to actually start delivering on some of the rhetoric that they’ve talked about, especially on microgeneration in the green energy sector, and, to do that, we need a grid that can allow people to connect to it. There are many, many people who would wish to generate—or play a part in generating—green energy projects, especially farmers and landowners, but they just cannot get a grid connection. And unless Western Power Distribution and the other grid providers provide those facilities, then you are not going to be able to deliver on this part of the economy. So, what discussions are you having to develop a coherent strategy to upgrade the grid here in Wales, so that, ultimately, small and medium-sized green energy projects can, if they wish, connect to the grid and play their part in the green economy?