Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Energy)

Organisations: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for:

• Clean Power 2030
• Great British Energy
• renewables and biomass
• energy systems, the grid and networks
• energy market reform, including REMA and Reformed National Pricing
• energy security, resilience and preparedness
• North Sea transition
• oil and gas refineries
• carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS)
• greenhouse gas removals (GGRs)
• hydrogen
• Powering AI
• Energy Independence Bill

Previous holders of this role

1. Michael Shanks MP

   2025 to 2026

Announcements

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• Fastest infrastructure building in a generation as planning rules overhauled
  • 02 July 2026
  • Press release
• Scotland has “high potential” for new nuclear development
  • 30 June 2026
  • Press release
• More oil and gas workers to be supported into jobs
  • 24 June 2026
  • Press release
• New proposals to cut bills with community batteries
  • 04 June 2026
  • Press release
• New offshore wind environmental protection powering homes
  • 21 May 2026
  • Press release
• Government approves UK’s largest power-producing solar farm
  • 08 April 2026
  • News story
• New radar systems to unlock offshore wind
  • 20 March 2026
  • Press release
• Two weeks to go: Hunterston B achieves licence milestone
  • 18 March 2026
  • News story
• Lower bills for farmers, schools and factories
  • 18 March 2026
  • Press release
• Government to tackle speculative demand grid connection requests
  • 11 March 2026
  • Press release

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