Connectivity challenges have left roughly 400 gigawatts worth of power projects currently queuing to be connected to the UK’s power grids and a vast number face a wait of up to 10 to 15 years. Though among these are speculative applications and so called “zombie sites”, there are a number of viable projects and developments being held in limbo as a result of estimated connection dates adding huge burdens to construction timelines. While reforms are underway to promote investment in the UK’s electricity infrastructure and the way connection applications are handled, there seems to be little prospect of a significant shift in the availability of power in the short term.
Issues with power supply in the UK partly arise from an increasingly ageing infrastructure, for example most transmission lines dating back to the 1960s. Traditionally, infrastructure was installed considering areas which were once subject to high…
