Prime Minister and Welsh First Minister announce vision to make Britain a clean energy superpower

The Prime Minister and Welsh First Minister will supercharge efforts to make Britain a clean energy superpower, by investing in homegrown energy to grow the economy, create jobs, boost skills, and strengthen our energy independence.

Visiting a wind farm in West Wales which benefitted from Welsh Government funding, the Prime Minister and First Minister will pledge close cooperation to unleash the benefits of a publicly owned energy company, in the pair’s first official visit since the appointment of the First Minister.  

The Prime Minister will pledge to build on work already done by the Welsh Government to establish a publicly owned energy company. 

The UK government is seizing the economic opportunity to deliver Great British Energy, that will own and invest in clean power projects in regions and nations across the UK. The company will be backed by £8.3 billion of new money over this Parliament. 

As part of the reset in relationship with the Welsh Government, based on a genuine partnership of collaboration and respect, the two leaders are joining forces to deliver clean energy investment across Wales and the rest of the UK. This marks a fresh start under the new Government.  

The Prime Minister will reiterate the Government’s commitment to end an era of rocketing energy bills and price instability with a long-term plan to deliver clean power by 2030. Families across the country have suffered during the cost-of-living crisis, as the UK’s over-reliance on fossil fuel markets was exploited by Putin.  

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: "We have inherited an incoherent energy policy that has left homes up and down the country vulnerable to rocketing energy bills. But the Welsh Government has made important strides that we can now build on, and I am determined that Wales is at the very heart of our mission to make Britain an energy superpower, with renewables powering homes right across the country."

First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan, said: "Our publicly-owned renewable energy developer, Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru, is a long-term sustainable investment that puts net zero and the communities of Wales at the heart of the energy transition. 

"While the previous UK government focused on fracking and fossil fuels – opposed by most communities and incompatible with our international obligations – we took positive action to ensure we deliver on our environmental commitments."

This government is wasting no time in introducing measures that will get us closer to energy independence. Already the Energy Secretary has: 

• Scrapped the ban on onshore wind development
• Took planning decisions on three solar farms within days of taking office
• Introduced legislation to build Great British Energy
• Signed a deal with The Crown Estate that will build more offshore wind and could leverage up to £60 billion in investment

That is all ahead of plans to help protect consumers and introduce a Warm Homes Plan that will help homeowners insulate their houses cheaper – helping us achieve clean power by 2030.

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