Correspondence

Ensuring security of electricity supplies for winter 2022 to 2023

Letters from the BEIS Secretary of State to the National Grid Electricity System Operator and operators of coal plants.

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, and The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP
Published
27 May 2022
Last updated
18 October 2022 — See all updates

Documents

Letter from BEIS Secretary of State to the UK Country Chairman at Uniper, 22 September 2022

PDF, 82.9 KB, 1 page

Letter from BEIS Secretary of State to staff and management of Drax, 6 July 2022

PDF, 116 KB, 1 page

Letter from BEIS Secretary of State to staff and management of EDF's West Burton A power station, 28 June 2022

PDF, 108 KB, 1 page

Letter from BEIS Secretary of State to National Grid Electricity System Operator, 25 May 2022

PDF, 268 KB, 2 pages

Details

22 September 2022: letter to the UK Country Chairman at Uniper with a message to the staff and management of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station following the agreement to temporarily extend the operation of unit 4.

6 July 2022: letter to the CEO of Drax with a message to the staff and management following the agreement to temporarily extend the operation of their coal fired units.

28 June 2022: letter to the Managing Director of Generation at EDF with a message to the staff and management of West Burton A power station following the agreement to temporarily extend the operation of West Burton A.

25 May 2022: letter to the CEO of National Grid Electricity System Operator, requesting that options are explored for bolstering energy security over winter 2022 to 2023.

Published 27 May 2022
Last updated 18 October 2022 + show all updates

  1. Letter from BEIS Secretary of State to the UK Country Chairman at Uniper.

  2. Added letter to staff and management of Drax.

  3. Added letter to staff and management of West Burton A.

  4. First published.

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